VP Programme Delivery & PMO, GBS

Job Title: VP Programme Delivery & PMO, GBS Location: Bengaluru Fulltime/Permanent Why join Rolls-Royce? At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

Purpose: The Vice President, Programme Delivery & PMO is responsible for establishing and growing a Programme Delivery capability within the Poland or India GCC. The capability will initially support service transitions, strategic programmes and change initiatives within GBS. Over time, the role will help shape how programme delivery capability can be used more broadly across GBS, ensuring the team remains flexible, relevant and aligned to evolving business priorities. The role is accountable for leading complex programmes and transitions, building stakeholder confidence, driving effective change management, and developing a high-performing delivery team. The role is crucial in shaping global GBS programme management methodologies, operating models, governance frameworks, tools and career frameworks. It is responsible for trusted, high-quality delivery of transition and other projects that are critical to the success of our GBS organisation, which is in a substantial growth phase. Key Accountabilities: Build the team, capability, reputation and trust within GBS and with our customers. Lead service transitions into the GCC and ensure successful mobilisation, stabilisation and benefits realisation. Deliver committed transition projects into the GCC so that they land on time, to cost and quality expectations, and with a strong customer experience. Act as a trusted partner to customers considering transitions, strategic programmes or change initiatives. Build credibility for the Programme Delivery capability and help shape a sustainable pipeline of work aligned to business priorities. Lead stakeholder engagement, communications and change management activity required to ensure programmes are adopted, embedded and deliver sustainable outcomes. Act as a senior point of leadership for strategic, cross-functional and non-BAU programme activity within the Global Capability Centre. Provide programme leadership for strategic initiatives beyond transition activity, supporting the development of a scalable programme delivery capability over time. Own portfolio visibility, prioritisation, dependency management and capacity planning for programme delivery activity within the GCC, ensuring resources are aligned to the highest-value business priorities. Establish clear governance, reporting and operating rhythms for programme delivery, including senior stakeholder updates, risk escalation, milestone tracking and benefits visibility. Drive continuous improvement in programme delivery practices, using data, lessons learned and standard methods to improve delivery confidence, transparency and outcomes. Build and lead a high-performing Programme Delivery team within the GCC. Coach and develop talent within centrally defined people and capability frameworks. Work in close partnership with the GBS Service Management organisation to deliver an integrated customer experience. Support consistency of service delivery, governance and reporting across both Poland and India GCCs. Essential Experience: Experience in programme delivery, transition, transformation, GBS, Shared Services or Global Capability Centre environments, including experience leading complex programmes and senior stakeholder engagement. Significant experience in a Global Business Services, Shared Services or Global Capability Centre environment. Proven experience leading large-scale transition