Programme Manager

  • Location

    Leeds

  • Sector:

    Information Technology

  • Salary:

    £600 - £650 per day

  • Contact:

    Geoff King

  • Contact email:

    geoff.king@volt.eu.com

  • Job ref:

    BBBH10894_1658421849

  • Published:

    over 1 year ago

  • Duration:

    6 months

  • Expiry date:

    2022-08-20

Contract Programme Manager position - Initial 6 month contract - Remote/Home based with some travel to client site - £600-650 per day (inside IR35 via Umbrella company)

I am currently partnering with a client who are recruiting for a Programme Manager on an initial 6 month contract. This will be a remote role but the successful candidate will be required to visit the client site in Leeds roughly twice a month.

Responsibilities will include:

Liaises closely with the customer to identify pain points and opportunities in order to drive revenue and most importantly customer satisfaction
Completes or tracks completion of project tasks; escalates assignment conflicts and issues
Drives improvement initiatives at all times across the Program and internally
Creates areas of opportunity around greater innovation and consultancy lead services
Manages the delivery project plan including detailed Work-Breakdown-Structures for all tasks and activities including key dependencies both Internal and External.
Prepares weekly (or at frequency requested) client status reports
Holds weekly project status update meetings with the Client Project Manager and internal teams
Has an in-depth understanding of all project budgets and charges
Identifies and proactively manages engagement Risks and Issues
Regularly monitors assigned projects completion against schedule and budget
Secures on-time acceptance of Project Deliverables by the Client, manages, revenue recognition and forecasting

Skills/Experience
Project Management Certification required (PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent)
Agile, Dev/Ops, SAFe or similar experience
Experience of changing delivery models with the customer at the centre of that change
Outstanding stakeholder management able to effectively communicate with senior executives
Domain experience within Retail, both in store and digitally would be highly desirable

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