Director of Strategy and Transformation

Director, Strategy & Transformation 
Permanent
Full time (34.5 hours) 
Hybrid –  Split between home and our London Office (minimum 2 days in the office per week and travel as required)

Salary Range - £111000 - 119000

About us:
At Macmillan you'll find talented people working together to do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer. We're going all out to find even better ways to help even more people who need our support. Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our actions.

We want to:

• Make cancer care equitable for everyone, no matter who you are
• Support those with cancer & also other long-term conditions, and
• Reduce variation in cancer treatment & care, wherever you live in the UK

 Role Purpose:

We are looking for a strategic and transformational leader to shape and deliver our long-term vision. This role balances strategy development with organisational transformation, ensuring we maximise our impact for people with cancer. You will drive change, foster innovation, and align resources to achieve ambitious outcomes. You will play a pivotal role in setting Macmillan’s direction, embedding smart risk-taking, and ensuring we remain agile, innovative, and future-ready.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute a bold, impact-driven organisational strategy.
• Lead transformation initiatives to improve agility, efficiency, and innovation.
• Identify market trends and best practices to inform strategic decision-making.
• Foster a culture that embraces change, smart risk-taking, and collaboration.
• Optimise resources through strategic investment in people, partnerships, and initiatives.
• Inspire and engage teams and external partners to maximise impact.

About You:

• Extensive experience in strategy development and business transformation.
• Proven success in leading large-scale change and delivering measurable impact.
• Strong analytical, decision-making, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• The ability to balance long-term strategic vision with immediate transformation priorities.
• Adaptability, resilience, and a passion for driving meaningful change.

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: Thurs 10th April
First interview dates: End of April (TBC)

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed.

So we can support you to be your best during the application or interview process, please contact Macmillan TA Team TATeam@macmillan.org.uk for advice and reasonable adjustments. 

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.