Digital Programme Manager

Job Description

Digital Programme Manager – Global Digital Transformation

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Location: London (Stratford) – Hybrid, 2 to 3 days per week

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Contract: 18 months

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Rate: £600–£670 per day – Outside IR35

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Start Date – ASAP

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We are looking for an experienced Digital Programme Manager to deliver a global digital transformation and take hands-on ownership of a major £25m global digital transformation programme who has ideally worked within the education technology sector.

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This is a delivery-focused role rather than a traditional strategic Director position. You will lead a highly complex programme bringing multiple digital products and services together into a single, scalable global platform, supporting customer experiences across web and mobile.

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You will coordinate delivery across approximately 11 technical squads, including Product, UI, Content, Data and Architecture, ensuring multiple workstreams come together against a clear and controlled programme plan.

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Key Responsibilities

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• Lead end-to-end delivery of a complex £25m digital transformation programme.

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• Coordinate approximately 11 technical and product squads.

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• Own the integrated programme plan, milestones, dependencies and critical path.

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• Manage programme budgets, forecasting and financial reporting.

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• Establish strong governance, RAID management and programme controls.

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• Manage senior stakeholders, suppliers and delivery partners.

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• Facilitate face-to-face workshops and drive key programme decisions.

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• Track delivery closely and provide clear visibility of progress, risks and blockers.

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• Support the consolidation of multiple products and systems into one scalable digital ecosystem.

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• Support the adoption of AI and Agentic AI across digital products and programme delivery.

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Experience Required

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• Proven delivery of large-scale, multi-million-pound digital programmes.

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• Strong hands-on Programme Director / Programme Manager experience.

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• Excellent budget, financial, governance and programme control capability.

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• Experience managing multiple technical squads and complex workstreams.

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• Strong stakeholder management within large, global or matrix organisations.

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• Experience delivering consumer-facing digital products or platforms.

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• Good technical understanding across Product, Engineering, Architecture, Data and UX/UI.

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• Experience consolidating multiple products or platforms is highly desirable.

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• Exposure to Generative AI / Agentic AI would be beneficial.

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