Senior Programme Manager

dxctechnology; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Travel to London

Job summary

Velonetic is seeking a Senior Programme Manager to lead large-scale, high-profile transformation programmes. The role is remote with frequent travel to London, reporting to the Head of Change Delivery, overseeing delivery from concept to benefits realisation.

You will provide governance, leadership and expertise to ensure initiatives are on time, within budget and deliver clear business value, navigating complex stakeholder environments with suppliers and delivery partners.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing large-scale technology and transformation programmes.
• Proven ability to engage senior stakeholders and deliver business value.
• Strong governance, planning, financial management and delivery controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex technology and business programmes.
• Build and manage integrated delivery plans, milestones and budgets.
• Manage risks, issues, dependencies and governance activities.
• Provide reporting and insight to senior leadership and steering committees.
• Drive collaboration across business, operations, technology and suppliers.
• Coordinate change readiness, transition and adoption activities.
• Manage supplier relationships across multiple workstreams.
• Support continuous improvement of PM practices.
• Coach and mentor project managers to develop delivery capability.
• Represent Velonetic in market governance forums and stakeholder groups.

Skills

Programme management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Governance

Delivery leadership

Job description

Job Description:

Senior Programme Manager

Remote with flexible working | Frequent travel to London

Permanent | Full-time (37.5 hours per week)

Lead transformation at the heart of the London Insurance Market

About Velonetic

Velonetic is a trusted provider of technology-enabled services to the London Insurance Market, supporting over 400 market participants and helping keep one of the world's most important insurance hubs running efficiently.

With more than a century of market heritage, we're evolving for the future, combining deep insurance expertise with modern technology, data and automation to transform how the market operates.

We're looking for an experienced Senior Programme Manager to lead complex, high-profile programmes that deliver meaningful change across business, technology and operations. This is an opportunity to help shape the future of market services while working with senior stakeholders across Velonetic, DXC and the wider London Market.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Head of Change Delivery, you'll lead large-scale programmes and projects from concept through to implementation and benefits realisation.

You'll provide the leadership, governance and delivery expertise needed to turn strategic priorities into successful outcomes, ensuring programmes are delivered on time, within budget and with clear business value.

This role requires a confident and collaborative leader who can navigate complex stakeholder environments, manage suppliers and delivery partners, and maintain a clear focus on achieving results.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading end-to-end delivery of complex business and technology programmes.
• Building and managing integrated delivery plans, milestones, budgets and resource requirements.
• Managing programme risks, issues, dependencies and governance activities.
• Providing clear reporting and delivery insight to senior leadership and Steering Committees.
• Driving collaboration across business, operational, technology and supplier teams.
• Coordinating change readiness, transition and adoption activities to ensure successful implementation.
• Managing supplier relationships and delivery performance across multiple workstreams.
• Supporting the continuous improvement of project and programme management practices.
• Coaching and mentoring Project Managers to develop delivery capability across the organisation.
• Representing Velonetic within market governance forums and stakeholder groups.

What We're Looking For

Essential Experience

• Extensive experience managing large-scale technology and transformation programmes.
• Proven success delivering projects across scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk and benefits objectives.
• Strong understanding of programme governance, planning, financial management and delivery controls.
• Experience managing supplier-dependent delivery and third-party relationships.
• Ability to engage, influence and challenge senior stakeholders and executive audiences.
• Excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience delivering business-critical change within complex operational environments.

Desirable Experience

• Experience within insurance, reinsurance, Lloyd's or the London Insurance Market.
• Previous experience working with outsourced delivery partners.
• Exposure to modernisation and platform transformation programmes.
• Knowledge of Agile, hybrid and Waterfall delivery methodologies.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, MSP or APM.

Investment In Training and Development

We offer a comprehensive range of training and career development opportunities, a structured induction programme, tailored job training as well as mentoring and support for relevant sponsored professional qualifications. We're developing an environment where people can grow and harness their careers and skills to be the best that they can be to focus on the long term.

Our Culture

Here at Velonetic we support with care and compassion. We are constantly evolving our initiatives around equality, diversity, and inclusion to ensure that everyone feels equally involved and supported in the workplace no matter of who they are or what they do. We are proud of the culture we are creating to ensure that our commitment is ongoing and have a diverse mix of employees working within an inclusive environment and culture to create a high performing workforce led by talented leaders. We aspire to be recognised for our innovative and modern thinking approach.

Employee Benefits

As part of our competitive remuneration package, flexible benefits are available. There is an option to "flex up and down" on specific benefits, for example buy or sell annual leave, Private Medical Benefit, Dental and Travel Insurance.

You will also have access to 'Perks at Work', a discount store to purchase gift cards at reduced rates and get discounts on holidays, restaurants, activities, groceries and more.