Senior Technical Program Manager

ML; Essex; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ML is recruiting a Senior Technical Programme Manager to lead a strategic integration programme across London and Essex. The role requires extensive technology programme management experience and the ability to engage senior stakeholders, report to SteerCo, and govern complex cross-functional workstreams.

The position is contract-based within IR35, with a focus on delivering a high-impact integration in a fintech/payments context.

Qualifications

• 20+ years in technology programme management.
• Proven record of delivering large-scale, complex technology/integration programmes.
• Strong executive stakeholder management with senior leaders.
• Extensive governance experience including RAID, executive reporting, SteerCo.
• Ability to coordinate multiple workstreams and cross-functional teams in complex organisations.
• Experience in the payments domain, merchant acquiring a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and structure a strategic integration programme across the organisation.
• Establish credibility quickly with senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Provide governance, reporting and steering committee leadership for the programme.
• Coordinate dependencies and cross-functional teams across multiple workstreams.

Skills

Executive stakeholder mgmt

Cross-functional leadership

Programme governance

Independent work

Payments domain experience

SteerCo / governance forums

Tools

Salesforce

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Senior Technical Programme Manager — London / Essex (contract)

We are recruiting a Senior Technical Programme Manager on behalf of a global payments and fintech business, to lead a strategic integration programme currently under way.

The successful candidate will provide leadership and structure across the programme, establishing credibility quickly with senior business and technology stakeholders and operating independently from the outset.

• Working knowledge of Salesforce (CRM) and SAP S/4HANA (ERP)
• 20+ years in technology programme management, with a proven record of delivering large-scale, complex technology and integration programmes
• Strong executive stakeholder management, engaging senior business and technology leaders to drive alignment, decision-making and execution
• Extensive programme governance experience, including executive reporting, RAID management, weekly stakeholder updates and leading SteerCo and governance forums
• Proven ability to coordinate multiple workstreams, dependencies and cross-functional teams across complex organisations
• Able to establish credibility quickly with senior stakeholders and operate independently
• Experience in the payments domain, particularly merchant acquiring

Contract-inside IR35