Programme Director – Core Casework Modernisation

Millions of people and businesses rely on HM Land Registry every year for guaranteed and trusted information on property ownership which covers properties worth around £8 trillion. Understanding and protecting the nation’s land ownership, and its potential use and value, is vital to a successful economy and a sustainable future.

The Core Casework Modernisation programme will create more efficient and resilient land registration through digital delivery of our statutory services, by harnessing technology and re-engineering processes to deliver radical, permanent change in how we receive data, reducing manual effort and our reliance on outdated technology.

You will be responsible for leading the programme, leading the digital transformation and leading the wider organisational transformation needed to deliver lasting change across HM Land Registry. You will take overall responsibility for the programme’s strategy, roadmap, risks and delivery, leading a geographically dispersed team of 200+ colleagues and driving the modernisation of core land registration services through new technology and the re-engineering of processes.

You will also build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including government departments, lenders, solicitors, industry bodies and technology partners, to support delivery and influence the wider transformation of the property sector.

Alongside this main responsibility, oversee other programmes and projects with linked agendas.

As our programme director, you will be responsible for:

• Provide strategic leadership across the full programme lifecycle, overseeing delivery, implementation, roadmap, governance, risks, resources and benefits realisation, ensuring the programme remains aligned with HM Land Registry’s strategic priorities.
• Lead a geographically dispersed, multidisciplinary team of 200+ colleagues, including the senior programme team, creating a high-performing, engaged and supportive environment that encourages innovation, development and continuous improvement.
• Build and maintain strong senior stakeholder relationships across HM Land Registry, including Executive and Non-Executive Board members and key internal teams, while developing strategic partnerships with other government departments and external organisations including lenders, solicitors and industry bodies.
• Lead organisational change and engagement throughout the transformation, ensuring HMLR employees and trade unions are effectively involved, informed and supported, while working with planning, delivery and technology partners to ensure successful implementation.
• Oversee commercial and financial management of the programme, including programme budgets, suppliers, contracts, business cases, investment decisions and value for money, ensuring resources are secured and strategic delivery risks are effectively managed.
• Contribute at Executive level to the wider transformation agenda, providing strategic input to Executive Committees and ensuring effective programme governance, decision-making and oversight by the HMLR Executive Committee and Land Registry Board.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours.

We highly value diversity in all its forms and welcome applications from all sections of society.

To apply for this post, you will need to complete the online application process through our chosen executive search provider, Global Resourcing, accessed via the following email: HMLR-PDCM@global-resourcing.com

Once you have emailed the above address, you will receive a reply containing a link to a microsite and full instructions on how to submit your application. You will also have the opportunity to book a briefing call to learn more about the role and ask any questions you may have.

Contact Information:

Should you like to discuss the role in more detail before submitting an application, please contact Bev Evans by emailing HMLR-PDCM@global-resourcing.com or by calling 020 8253 1806.

If successful at the shortlisting stage, you will be invited to attend a Staff Engagement Exercise which will be held on week commencing 12 October 2026 and further details will be issued to the successful candidates at the sift stage. A blended interview will follow the Staff Engagement Exercise, which we anticipate will be held on week commencing 19 October 2026. You will be asked to deliver a short presentation as part of the interview. Full details will be provided to those successful at sift to support your preparation.

HMLR is accredited to the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS), which denotes organisations which have a positive attitude towards disabled people. DCS applicants who meet the minimum criteria at shortlisting may be invited to attend an interview. There may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all DCS applicants that meet the minimum criteria for the job. For example, when we receive high number of applications. In these circumstances we may select the DCS applicants who best meet the minimum criteria for the job, rather than all of those that meet the minimum criteria, as we would do for non-disabled applicants.

If you require the panel to consider a reasonable adjustment or there is anything else you would like the panel to take into consideration, you are asked to notify us of this at application stage where possible or during the process as soon as it becomes a requirement.

Visa Sponsorship - Please note that we will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa where a role is in a certain business critical category. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a skilled worker visa. You must ensure you have the appropriate right to work in the UK before applying.

Salary

Remuneration for this role is expected to be between £95,000 to £100,000 per annum.

For existing civil servants, the usual policy on level transfer and promotion will apply. If appointed on promotion, you will be appointed to the salary band minimum for SCSPB1 – Director, or receive a 10% uplift on your existing salary, whichever is greater. Individuals appointed on level transfer will retain their existing salary. Standard pay rules apply for existing civil servants.

Please note that, if successful, any existing specialist allowances you currently receive will not automatically transfer to or be retained in this role.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.