Technology Transformation Manager

Technology Transformation Manager

Salary: £60,400 - £80,800 per annum

Location: Cambridge, UK – Hybrid

Contract: Fixed term, 12-month contract  

Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week

Are you motivated by the challenge of turning ambitious technology visions into meaningful, organisation‑wide change? Join us and lead transformation that shapes the future of how we deliver impact across the globe. 

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.   

About the role  

As our Technology Transformation Manager, you will lead the scoping, shaping and delivery of transformative technology initiatives that directly support our strategic vision. You'll guide a cross‑functional team, ensuring that technology outcomes are high‑quality, aligned with business goals, and delivered with strong fiscal and operational control.

You'll work closely with senior stakeholders across global functions, providing structure, clarity and confident leadership through complex change.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities include:

• Defining and shaping technology scopes, roadmaps and workstreams to deliver agreed business outcomes.
• Acting as the key link between technical programme delivery, Product Groups and Shared Service teams.
• Establishing technology standards, strategy and quality expectations.
• Managing business cases, benefits, KPIs and OKRs to track delivery and impact.
• Leading risk, issue and dependency management across initiatives.
• Overseeing technical readiness, testing quality and change action plans.
• Managing technical budgets and ensuring return‑on‑investment.
• Building strong senior stakeholder relationships across the organisation.
• Managing internal and third‑party supplier relationships to secure high‑quality, cost‑effective delivery.
• Providing coaching and indirect line management to technical team members.

This position has been classified as a hybrid role, requiring the selected candidate to typically spend 40-60% of their time collaborating and connecting face-to-face at their dedicated location. Aside from our hybrid principles, other flexible working requests will be considered from the first day of employment, including other work arrangements should you require adjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition. 

About You  

You will have previous experience as a Programme Manager, Technical Programme Manager, Delivery Lead or Change Lead, with a strong understanding of large, complex programmes and multi‑faceted business or technical change. You'll bring a proven track record of delivering complex programmes on time and within budget, working closely with business stakeholders in global environments to establish and track benefits. You will be confident engaging and communicating at senior levels, collaborating across functions, and applying user‑centred design and Agile approaches. Your background will include embedding IT‑enabled business change, negotiating and managing third‑party suppliers, and overseeing recruitment, line management, coaching and mentoring to support high‑performing teams. 

If you meet the above minimum requirements, we encourage you to apply. Your application will be even stronger if you can also demonstrate the following desirable criteria: 

• Managing successful programmes (MSP) or equivalent
• Agile or Prince2Agile
• APMP or PRINCE2 (Foundation or Practitioner) certification
• SAFe certification
• Change Management (Foundation or Practitioner) or Prosci Change Management Certification
• Experience in service design

For a detailed job description, please refer to the link at the bottom of the advert on our careers site.

We are a Disability Confident (DC) employer that is committed to equality and inclusion ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. The DC scheme's Offer of an Interview commitment applies to applicants who opt in, and disclose a disability or a long-term health condition, and best meet the minimum criteria for the role. In instances where interviewing all qualifying candidates is not practicable, we prioritise those who best meet the minimum criteria, as we would for applicants who do not have a disability or long-term health condition.

Please note that Cambridge University Press & Assessment will not ordinarily be able to provide sponsorship for vacancies of less than 12-months in duration. Applicants must therefore have an existing right to work in the UK to be eligible for this position.

Rewards and benefits  
 
We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including: 

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays 
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance  
• Discretionary annual bonus  
• Group personal pension scheme 
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary  
• Green travel schemes  

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now. 

We aim to support candidates by making our interview process clear and transparent. The closing date for all applications will be Tuesday 10 March 2026. We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates can expect interviews to take place from week commencing 16 March 2026. 

If you are shortlisted and progressed through the stages, you can expect: 

• First stage virtual interview via MS Teams.
• Final stage interview: in-person at our offices in Cambridge. You will be provided with a brief to complete a role related presentation which you will present during the interview.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process due to a disability or a long-term health condition, there will be an opportunity for you to inform us via the online application form. We will do our best to accommodate your needs.   

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.  

We are committed to an equitable recruitment process. As such, applications must be submitted via our official online application procedure. Please refrain from sending your CV directly to our recruiters. If you experience technical difficulties or require additional support with submitting your online application, contact the Recruiter.   

Why join us 

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You will belong to a collaborative team that is exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it is safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.  

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.