Programme Manager

Cameo Consultancy; Banbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Cameo Consultancy is recruiting a Programme Manager to join an established technology business in Banbury on a full-time permanent basis. You will plan, coordinate and deliver software development, configuration and implementation projects, keeping progress on time, within budget and to a high standard.

You'll work with Product, Engineering and Professional Services, supporting Agile ways of working and managing stakeholder expectations. Salary is £60,000-£80,000 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in a project management or similar delivery role.
• PRINCE2 / APM / Agile/Scrum certification.
• Understanding software development lifecycle.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum delivery.
• Strong organisational and planning skills.
• Ability to identify risks and issues early.
• Confident with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building.
• Experience using PM tools and Microsoft Office.
• Good understanding of budgets, resources and schedules.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate projects from initiation to delivery and sign-off.
• Create and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones and deliverables.
• Coordinate software development, configuration and implementation activity.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, BA and Professional Services teams.
• Support Agile ways of working, including sprint planning and retrospectives.
• Monitor progress, identify blockers and keep delivery on track.
• Manage scope, changes, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Coordinate customer deployment, testing, data migration and go-live.
• Produce accurate project reports and documentation.
• Support handover, sign-off and lessons learned.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Agile/Scrum

Communication

Planning & scheduling

Education

PRINCE2 / APM / Agile Scrum certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Project management software

Job description

Cameo is recruiting for a Programme Manager to join an established and innovative technology business based in Banbury on a full time, permanent basis. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to develop their project management career within a software and technology environment, working on interesting customer projects with a real-world impact.

You'll work closely with internal teams and customers to plan, coordinate and deliver software development, configuration and implementation projects - keeping everything moving, managing expectations and making sure projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the expected standard.

As Programme Manager you will be responsible for:

• Planning and coordinating projects from initiation through to delivery and customer sign-off
• Creating and maintaining project plans, schedules, milestones and deliverables
• Coordinating software development, configuration and implementation activity
• Working closely with Product, Engineering, Business Analysis and Professional Services teams
• Supporting Agile ways of working, including sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews and retrospectives
• Monitoring project progress, identifying blockers and keeping delivery on track
• Managing scope, change requests, risks, issues and dependencies
• Coordinating customer deployment activity, including testing, data migration and go-live
• Acting as a key day-to-day contact for customers and managing stakeholder expectations
• Running project meetings and providing clear updates on progress, risks and next steps
• Supporting budget, resource and forecast tracking
• Producing accurate project reports and maintaining project documentation
• Supporting project handover, customer sign-off and lessons learned
• Contributing ideas to improve project processes, tools and ways of working

As Programme Manager you must be/have:

• You'll ideally have experience in a Project Manager or similar project delivery role, together with:
• A recognised project management qualification such as PRINCE2, APM or Agile/Scrum
• An understanding of software development and the software development lifecycle
• Experience of Agile delivery methods such as Scrum
• Strong organisational and planning skills, with excellent attention to detail
• The ability to identify risks and issues early and turn them into practical actions
• Confidence working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships
• Experience using project management and Microsoft Office tools
• A good understanding of budgets, resources, timescales and project delivery

It would be great if you also have:

• Experience within defence or another highly regulated environment
• Knowledge of learning technology
• Experience delivering SaaS or enterprise software implementations
• An understanding of training systems or learning technologies
• UK Security Clearance, or eligibility to obtain it

Why consider it?

This is an opportunity to join a growing technology business where you'll have genuine ownership of projects and the chance to develop your career within software delivery.

You'll be working alongside experienced technical and commercial teams, building relationships with customers and gaining exposure to a varied mix of projects within a specialist technology environment.

If you're an organised, proactive Project Manager who enjoys making things happen and is looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you.

Salary is depending on experience: £60,000-£80,000.