Senior Data & AI Programme Lead

Capgemini; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini is seeking a Senior Programme Manager to lead data-driven programmes across multiple UK sites, including Birmingham, Bristol, London, Manchester and Newcastle. You will own end-to-end delivery, manage budgets, mitigate risks, and drive value for clients in a hybrid working model.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, apply AI and analytics at scale, and partner with clients to expand business opportunities while maintaining high governance and security clearance standards.

Qualifications

• Extensive public sector project experience, including security-cleared programmes.
• Experience delivering data warehouse, data analysis, MDM, data science.
• Experience with fixed-price and time & materials contracts.
• Able to lead multi-location teams and client engagements.
• Comfortable in a consulting-led sales model.
• Familiar with applying AI concepts in delivery contexts.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage complex medium/large scale projects or defined workstreams.
• Lead a portfolio of projects aligning with strategic goals.
• Oversee cross-functional teams and stakeholder communication.
• Prepare project status reports and manage budgets.
• Build client relationships and grow profitability.
• Apply agile, waterfall, or hybrid methodologies.
• Identify opportunities to apply AI and analytics.

Skills

Programme management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Agile

Waterfall

AI & analytics

Public sector

Security clearance

Job description

Capgemini is seeking a Senior Programme Manager to lead data-driven programmes across multiple UK sites, including Birmingham, Bristol, London, Manchester and Newcastle. You will own end-to-end delivery, manage budgets, mitigate risks, and drive value for clients in a hybrid working model.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, apply AI and analytics at scale, and partner with clients to expand business opportunities while maintaining high governance and security clearance standards.