Lead Technical Programme Manager (18 month fixed term contract)
dunnhumby is the global leader in Customer Data Science, partnering with some of the world's most ambitious retailers and brands to put the customer at the heart of every decision. We combine deep insight, advanced technology, and close collaboration to help our clients grow, innovate, and deliver measurable value for their customers.
What you'll be working on
You will lead a key technical workstream within a wider client-led transformation programme, working closely with client and dunnhumby cross functional teams (Product, Engineering, Data Science). The role is highly visible, bringing structure to complexity, aligning stakeholders, driving delivery, and ensuring a cohesive team.
What you'll do
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of a complex technical programme workstream within a major retail transformation
- Own and drive delivery plans, ensuring alignment across retail and Tesco stakeholders
- Operate in an agile environment, embedding best practices and continuously improving ways of working
- Navigate ambiguity, shaping delivery approaches where scope and requirements are evolving
- Build strong, credible relationships with senior client stakeholders, ensuring alignment and accountability
- Coordinate across Product, Engineering, Data Science and Infrastructure teams to deliver integrated solutions
- Identify and mitigate risks, proactively managing dependencies, trade offs, and escalation points
- Influence technical decision-making, balancing delivery constraints with long term value
- Support budget planning and resource alignment in partnership with cross functional teams
- Champion delivery excellence, coaching teams and promoting effective programme management practices
What we're looking for
- Proven experience as a Technical Programme Manager or Senior Technical Project Manager within complex environments
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with confidence engaging senior client stakeholders, ideally within large enterprise organisations
- Experience delivering large-scale technical programmes, ideally within retail, CPG, or data driven businesses
- Solid understanding of technical delivery (engineering, data platforms, or product ecosystems)
- Experience working in agile environments, with the ability to blend agile and traditional programme methodologies where needed
- Strong ability to manage ambiguity, complexity and competing priorities
- Track record of driving alignment across multiple teams and disciplines
- Excellent communication, influencing and problem solving skills
What you can expect from us
We offer a comprehensive rewards package, thoughtful perks such as flexible working hours and your birthday off, and investment in cutting edge technology. You'll also benefit from a flexible approach to work/life balance and an inclusive culture that supports diverse networks.
Our approach to Flexible Working
We value and respect differences, and are committed to building an inclusive culture. Some roles lend themselves to flexible options; if this is important to you please raise this with your recruiter.