Lead Programme Manager
About The Position
Within Group Technology & Digital, our Platform function is central to enabling scalable, secure, and high-performing digital capabilities across all banners. We are looking for a Lead Programme Manager - Platform to provide strategic leadership across complex, multi-workstream programmes that underpin our technology transformation agenda. You will provide end-to-end leadership and oversight across critical platform programmes, ensuring successful delivery of complex initiatives, optimise resource utilisation, strengthen governance, and drive measurable business value across the portfolio.
Requirements
- Proven experience leading large-scale, complex programme or portfolio delivery in enterprise environments, with a deep understanding of programme governance, financial control and delivery assurance
- Ability to manage and develop programme/project management teams
- Experience operating across multiple stakeholders, including senior executive leadership
- Strong capability in strategic planning, prioritisation, and portfolio delivery management
- Demonstrated ability to manage risk, dependencies, and delivery uncertainty at scale
- Experience building standards, frameworks, and delivery maturity within organisations
Nice To Haves
- Even if you don’t meet 100% of the requirements.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, multi-country platform programmes, aligning technology, digital and business teams
- Own integrated plans and drive delivery of measurable business outcomes across interdependent workstreams
- Manage risks, dependencies and sequencing across a fast-paced retail portfolio to keep programmes on track
- Build and lead high-performing programme teams, coaching PMs and strengthening delivery capability
- Shape and oversee delivery pipelines aligned to strategic priorities and evolving customer needs
- Act as a trusted partner to senior stakeholders, providing clear insight to support decisions and investment trade-offs
- Drive strong governance, financial control and continuous improvement to deliver consistent, scalable programme outcomes
Benefits
- A competitive benefits package
- Plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
