Technical Programme Manager
Edinburgh - Hybrid, 50% home/office based
Offering: Up to £120,000 + up to 20% bonus
As a Technical Programme Manager, you will be the single point of contact within a programme or portfolio and a representative within the change organisation. You will manage technology components and be integral in a Policy Administration System (PAC) migration, working closely with technical architects and be accountable for deliverables.
Responsibilities:
Define goals for change initiatives in alignment with the strategic objectives.
Oversee and lead the technical elements of programmes from ideation through to completion, managing digital products, projects, and programmes. This includes planning, execution, and tracking scope, financials, and schedule.
Assist senior leaders in executing transformation programmes by ensuring clear ownership, measurable outcomes, and defined timing.
Resolve issues and escalate risks and interdependencies to ensure strategic initiatives deliver promised benefits. Manage dependencies across products and projects to ensure solution integrity and robustness.
Prepare executive-level materials and act as a liaison between function and technology teams to provide transparency around planning and progress up to the executive level.
Experience:
Seasoned technical and project manager experience, with knowledge in running technology programmes or technology-enabled change programmes, ideally in a global insurance, financial services, or consulting environment.
Thorough understanding of programme/project management techniques and methods. This includes managing plans, reporting, communications, meeting facilitation, content creation, risks, dependencies, finances, and resourcing in a highly dynamic environment.
Effective at building consensus and influencing functional and IT leaders and other stakeholders. Confident in conflict resolution and negotiation.
Experience leading a technical/software development programme, with the ability to articulate risks and manage dependencies across all organisational levels.
Solid understanding or hands-on experience in software development, managing change initiatives using waterfall, agile, and hybrid delivery methods