Programme Manager (15 month fixed term contract)

Job Description

Programme Manager – Business & Technology Transformation

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Fixed-Term Contract / 15 months

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£70-90K salary D.O.E.

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We're supporting a UK organisation undertaking a significant transformation programme and are seeking an experienced Programme Manager to provide leadership across two interconnected strategic initiatives.

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This is a high-profile role requiring someone who can confidently operate across executive, business and technology stakeholders whilst bringing structure, insight and delivery rigour to complex programmes.

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The successful candidate will oversee dependencies across a major business transformation programme and a large-scale technology modernisation initiative, ensuring risks are surfaced early, governance is effective and delivery remains aligned to organisational objectives.

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The Role:

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Reporting into the Head of Transformation, you will work across multiple programme workstreams and stakeholders, helping to shape decision-making, improve programme visibility and provide confidence in delivery outcomes.

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This role requires somebody who combines excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with sufficient technical understanding to challenge assumptions, identify delivery risks and navigate complex transformation environments.

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Key Responsibilities:

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• Provide programme leadership across two concurrent transformation programmes.

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• Identify, manage and communicate critical dependencies across multiple workstreams.

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• Establish effective governance, reporting and programme controls.

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• Support executive sponsors and steering committees with clear, actionable programme insights.

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• Monitor programme health, delivery progress, risks and budget performance.

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• Surface hidden risks, delivery challenges and potential blockers early.

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• Facilitate stakeholder alignment and decision-making across business and technology teams.

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• Drive accountability for programme actions and outcomes.

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• Support resource planning and dependency management across programme teams.

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• Champion pragmatic delivery approaches and programme management best practice.

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• Work with third-party partners and suppliers where required.

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Required Experience:

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• Proven experience delivering complex business and technology transformation programmes.

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• Experience managing programmes with budgets in the region of £10m and multi-disciplinary delivery teams.

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• Strong understanding of software development, technology transformation and modernisation programmes.

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• Experience operating across Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery environments.

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• Demonstrable success joining programmes mid-lifecycle and quickly assessing delivery health.

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• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including experience working with executive leadership teams and steering committees.

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• Strong risk, dependency and governance management capability.

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• Excellent communication, influencing and facilitation skills.

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• Experience using tools such as Jira, Confluence, Miro and MS Project.

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What We're Looking For:

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• Strong consulting-style stakeholder management and executive presence.

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• The ability to quickly build credibility across business and technology teams.

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• Sufficient technical understanding to effectively challenge assumptions and identify delivery risks without being a hands-on engineer.

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• Someone who has learned from complex and challenging programme environments and can demonstrate sound judgement when navigating ambiguity.

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• A pragmatic, delivery-focused professional who balances challenge with collaboration.

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Ideal Backgrounds:

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Candidates are likely to have worked within environments such as:

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• Technology and software development.

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• Aviation and transport.

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• Retail and consumer-facing organisations.

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• Large-scale digital or business transformation programmes.

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What's on Offer?

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• Opportunity to play a key role in one of the organisation's most significant transformation initiatives.

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• Visibility and engagement with senior leadership and executive stakeholders.

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• A complex and rewarding delivery environment.

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• Flexible hybrid working arrangements.

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• The chance to help shape future programme management standards and capabilities within the organisation.

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For more information please get in touch with your most recent CV. Please note that this is a fixed term contract opportunity and not open to interim contractors.

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