Description
In an era of unprecedented innovation, businesses require partners who can do more than just maintain systems-they need architects of the future to design and build the next generation of AI-enabled digital products, platforms, and experiences.
As a Programme Manager based out of the UK, you will serve as a senior delivery leader responsible for the holistic success and execution of strategic client programmes. You will operate within GlobalLogic's high-impact "Two-in-a-Box" leadership model.
The Partnership
You will work in a seamless, collaborative triad alongside a Global Sales Lead/Client Partner and will be supported by Offshore Engineering Leaders focused on operational excellence.
The Mission
Your role is to act as the primary "face of delivery" for senior client executives. You will bridge the gap between high level vision and tangible business outcomes, ensuring that our globally distributed teams deliver with precision and quality.
The Impact
By strengthening client relationships through delivery excellence and technical credibility, you will be the driving force behind long term digital transformations and the referenceability of our work.
Requirements Delivery & Technical Oversight
- End to End Client Delivery: Oversee the entire lifecycle from initiation through implementation, ensuring alignment with GlobalLogic's Delivery Framework and the client's governance processes.
- Pre Sales & Solutioning: Engage in the full pre sales cycle, preparing client proposals and defining Statements of Work (SOW) that are technically viable and commercially sound.
- Strategic Technology Alignment: Maintain high level fluency in current technology shifts-specifically Cloud, Data Migration, Data, and AI-to ensure delivery remains relevant and provides a credible bridge between client business goals and engineering execution.
Project Governance & Financial Rigour
- P&L & Margin Accountability: Take ultimate responsibility for the financial health of your portfolio ensuring high quality delivery that protects and grows margins.
- Governance Framework: Establish a robust governance matrix that aligns with GlobalLogic's Delivery Framework (GLDF) and the client's internal processes, ensuring 100% referenceability.
- Strategic Risk Management: Proactively identify engagement risks-from technical debt to resource bottlenecks-and manage senior stakeholder expectations through clear, data driven communication.
Global Leadership & Stakeholder Management
- Global Leadership: Lead and mentor large, distributed teams across multiple geographies, defining the right operating models to ensure seamless collaboration.
- Stakeholder Management: Act as the primary delivery point of escalation for C suite stakeholders, managing expectations and identifying new opportunities for business improvement.
- Mentorship: Lead by example, fostering a supportive and learning culture for other Project and Programme Managers within the organization.
Qualifications and Experience
- Industry Leadership: 15+ years of experience in Digital Engineering or IT Consulting, specifically within high scale, global delivery models.
- Delivery Leadership: A proven track record of delivering complex client programmes with annual revenues of £5M+.
- Executive Presence: The ability to command the "big picture" while maintaining the focus to dive into details, ensuring you are a credible, trusted advisor to C suite executives.
- Global Orchestration: Extensive experience in multi country stakeholder management, leading distributed teams in excess of 100+ people.
- High level fluency in Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and the SDLC. You can supervise delivery and interrogate architectural decisions without needing to be the hands on Technical Lead.
- Transformation Expertise: Extensive experience overseeing high stakes digital transformations and data migration, including challenging incumbent vendor transitions and Organizational Change Management (OCM).
- Delivery Acumen: An expert in global coordination and governance, with deep experience in financial rigour, resource optimization, and proactive risk management.
- Agile Fluency: An expert in modern delivery methodologies, including Agile, Scrum, and Scaled Agile (SAFe).
- Influential Communicator: A collaborative leader with the communication skills to influence both internal engineering pods and external client stakeholders.
- Driven & Reliable: A self starter who thrives in fast paced environments, with a strong focus on meeting deadlines and driving referenceable delivery outcomes.
- Academic Foundation: A Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field is preferred.
Benefits
- Culture of caring - inclusive culture, supportive managers, collaborative teammates.
- Learning and development - continuous learning and development opportunities.
- Interesting & meaningful work - work on impactful projects that reshape the world.
- Balance and flexibility - explore work life balance options.
- High trust organization - integrity, trust, ethical company.