Technical Program Manager
Overview
Placement Type:
Temporary
Compensation:
£111,115 PAYE - Pro Rata
Start Date:
27.05.2024
Role – Technical Program Manager
Location – London/Remote (Have to be based in the UK)
Length of contract – 9 months contract
Rate – £111,115 PAYE – Pro Rata
The main function of a Technical Program Manager is to provide successful definition, implementation, and delivery of complex programs that require cross-functional collaboration and interdependencies across a group of projects and related activities.
Job Responsibilities:
- Deliver programs within the constraints of scope, quality, time, and budget and under circumstances involving multiple moderate-probability, moderate-impact risk factors.
- Program-level strategic planning, interaction with executive-level management, complex issue resolution, excellent communications, and team-building skills.
- Manage a group or groups of internal exempt and matrixed employees and contractors that serve on the project(s) to deliver systems and systems enhancements that meet specified requirements.
- Oversight of project scope definition and management, requirements gathering and documentation, time estimating, project schedule development and tracking, project budget management, project status reporting, issue, and risk management, contingency planning, customer interaction, and communications across multiple organizational levels.
Skills:
- Project estimating, project scheduling & tracking, customer interaction and management, and implementation planning in large organizations
- Proven people management and team building skills
- Demonstrated ability to be flexible/ adaptable in exercising judgment in a changing environment and to manage competing priorities
- Proven ability to learn business processes quickly and to work well with business partners at different levels within the organization
- Strong ability to assess risk and apply management principles to technology applications/products and business functions
- Experience delivering technology and business application solutions in a large-scale, multi-platform systems environment
- Experience with software development lifecycle
Education/Experience:
- 8+ years of experience in a similar role
- Extensive experience with software development
- PMP or PMI certification
If this sounds of interest to you, please apply now or email jthomas@aquent.com an updated CV.
Client Description
Our Client is the largest social media company in the world. They have substantial B2B and B2C advertising and media platforms, as well as a nonprofit initiative. With the mission of bringing people together, they now boast over 2 billion users, and are rapidly developing as they influence the world around us.
Aquent is dedicated to improving inclusivity & is proudly an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from under-represented groups & are committed to providing support to applicants with disabilities. We aim to provide reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, to those with a medical condition, disability or neurodivergence.