Global Data Programme Lead (Hybrid)

HelloKindred; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

HelloKindred in the United Kingdom is seeking a Programme Manager to lead complex, global data and change programmes, overseeing Project Managers, Scrum Masters, Business Analysts and contingent resources across multiple locations.

The role will own programme delivery, governance, stakeholder engagement, resource and financial management, and execution across key data-related initiatives, including SAS migrations and platform integration.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of programme management and delivery leadership across large, global change programmes.
• Proven experience with platform and data migration programmes, including SAS, with dependencies and reconciliation.
• Strong financial services experience in regulated environments, with risk, security, operations and audits knowledge.
• Broad business and commercial knowledge across products, regions, and legal entities.
• Strong change management and governance discipline across scope, RAID, stage gates, controls.
• Ability to influence executives to analysts with communication, diplomacy and negotiation.
• Experience leading global teams across locations and matrix structures; Agile with SAFe advantageous.
• Proficient English communication, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Own programme delivery strategy, execution, scope, benefits, governance, roadmaps and adoption plans across multiple workstreams.
• Lead Project Managers, Scrum Masters, PMOs and contingent resources across complex global deliveries, ensuring commitments are met for scope, schedule, budget and benefits.
• Manage programme reporting, governance, OKRs, benefits realisation, stage gates and audit-ready documentation for relevant stakeholders and committees.
• Lead programme intake and integrated triage of new work and change requirements, establishing requirements, scope, capabilities and budget.
• Manage resource planning, pricing and detailed budgets in partnership with delivery leads, ensuring alignment with deliverables and actual effort.
• Own risks, issues, dependencies and change control, acting as an escalation point and driving solutions with integrated teams and stakeholders.
• Manage third-party negotiations and oversee service agreement and contract performance.
• Establish delivery dashboards and reporting using approved tools such as JIRA and Confluence to monitor financial health, deliverables, KPIs and OKRs.
• Establish controls, procedures and quality assurance processes aligned with applicable Change and Risk and Controls frameworks.
• Lead platform and data migration programmes, including SAS, covering option analysis, target-state design, roadmaps, environment readiness, testing, parallel runs, cutover and back-out planning.
• Manage SAS migration dependencies, remediation, data lineage, reconciliation and post-migration assurance to maintain data integrity and effective controls.
• Partner with business, engineering, operations, risk, security and vendors to manage expectations, training, adoption and operational handover.
• Coach and mentor Project Management and Scrum teams, manage performance and workloads, resolve escalations and develop delivery capability.
• Partner with global Programme Managers and the Programme Office to implement delivery strategy and continuously improve programme management practices.
• Participate in Programme Steering Committees and Working Groups, providing effective governance and decision-making support.
• Lead and motivate high-performing global teams across multiple locations, cultures and matrix structures.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Agile methodologies

Budget management

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

HelloKindred in the United Kingdom is seeking a Programme Manager to lead complex, global data and change programmes, overseeing Project Managers, Scrum Masters, Business Analysts and contingent resources across multiple locations.

The role will own programme delivery, governance, stakeholder engagement, resource and financial management, and execution across key data-related initiatives, including SAS migrations and platform integration.