Job Description
£750 per day and the option of going permanent
Location: London/ Remote
You must have 10+ years Programme Management experience in Software Delivery ideally in an Agile Environment.
We are looking for an experienced Programme Manager to organize and coordinate a greenfield software development project. You will provide strategic guidance and overseeing the progress of operations. You will co ordinate the programme's workstreams and manage their interdependencies and risks.
Responsibilities
- Planning, design and monitoring the programme and weekly reporting on progress, resolving issues and initiating appropriate corrective actions
- Meetings and communication with client, stakeholders, internal and external technology partners across the UK
- Ensure smooth and successful delivery of the programme working with senior management and the teams to resolve blockers and manage dependencies
- Manage the contractual deliverables for the customer
- Define Governance, decision stage gates and responsibilities (RACI)
- Oversee delivery of quality assurance of the programme
- Administration of day to day activities (meetings, calls, documents) supported by a Project Administrator
- Identify and allocate resources/tasks to PMs, Commercial project Commercial, Service Ops, PMs, Legal, Finance
- Ensuring the delivery of the project is to the appropriate level of quality, on time and within budget
- Initiate management interventions wherever gaps in the programme are identified or issues arise
Must have
- Thorough Agile experience
- Thorough understanding of project/programme management techniques and methods
- Excellent Knowledge of performance evaluation and change management principles
- Excellent knowledge of program/project management software (Jira, MS Project etc.) is a strong advantage
- Outstanding leadership and organizational skills
- Ability to travel frequently in the UK and work out of London
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent problem solving ability
- Agile certification