Director of Operations
Employer: Macmillan
Location: Hybrid between home and our London office – at least once a month in the office, and other travel for meetings and events with UK-wide teams.
Working hours: 34.5 hours, we are open to a conversation about how you work these hours
Salary: £115,000 - £123,000
Closing date: 23:59 on 31st May 2026
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Director of Operations
Contract type: Permanent
Full time: 34.5 hours, we are open to a conversation about how you work these hours
Location: Hybrid between home and our London office – at least once a month in the office, and other travel for meetings and events with UK-wide teams.
Salary range: £115,000 - £123,000
Are you an operations leader who thrives on turning strategic priorities into practical, scalable solutions? Do you excel at driving operational excellence and solving complex cross-functional challenges? We’re looking for a Director of Operations to help shape the systems, processes, and ways of working that enable Macmillan to deliver its strategy.
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About the roleAs Director of Operations, you will lead and shape Macmillan’s organisational operating model and core business operations. You’ll translate strategic priorities into practical, scalable ways of working - ensuring governance, processes, and systems are clear, effective, and continuously improving.
Working closely with senior leaders across the organisation, you’ll enable delivery by reducing friction, improving cross-functional alignment, and strengthening operational discipline. This is a pivotal leadership role focused on operational excellence, organisational performance, and creating the conditions for teams to do their best work.
Key responsibilities:Operating Model Ownership
Own and maintain Macmillan’s operating model, including decision-making frameworks, governance, and ways of working
Align organisational priorities with delivery capacity and resources
Translate strategy into clear, practical operating frameworks and rhythms
Identify and resolve cross-functional inefficiencies and inconsistencies
Process Design & Continuous Improvement
Lead the design and governance of key cross-organisational processes
Drive simplification, standardisation, and automation to improve efficiency and quality
Build capability in continuous improvement and operational problem-solving
Operational Delivery & Service Excellence
Oversee the running of core enabling business operations
Establish service quality frameworks, SLAs, and performance standards
Support major programmes through strong cross-functional coordination
Consolidate operational areas to drive efficiency and effectiveness
Performance, Data & Insight
Use data and insights to inform decision-making and continuous improvement
Ensure robust operational reporting supports Executive and Board governance
Risk, Compliance & Assurance
Work closely with the General Counsel to ensure operational controls and mitigations are in place and effective
Lead incident response, business continuity, and resilience planning
Support compliance across regulatory, legal, safeguarding, and data protection frameworks
Leadership
Lead and develop high-performing, inclusive teams
Act as a key member of the Finance & Operations Leadership Team
Partner with senior stakeholders across the organisation to deliver shared goals
About youYou are a highly credible operations leader with a track record of delivering at scale in complex environments. You bring both strategic thinking and hands-on operational expertise, with the ability to turn ambition into action.
You will have:
Proven experience leading business operations functions, including forecasting, planning, supplier management, and service improvement
Strong collaboration, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships at all levels
Experience translating strategy into operational delivery
Experience leading cross-functional operating issues and resolving complex organisational challenges
Experience driving continuous improvement and integrating operational teams to enhance efficiency and quality
Confidence making high-impact decisions with incomplete information, balancing risk and performance
The ability to turn operational data into clear strategic reporting for Exec and Board audiences
Strong leadership and people management capability, with a focus on building empowered, high-performing teams
In return, we offer a range of benefits including:25 days holiday plus flexible bank holiday options, increasing by 1 day every year of service up to 30 days
Pension matched up to 7.5%
120+ learning and development offers, with access to external professional qualifications
Flexible working patterns, such as compressed hours, flexibility to work earlier or later around our core working hours of 10am-4pm
Holiday buying and selling scheme, life insurance, free wills, retail discounts and much more
Recruitment process
Application deadline: 23:59 on 31st May 2026
Interview dates: Interviews will take place from the week commencing 22nd JuneTo ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed.
We welcome applications from everyone who meet the criteria and strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Macmillan. Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee representation body, ‘Our Voice’ and 8 Employee Network groups help us promote fairness and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.
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