Digital Project Lead

Job Description

Digital Project Lead

Working Pattern: Full time, hybrid working.

Location: Derby

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.

We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

What we offer

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. 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, on average three days per week.

Role Summary

The Digital Project Lead is responsible for overseeing the successful execution of digital projects, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives, timelines, and budgets. This role combines project management expertise with financial administration, governance oversight, and procurement review to drive efficiency and accountability across digital initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management:

• Lead portfolio-level oversight across a diverse set of Digital programmes, maintaining a clear view of plan, budget, risks, dependencies, benefits and priorities.
• Bring together complex information from multiple programmes and translate it into clear portfolio-level insight, recommendations and actions.
• Work with Delivery Managers to understand delivery performance, emerging risks and key dependencies, providing appropriate challenge and support.
• Identify cross-programme dependencies, conflicts and opportunities and ensure these are actively managed.
• Chair portfolio governance and reporting, ensuring that senior stakeholders have an accurate and timely view of portfolio performance.
• Proactively identify areas requiring escalation and ensure that decisions are taken at the appropriate level.
• Support the development and implementation of portfolio processes, standards and ways of working that improve visibility, decision-making and delivery effectiveness.
• Provide clear and concise communication to senior stakeholders, adapting the level of detail and message to the audience.

Finance Tracking & Budget Management:

• Oversee project budgets, tracking actual vs. forecasted expenditures to maintain financial control.
• Provide regular financial reports, highlighting variances and recommending corrective actions.
• Work closely with finance teams to ensure accurate cost allocation and reporting.

Procurement & Purchase Order Administration:

• Review and approve purchase orders related to digital projects, ensuring compliance with procurement policies.
• Maintain accurate records of purchases orders, ensuring financial accountability and process efficiency.

Key Skills & Experience

• Proven experience leading digital projects, preferably within a corporate or enterprise setting.
• Experience in budget tracking and financial reporting.
• Knowledge of governance frameworks and compliance
• Familiarity with procurement processes, including purchase order management and vendor negotiations.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly.
• Proficiency in project management

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, Finance, or a related field.
• PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile certification is desirable.
• Experience in a technology-driven or digital transformation environment.

Regional Benefits:

• Generous Annual Leave
• Retirement Savings through the Rolls-Royce Retirement Savings Trust
• Group Life Assurance provides for a lump sum benefit if you die whilst employed by Rolls-Royce
• Group Income Protection provides an income in the event that you are unable to work due to illness or injury
• Your Shares: Matched is a simple way to own Rolls-Royce shares and invest in our future, together. Buy one share, get one free! Rolls-Royce | Your Shares: Matched
• Digital GP provides a convenient way for you to access GP consultations

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

Grade : SNBG SG09

Hiring Manager - Matthew Narkiewicz

Job Category

Project Management

Posting Date

20 Oct 2026; 00:10

Posting End Date

02 Nov 2026

About Us

Rolls-Royce pioneers cutting-edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to our planet’s vital power needs.