Senior Project/Programme Manager

ncratleos; Dundee; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

NCR Atleos in Dundee, UK (Hybrid) seeks an experienced Senior Project/Programme Manager to lead and coordinate a global hardware and services engineering program. You will plan, organize, and motivate project teams to deliver high-value outcomes for customers and the business.

You should have a degree and strong Agile and traditional PM skills, capable of managing multiple concurrent high-visibility projects across functions.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or equivalent work experience.
• Strong knowledge of Agile and traditional project management principles and practices.
• 10+ years of experience as a Project/Program Manager on large, complex projects in a multi-functional environment.
• Experience leading multi-function project teams (10–15 members) and presenting to management.

Responsibilities

• Plan, lead, organize and motivate project teams to achieve high performance and quality.
• Manage several concurrent high-visibility projects across multiple business divisions.
• Drive improvements and influence how we shape future strategy for NCR Atleos.
• Present progress and results to senior management.

Job description

About NCR Atleos

NCR Atleos, headquartered in Atlanta, is a leader in expanding financial access. Our dedicated 20,000 employees optimize the branch, improve operational efficiency and maximize self-service availability for financial institutions and retailers across the globe.

Title : Senior Project/Programme Manager

Location : Dundee, UK (Hybrid)

Grade: 13

Position Summary & Key Responsibilities

An opportunity has arisen in the Global Hardware and Services Engineering Program Management team for a Program Manager. This is a high visibility and exciting opportunity for those looking to drive improvements and influence how we shape our future as part of our company's strategy.

We are seeking an experienced, dynamic, self-motivated and tenacious individual educated to degree level in a Relevant Discipline or other related field or equivalent work experience in project and program management.

As a Program Manager, the successful individual will be responsible for planning, leading, organizing, and motivating project teams to achieve a high level of performance and quality in delivering projects that provide exceptional business value to Customers and NCR Atleos. The PM may be responsible for managing several concurrent high visibility projects in a fast-paced environment that may cross multiple business divisions.

Essential Job Requirements

• Strong presentation skills and prior experience in presenting to management teams
• Strong program and project management skills
• Prior experience working in the services organization is preferred or an advantage but not essential
• Team Management - assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work; leveraging organizational resources to improve capacity for project work; and mentoring and developing team members
• Process Management and Continuous Improvement - Define and manage a well-defined project management process and champion ongoing process improvement initiatives

Basic Qualifications

• Educated to degree level. Higher qualification an advantage but not essential.
• Solid understanding of development life cycle models as well as expert knowledge of both Agile and traditional project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment
• 10+ years of experience as a Project/Program Manager managing large, complex projects in a high-tech development environment with multi-functional teams. PMP and Six Sigma Black Belt preferred
• Experience overseeing multi-function project teams with at least 10-15 team

Skills Required

• Management Reporting and high standard presentation skills
• Strong analytical, planning, and organizational skills with an ability to manage competing demands
• Analytical tools: Power BI, Data lakes, Smartsheet, Excel and other reporting tools
• Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring, coaching, collaborating, and team building
• Strong knowledge and understanding of business needs with the ability to establish/maintain high level of customer trust and confidence
• Solid understanding of and demonstrated experience in using appropriate tools: Knowledge of Agile Project Management tools
• Excellent oral and written communications skills and experience interacting with both business and IT individuals at all levels including the executive level
• Creative approach to problem-solving with the ability to focus on details while maintaining the "big picture" view

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Offers of employment are conditional upon passage of screening criteria applicable to the job.

EEO Statement

NCR Atleos is an equal-opportunity employer. It is NCR Atleos policy to hire, train, promote, and pay associates based on their job-related qualifications, ability, and performance, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, marital status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, medical condition, military or veteran status, or any other factor protected by law.

Statement to Third Party Agencies

To ALL recruitment agencies: NCR Atleos only accepts resumes from agencies on the NCR Atleos preferred supplier list. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, NCR Atleos employees, or any NCR Atleos facility. NCR Atleos is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes.