Senior Program Manager - Complex Software Delivery (Remote)

Kinaxis Inc.; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible vacation

Flexible work options

Mentorship and career development

Hackathons

Job summary

Kinaxis Inc. is seeking a Program Manager to lead senior, multi-workstream client engagements within Professional Services Delivery. You will orchestrate governance, risk management, and cross-team alignment to deliver on scope, timelines and value for our customers.

As a trusted partner to senior client stakeholders, you’ll coordinate with internal teams, manage dependencies, and report on program health. The role is remote across the UK, France, and Germany, with travel as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience delivering complex software or technology programs in a professional services or consulting environment.
• Proven experience managing multiple projects with significant scale, interdependencies, and stakeholder complexity.
• Strong understanding of project governance, delivery frameworks, and risk management across multi-phase engagements.
• Experience supporting project financials, including forecasting, tracking, and budget oversight.
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-paced environments with competing priorities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across all levels of the organization.
• Ability to align cross-functional teams and drive execution without direct authority.
• Solid understanding of enterprise software delivery lifecycles; supply chain domain experience is an asset.
• Experience with program and project management tools (e.g., Jira, Smartsheet, MS Project,Confluence, SharePoint).
• PMP or equivalent certification is an asset; familiarity with Agile or hybrid delivery models preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead program-level coordination and execution across multiple projects, phases, and delivery teams to ensure alignment to scope, timelines, and expected outcomes.
• Establish and maintain project governance, including integrated plans, milestone tracking, reporting cadence, and escalation frameworks.
• Manage cross-project dependencies, risks, and issues, proactively driving resolution in partnership with Delivery Managers/Directors and key client stakeholders.
• Support senior client and executive stakeholder engagement through clear, structured program reporting and communication.
• Coordinate cross-functional and geographically distributed teams, ensuring clarity of roles, ownership, and execution priorities.
• Monitor project financials, including forecasting, tracking, and variance identification across workstreams.
• Drive consistency in delivery practices across projects, contributing to program-level standards, tools, and methodologies.
• Provide guidance and informal mentorship to (Senior) Delivery Managers on complex delivery scenarios and program coordination.

Skills

Delivery governance

Cross-functional coordination

Stakeholder management

Program management

Ambiguity handling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business / Supply Chain / CS

PMP or equivalent certification

Tools

Jira

Smartsheet

MS Project

Confluence

SharePoint

Job description

Kinaxis Inc. is seeking a Program Manager to lead senior, multi-workstream client engagements within Professional Services Delivery. You will orchestrate governance, risk management, and cross-team alignment to deliver on scope, timelines and value for our customers.

As a trusted partner to senior client stakeholders, you’ll coordinate with internal teams, manage dependencies, and report on program health. The role is remote across the UK, France, and Germany, with travel as required.