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Rolls-Royce

Capability Lead – Digital Design Transformation

Rolls-Royce

. Provide visionary leadership to the Nene Digital Design Transformation programme .

Posted 10/26/2026full-timeDerby • United KingdomSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading digital transformation initiatives and engineering design projects, with a strong focus on stakeholder engagement and communication. Proven ability to drive strategy and secure funding for impactful business solutions.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Digital Transformation LeadershipStakeholder ManagementSystems Engineering PrinciplesAgile MethodologiesFunding Acquisition

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Hard Skills
Engineering DesignDigital Solutions DeliveryProject ManagementProduct Lifecycle ManagementContinuous Improvement
Soft Skills
Communication SkillsOrganizational SkillsInfluencing Skills
Tools & Technologies
AgileScrumSprint Methodologies
Industry Keywords
Digital Design TransformationStakeholder EngagementCross-Functional Team Leadership

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Provide visionary leadership to the Nene Digital Design Transformation programme
  • Guide a dynamic team to achieve delivery, cost, and schedule targets
  • Facilitate collaboration across the business and with internal and external stakeholders
  • Champion the Nene and Accelerate Time to Market initiatives
  • Identify, secure, and manage funding opportunities
  • Develop and execute communications, marketing, and engagement plans
  • Drive continuous improvement through the team efficiency and effectiveness plan
  • Ensure high performance and impactful results
  • Shape strategy across Engineering, Digital, and IT

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Experience in engineering design, digital transformation or a related technical environment
  • Demonstrated experience leading programmes, projects or cross-functional teams to deliver business objectives
  • Strong stakeholder management, communication and organisational skills
  • Ability to influence across Engineering, Digital and IT functions
  • Proven track record enhancing product design and delivering digital solutions with tangible business benefits (preferred)
  • Strong stakeholder engagement, particularly capturing requirements for engineering design improvement initiatives (preferred)
  • Excellent knowledge of Systems Engineering principles and the product lifecycle (preferred)
  • Outstanding communication and influencing skills (preferred)
  • Experience securing funding for transformational and research-driven projects internally and externally (preferred)
  • Expertise in agile, sprint, and scrum methodologies (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Inclusive, respectful, and non-discriminatory workplace
  • Opportunity to lead a digital design transformation programme and shape engineering strategy
  • Opportunity to foster innovation and deliver measurable business impact
  • Priority consideration for employees identified as being at high risk