Programme Manager [Sustainability and Regulatory Change]

Linklaters is a global law firm, with 31 offices in 21 countries worldwide.

Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.

We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial, and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.

Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair, and open atmosphere.

We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common goal.

Programme Manager - Sustainability & Regulatory Change - The role:

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of strategic, high-impact programmes focused on sustainability and regulatory change.
• Collaborate with market-leading sustainability experts and the firm's Sustainability Committee to drive meaningful transformation.
• Develop business cases, manage scope, budgets, timelines, and ensure programmes deliver against strategic objectives.
• Establish and oversee programme governance, balancing agility with control for effective decision-making.
• Manage risks, issues, and dependencies across a complex change portfolio.
• Drive stakeholder engagement and change enablement strategies to ensure successful implementation.
• Provide clear, concise updates to senior leadership through reports and presentations.
• Champion best practices in programme management aligned with the firm's goals.

Programme Manager - Sustainability & Regulatory Change - What we're looking for:

• Proven experience delivering complex programmes in professional services or global organisations.
• Expertise in sustainability and regulatory-driven change, with a track record of mitigating risks and achieving compliance.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex information.
• Strong collaboration skills, especially in global, cross-functional environments.
• Proficiency in programme management tools and methodologies (e.g., MSP, PRINCE2, PMP, APMQ).
• A forward-thinking, solution-oriented mindset with a passion for responsible business practices.
• Commitment to inclusivity, wellbeing, and continuous development-aligned with Linklaters' values and culture.

Programme Manager - Sustainability & Regulatory Change - What's on offer:

This role is based at the Linklaters London office with a hybrid working model available.

Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you'll be making to our success. These include:

Health & Wellbeing

• Private Medical Insurance
• Free in-house fitness centre and subsidised health club memberships
• Free onsite GP service and periodic health assessments

Finance

• Pension and flexible savings options
• Income protection and life assurance
• Mortgage advice and will-writing services

Family & Lifestyle

• Electric car and cycle to work schemes
• Emergency family care
• Additional holiday/birthday leave
• Maternity/paternity/shared parental leave
• Travel insurance and season ticket loan
• Option to join sports and social clubs, as well as our employee networks groups (such as our Gender Equality Network, With Pride, or Social Mobility Networks)