Design & Governance Manager

Together; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive organization in Greater Manchester is seeking a Design Governance Manager to oversee architecture and design governance processes. The role includes managing governance groups, ensuring robust design interventions, and leading collaborative efforts across teams. Ideal candidates should have PMO experience, strong performance tracking capabilities, and excellent stakeholder management skills. This is a full-time position with no remote work opportunities, focusing on effective design practices and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in PMO and Change Tech or Transformation.
• Ability to improve governance effectiveness.
• Experience managing complex workloads across teams.
• Ability to track and report performance effectively.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and run architecture and design groups.
• Ensure changes are reviewed and aligned with target architecture.
• Own and maintain the architecture catalogue.
• Lead governance of key Enterprise change delivery forums.
• Develop a monthly performance dashboard to show design value.

Skills

Haskell

Construction Experience

Management Experience

Autodesk

Design Thinking

Library Services

Drafting

Project Management

Relationship Management

Adobe Photoshop

Autocad

Child Protective Services

Job description

Overview

Reporting to the CTO the Design Governance Manager will :

• Manage and run effective architecture and design governing groups - and their intended controls over changes across the organisation.
• Ensure that changes are robustly reviewed are aligned to our target operating model and target architecture.
• Own the architecture catalogue for the department - ensuring that the right teams and departments are thinking ahead to plan for renewals mandatory upgrades and exits in good time.

Purpose of Day-to-Day Work

Manage and maintain the Architecture catalogue; which will inform emerging priorities of the Technology and Change teams

• Ensure the good governance of Design Groups - ensuring robust design interventions and controls across our Design Collective and Architecture Boards.
• Lead the governance of key Enterprise change delivery fora; Enterprise Interlock & Enterprise Design Authority
• Establish and lead the Design Collective - ensuring this effectively promotes disciplined designs that balance business data and technical considerations
• Work with other key governance roles across PMO (Change) and the CIO function more broadly.
• Lead modernisation and improvement workstreams that seek to place good design practice squarely in the middle of our change delivery.
• Develop and deploy a monthly performance dashboard to help demonstrate the value and performance of Architecture & Design.

Qualifications

ideal experience includes :

• This role might appeal to someone with previous PMO experience but all backgrounds will be considered.
• Knowledge and experience of running governing forums ideally in a Change Tech or Transformation world.
• Ability to continually review and improve ways of working - particularly the effectiveness and control of governance.
• Experience of managing complex workloads that span different teams and disciplines.
• Experience of tracking and reporting performance - including the development and embedding of robust metrics that drive business performance and cost effectiveness.
• Able to act as an SME for Design - both within the department and more broadly with key stakeholders
• Ability to own and maintain complex business artefacts that inform our departmental priorities - ideally as part of a strategic planning cycle.
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to develop strong profile with Exec-level stakeholders.

Additional Information

If you feel you have some of the skills mentioned above but not all please do still apply and we would be happy to have a further discussion with you in regards to your suitability for the role.

Together embraces diversity and inclusion and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Not only do we welcome difference we celebrate it support it and really value our colleagues for who they are. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds perspectives and skills.

If you feel youd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process please dont hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.

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Please note that all successful applicants will undergo relevant employment reference financial and criminal record checks.

Remote Work: No

Employment Type: Full-time

Key Skills

Haskell, Construction Experience, Management Experience, Autodesk, Design Thinking, Library Services, Drafting, Project Management, Relationship Management, Adobe Photoshop, Autocad, Child Protective Services

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1