Programme Manager - Control Operations

TEKsystems; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

TEKsystems in Sheffield, UK seeks a Programme Manager - Control Operations on a contract basis. You will own delivery and governance for cross-control initiatives, coordinate BAU, manage risk, and provide concise, decision-ready updates to LT.

Responsibilities include intake and scoping of initiatives, RAID and trackers, stakeholder alignment across controls/risk/audit/ops/tech, budgeting support, and building scalable processes through coaching and cross-cover.

Qualifications

• Proven programme/project management in a regulated/controls/operations environment.
• Strong governance discipline (RAID, reporting cadence, action tracking to closure).
• Confident stakeholder management and concise written/verbal communication for Snr audiences.
• Solid planning and budget/resource tracking capability (as applicable).

Responsibilities

• Front door for cross-control initiatives: intake/triage, define scope and plan, coordinate deliverables and dependencies, maintain RAID/trackers, run governance cadence, escalte blockers early with facts/options, provide timely status reporting.
• BAU coordination across the team: resource/capacity planning and cover, budget tracking/forecasting support, coordination and submission of packs/materials/metrics, improve ways of working (templates, reporting, governance hygiene).
• Stakeholder management: align partners across controls/risk/audit/ops/tech, land decisions, resolve day-to-day friction, provide concise comms.
• LT support & cover: act as an extension of LT (OIC when required), produce decision-ready updates with clear narrative and recommendations.
• Build bench strength: delegate, coach, create cross-cover and repeatable processes.

Skills

Programme management

Governance

Stakeholder management

Budget tracking

Job description

Description

Role purpose

Own delivery and governance for cross-control initiatives and coordinate BAU across Control Operations. Ensure "no surprises" execution, timely escalation, and leadership-ready reporting.

Core responsibilities

Front door for cross-control initiatives: intake/triage, define scope and plan, coordinate deliverables and dependencies, maintain RAID/trackers, run governance cadence, escalte blockers early with facts/options, provide timely status reporting.

BAU coordination across the team: resource/capacity planning and cover, budget tracking/forecasting support, coordination and submission of packs/materials/metrics, improve ways of working (templates, reporting, governance hygiene).

Stakeholder management: align partners across controls/risk/audit/ops/tech, land decisions, resolve day-to-day friction, provide concise comms.

LT support & cover: act as an extension of LT (OIC when required), produce decision-ready updates with clear narrative and recommendations.

Build bench strength: delegate, coach, create cross-cover and repeatable processes.

Capabilities (bar)

• End-to-end ownership (We Take Responsibility): delivers outcomes from plan to closure; exceeds by leading across boundaries as default owner.
• "No surprises" risk leadership (We Get It Done): early escalation + accurate metrics; exceeds by anticipating risk and improving control hygiene.
• Decision-driving influence (We Value Difference / We Get It Done): aligns stakeholders and lands decisions; exceeds by unblocking contentious topics across pods.
• Strategic prioritisation (We Take Responsibility / We Get It Done): makes sensible trade-offs; exceeds by shaping priorities and simplifying complexity for LT.
• LT support & cover (We Succeed Together / We Take Responsibility): reliable OIC and LT-ready packs; exceeds by reducing LT involvement via crisp options/recommendations.
• Builds capability (We Succeed Together): coaches and creates cover; exceeds by developing successors and scalable ways of working.

Skills (minimum)

• Proven programme/project management in a regulated/controls/operations environment.
• Strong governance discipline (RAID, reporting cadence, action tracking to closure).
• Confident stakeholder management and concise written/verbal communication for Snr audiences.
• Solid planning and budget/resource tracking capability (as applicable).

Skills

• project management
• CROSS CONTROL
• FRONT DOOR
• LT

Job Title: Programme Manager - Control Operations

Location: Sheffield, UK

Job Type: Contract