Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 6 countries, make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.

Having recently established the External Workforce Solutions program to centrally orchestrate the sourcing, contracting, risk management and access administration of the non-permanent professional services workforce, you will play a pivotal role in the transformation of how Sky manages and sources its external workforce talent.

In this role, you will partner with stakeholders and lead the MSP to drive business enablement, compliance, supplier diversity, vendor management and cost optimisation. Additionally, you will lead, recommend, and present new solutions to streamline and integrate the overall user experience. Working closely with key stakeholders and executive management across various business units, the role will provide strategic and tactical benefits to the team and wider organisation.

What you’ll do:

• Lead day-to-day the External Workforce Solutions Programme and MSP provider within the UK
• Drive adoption programmes such as competitive sourcing, vendor management, reporting, market analytics, and workforce planning
• Manage supply base to drive program objectives such as time-to-fill, candidate quality and competitive sourcing
• Proactively handle the external workforce population, through the MSP vendor, in terms of governance, selection, and offboarding, by developing standardised metrics and reporting routines to assess performance and best practice
• Ensure key program documentation and training materials are developed and updated as required
• Partner with key stakeholders to develop workforce strategies aligned to business objectives, providing guidance on processes and policies ensuring practices are aligned.
• Influencing and becoming a trusted advisor for the sourcing, engaging and deployment of external labour
• Work closely with peers in HR, Finance, Tax, Procurement, Recruitment, to communicate and develop plans in accordance with other organisational/workforce planning priorities
• Provide training and guidance to hiring managers on management of external workforce that aligns with company values and ensures compliance with specific country laws

What you’ll bring:

• 10 years’ experience in leading external workforce management in the UK
• Vendor Management System experience and knowledge of functionality
• Proven experience of running operations and leading transformational programmes, ideally within the external workforce market
• Previously implemented and developed a staff augmentation program in multiple countries with cross currencies
• Eye for detail, high level of data accuracy and can clearly influence at senior stakeholder level
• A blend of people, data and operational skills, collaborative with peers, confident and self-aware
• Extensive knowledge of the labour market, analytics and the sourcing of contingent workforce
• University or equivalent degree qualification

Team Overview:

The Comcast Enterprise Procurement team spans Comcast, NBCUniversal and Sky, proactively managing a trusted supplier network across the globe to protect our business and drive long-term value. We use expertise, scale, and a deep-rooted understanding of our business to navigate the global marketplace – balancing value, risk, and social responsibility to deliver for our clients, our suppliers, and the communities we serve. Our team accelerates transformation and innovation by bringing together the right people, products and services and create the technologies and experiences that our brands are known for. We create connections across Comcast, NBCUniversal and Sky to generate greater value for our business and opportunities for our teammates – today, and in the future.

The Rewards:

There’s a reason people can’t stop talking about #LifeAtSky! Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:

• Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
• A generous pension package
• Private healthcare
• Discounted mobile and broadband
• Access a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences

Where you’ll work:

Osterley

Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There’s also plenty of bike shelters and showers.

On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon!

Inclusion:

We take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion. We’ve been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for this, and we’ve committed £30million to support the fight against racial injustice. We’ve also set ambitious targets for increasing ethnic diversity and representation throughout our organisation.

At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more passionate about who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working.

And we’ll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

Why wait?

Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about.

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.