Senior Program Manager

Altrapoint; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Altrapoint is seeking a Data Programme Manager to lead a major enterprise data and cloud modernization program within a Tier-1 financial services environment. The role is embedded in a regional delivery hub with hybrid working arrangements.

You will own end-to-end data transformation streams, manage multi-million-pound budgets, coordinate onshore and offshore delivery, and ensure governance, quality, and regulatory standards are met while collaborating with senior business and technology leaders.

Qualifications

• Extensive track record of leading large-scale enterprise data, cloud, or analytics programmes (£5m+ budgets) within corporate or investment banking.
• Proven ability to direct large, multi-disciplinary change teams across onshore and offshore delivery models.
• Exceptional executive stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Fully committed to working 3 days per week on-site in South Yorkshire.
• Experience combining management consultancy leadership with embedded delivery inside tier-1 financial institutions.
• Practical understanding of cloud platforms (such as GCP), data virtualisation, and business intelligence solutions.

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end ownership of high-value data transformation streams, guiding multidisciplinary units across software engineering, architecture, analytics, and business change.
• Oversee the deployment of modern data architectures, including cloud integrations, data fabric concepts, and API frameworks.
• Manage key executive governance groups, aligning business leaders and technical teams around strategic milestones.
• Maintain strict commercial control over multi-million-pound budgets, capacity planning, and external delivery partners.
• Ensure all project outputs comply with strict data governance, lineage, quality controls, and regulatory standards.

Skills

Programme leadership

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Cloud platforms (GCP)

Tools

GCP

Data virtualization

BI solutions

Job description

Data Programme Manager | Tier-1 Financial Services | Enterprise Cloud & Platforms | Regional Hub (Hybrid)

Are you an experienced Programme Manager with a background in directing large-scale data and cloud modernisations within complex financial institutions?

Have you managed multi-million-pound budgets while leading multi-disciplinary delivery teams across global locations?

Are you looking for a fixed-term contract role taking ownership of a critical enterprise data platform rollout?

We are partnering with an established management consultancy to source a Data Programme Manager for a fixed-term contract. Embedded within a major regional delivery hub, you will oversee large-scale data initiatives designed to upgrade core infrastructure across legacy and modern systems.

As the successful candidate:

• You will take end-to-end ownership of high-value data transformation streams, guiding multidisciplinary units across software engineering, architecture, analytics, and business change.
• You will oversee the deployment of modern data architectures, including cloud integrations, data fabric concepts, and API frameworks.
• You will manage key executive governance groups, aligning business leaders and technical teams around strategic milestones.
• You will maintain strict commercial control over multi-million-pound budgets, capacity planning, and external delivery partners.
• You will ensure all project outputs comply with strict data governance, lineage, quality controls, and regulatory standards.

The ideal candidate:

• Extensive track record of leading large-scale enterprise data, cloud, or analytics programmes (£5m+ budgets) within corporate or investment banking – required
• Proven ability to direct large, multi-disciplinary change teams across onshore and offshore delivery models – required
• Exceptional executive stakeholder management and communication skills – required
• Fully committed to working 3 days per week on-site in South Yorkshire – required
• Experience combining management consultancy leadership with embedded delivery inside tier-1 financial institutions – highly advantageous
• Practical understanding of cloud platforms (such as GCP), data virtualisation, and business intelligence solutions – highly advantageous