CEO Office Graduate

Industry Placements; North East, Wallsend; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

CEO Office Graduate

Calling all Graduates!

Are you an ambitious, high-performing graduate ready to make a real impact?

We are looking for a passionate and driven graduate to join the CEO’s Office at Sage, the UK’s leading tech giant and a FTSE100 company. In this unique role, you will be positioned at the heart of the company with the opportunity to immerse yourself in the most strategic and transformation activities.

The CEO Office serves the CEO in achieving the company’s goals and objectives. This role provides a unique opportunity to rotate across the key business areas of Strategy, Data & Transformation and M&A, giving you a comprehensive understanding of our business strategy, data analysis techniques, and process improvement methodologies. You'll also gain practical experience across these key areas: change management, project management, or business analysis.

You must have a strong appetite for developing into a transformation leader and are comfortable challenging the status quo, learning on the job, and operating in a highly complex, challenging, and fast-paced environment.

This is a hybrid role – three days per week in our Newcastle office.

Key Responsibilities

What will the programme look like?

You will collaborate closely with the CEO Office leadership team, supporting strategic projects and assisting with industry research, data analysis, synthesizing complex information, identifying market trends, and communicating findings and recommendations effectively to inform strategic decisions.

Summary of the Role

• Champion a Sage-first, outcome-focused, results-driven mindset at all times.
• Support the planning, execution, and monitoring of transformation priorities. This might involve tasks like creating timelines, tracking progress, and managing communication with stakeholders.
• Support setting and monitoring corporate goals to ensure strategic progress aligns with the OKR framework.
• Support with preparing clear and concise updates on strategy, progress, and initiatives for the Board, CEO, and leadership teams.
• Support with developing clear and compelling communications for customers and colleagues on Sage's strategy and transformation journey.
• Analyse data to identify trends, root causes, and actionable recommendations. Leverage industry best practices to challenge the status quo.
• Support and facilitate governance of CEO Office including any offsites, team meetings, all hands.
• Take meticulous notes and facilitate action implementation for the CEO Office leadership team. Develop meeting agendas and prepare materials for optimal efficiency.
• Thrive in dynamic environments with changing priorities and demonstrate a quick learning ability.

What will make me successful?

• A highly motivated individual with a proactive approach and a strong sense of curiosity.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage with people at all levels of the organisation.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Organised, able to manage multiple priorities, and work to deadlines.
• A keen eye for detail and a structured approach to problem-solving.
• A desire to learn about Sage products and the broader business landscape.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team environment.

Office Location

Newcastle

What can I expect from the process?

• Apply online with CV.
• Complete a gamified science-driven assessment via Harver, to help us accurately assess if you’re aligned to our values and behaviours, whilst removing any risk of unconscious bias from our process.
• If you match the profile, you'll be sent a video interview to record.
• If your video interview is successful, you’ll be invited to an Assessment Centre in April 2025.
• Successful candidates will join our Graduate Programme on 1st October 2025.

As we receive a high volume of applications, you may receive a delayed response to your video interview. We thank you for your patience.

About Sage

People make Sage great. From our colleagues delivering ground-breaking solutions to the customers who use them, people have helped us grow for more than thirty years, and people are driving our future as a great SaaS company. We’re writing our next chapter. Be part of it!

Experience has taught us that when our customers thrive, we thrive. As a team, we always start with what customers need. Through the good… and more challenging times. Innovating at pace so customers can manage their finances, operations, and people. Every one of us shapes our culture at Sage - doing what’s right and succeeding together, united by our commitment to each other. We encourage each other to grow in our roles, in our careers, and as individuals.

How to apply

To apply for this role and to find out more, please click on the apply button.

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.