Program Manager

Lancesoft Europe; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 44,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancesoft Europe is seeking a Program Manager for Premium Support & Experience on a 12 months maternity leave cover. The role is UK remote with a PAYE rate of £32.21–£36.06 per hour.

You will lead end-to-end programs, coordinating across Operations, Product, and Engineering to deliver AI-driven improvements for premium partners. Candidates should have 3+ years in customer support/operations/program management, strong stakeholder skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in customer support, operations, or program management.
• Proven track record managing complex cross-functional programs end-to-end.
• Experience in fast-paced environments with multiple priorities.
• Ability to troubleshoot processes and tooling issues to resolution.
• Experience applying AI in operations and support.

Responsibilities

• Program Management: Manage programs end-to-end, coordinating with cross-functional teams to define scope, goals and deliverables and execute project plans.
• Operational Problem Solving: Diagnose root causes of operational issues and partner with Operations, Product, and Engineering to unblock frontline.
• Strategic Thinking: Align day-to-day work with long-term organizational strategy and prioritize opportunities.
• Experimentation and Innovation: Design, implement and evaluate AI-enabled improvements to support processes.
• Project Oversight: Oversee deployment of projects moving core operations toward AI-first approaches.
• Process Improvement: Analyze processes and implement AI-driven efficiency, quality and scalability improvements.
• Stakeholder Management: Maintain relationships with Government, Politics, Advocacy, Compliance, Legal, Product, Engineering and Operations teams.
• Metrics and Reporting: Create and track KPIs; report status, risks and opportunities to stakeholders.

Skills

Customer support

Operations

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

AI in operations

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Problem solving

Job description

Program Manager, Premium Support & Experience

12 months contract - Maternity leave cover

UK Remote

Rate: 32.21 to 36.06/hour on PAYE

Min 3+ years of experience

Responsibilities

Program Management: Manage programs end-to-end, facilitating collaboration across cross-functional teams, including defining project scope, goals, and deliverables, developing and executing project plans, coordinating with stakeholders to ensure alignment and buy-in, monitoring progress, identifying risks, and implementing mitigation strategies

Operational Problem Solving: Dive deep into operational, workflow, and tooling issues to diagnose root cause and drive resolution, partnering directly with Operations, Product, and Engineering teams to unblock the frontline

Strategic Thinking: Connect day-to-day execution to the long-term strategy for the organization, identifying the highest leverage opportunities and influencing prioritization across partner teams

Experimentation and Innovation: Identify opportunities for experimentation to improve the effectiveness of human support processes, collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and evaluate new approaches

Project Oversight: Manage the deployment of projects that build towards our goal of shifting our core operations to be AI-first, ensuring timely completion, quality, and alignment with business objectives

Process Improvement: Analyze existing processes and identify areas for AI innovations, developing and implementing changes to increase efficiency, quality, and scalability

Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders, including Government, Politics, Advocacy and Compliance teams, Public Policy, Legal, Product, Engineering, and Operations teams, to ensure effective communication and collaboration

Metrics and Reporting: Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure program success, providing regular reports to stakeholders on project status, risks, and opportunities

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in customer support, operations, program or project management, or a related field
• Proven track record of successfully managing complex, cross-functional programs end-to-end with limited direction
• Experience operating in a fast paced and dynamic environment, managing multiple priorities and shifting scope
• Demonstrated hands-on experience troubleshooting operational processes and tooling issues through to resolution
• Experience thinking strategically and connecting individual programs to broader business objectives
• Understanding of customer support processes and AI technologies, and demonstrated experience adopting AI tools in day-to-day work
• Communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, including experience influencing without authority
• Demonstrated experience in analyzing complex data sets and developing insights to inform decision-making
• Problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically and creatively and to simplify and bring structure to complexity
• Experience working with ambiguity and independently defining a path forward

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a time sensitive and changing environment, including high-risk or crisis response events
• Experience supporting premium, enterprise, or high-profile partners
• Experience deploying AI or automation solutions in a support or operations environment
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and project management tools
• Certification in project management or a related field

Candidate Requirements

• Top 3 non-negotiable must skills:
• 3+ years of experience in customer support, operations, program or project management, or a related field
• Proven track record of successfully managing complex, cross-functional programs end-to-end with limited direction
• Working in the fast paced environment
• Flexible to work during US hours sometimes depending on the project requirements