Job Description
VP Strategic Programs
Full time -Hybrid
Derby 3 days per week
This position is being advertised to form a pipeline of candidates for current and future positions therefore applicants should not expect feedback immediately. However, we will endeavour to review your CV in a timely manner.
The VP Strategic Programs provides strategic leadership and direction for large scale Digital and IT projects and programs. This executive-level role is responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of the overall Rolls Royce Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC – US Department of Defense Cyber Compliance) program, aligning program delivery with overall business objectives, and managing the performance of program managers and their teams. The VP works closely with senior stakeholders to ensure effective program governance, resource allocation, and risk management. The role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and communication skills, along with a deep understanding of program management methodologies and best practices. It is preferred that the candidate also have an understanding of, or background in cybersecurity and with a range of key stakeholders, ensure Rolls-Royce reaches an appropriate level of CMMC readiness.
What you will be doing
· Successful Program Delivery: Leads and manages multiple complex programs, ensuring on-time, within-budget, high-quality delivery exceeding stakeholder expectations
· Strategic Alignment of Programs: Ensures all programs are strategically aligned with the overall business objectives and contribute to the achievement of the Digital Transformation agenda
· Effective Program Governance: Establishes and maintains a robust governance framework ensuring compliance, mitigating risks, and promoting transparency and accountability
· Optimized Resource Allocation: Oversees effective resource allocation across programs, ensuring projects have necessary resources and optimizing utilization
· Proactive Risk Management: Proactively identifies, assesses, and mitigates risks across the program portfolio, minimizing disruptions and ensuring program success
· Enhanced Stakeholder Engagement: Builds strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring effective communication, collaboration, and alignment on program priorities and progress
Who we’re looking for
At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.
· Experience working within the defence industrial base or aerospace sectors
· An understanding of readiness assessments and third-party audits by Certified Third-Party Assessment Organizations (C3PAOs), including managing interactions with external assessors
· Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills are necessary to translate complex technical information for non-technical stakeholders, including executives and business leaders
· Risk management: The ability to identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with CMMC compliance across multiple projects within a program
· Leadership and teamwork: Strong leadership skills to direct cross-functional teams and collaborate with business units, IT, security, and external partners
· Problem-solving: Critical thinking and analytical skills to resolve complex, ambiguous issues that arise during compliance efforts along with the ability to influence others through reasoned discussion and clear articulation
· Attention to detail: Meticulous organizational skills to manage schedules, documentation, and reporting for multiple concurrent projects
Why Rolls-Royce?
Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.
We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.
We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future, and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.
Rolls-Royce has been recognized as the top employer in the Engineering & Manufacturing category on the prestigious Forbes Top Employers for Engineers list for 2025. This ranking highlights our commitment to innovation, employee development, and fostering a collaborative environment where engineers can thrive.
Be part of a team that sets the industry standard and drives ground breaking solutions.
At Rolls-Royce, we are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We foster a welcoming and innovative work environment that invests in you, giving you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.
Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.
Work with us and we’ll welcome you into a culture of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. We will listen first, embrace feedback and act with integrity. We will invest in your continuous learning and development, and make sure you have access to a wide breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career and make a difference.
We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.
Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home or another remote location. It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, frequency will depend on business needs, nature of role, what works for the team and for the individual. Discover more on our GBS Service Portal about hybrid working.
Join us & help Rolls-Royce to become a high-performing, competitive, resilient business.
Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk.
The professional level and the salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate.
It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.
We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.
Learn more about our global Inclusion Strategy
Grade: Level B
Closing Date: 12th September 2025
Job Category
Marketing
