Technical Program Manager – Robotics & Network Infrastructure 4426

Career Moves Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Moves Group is seeking a Technical Program Manager to join the Enterprise Engineering team in London. The role focuses on delivering secure network and server infrastructure for new robotics and AI research sites across the UK and beyond.

You will bridge research requirements with infrastructure engineering, owning complex programs from design through deployment and transition to BAU, in a fast-paced, highly technical environment. Tuesday–Thursday on-site is mandatory in a hybrid setup.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Technical Program Management experience
• Strong experience within technology, telecoms, ISP, network infrastructure or a comparable technical environment
• Deep understanding of the network and server hardware lifecycle
• Experience managing infrastructure from design through deployment
• Strong knowledge of network architecture, hardware procurement and logistics, server infrastructure, configuration and patching, routers and switches, Cisco hardware, firewalls, network security and protocols
• Experience delivering complex, multi-region infrastructure programmes
• Strong roadmap, RAID, dependency and stakeholder management skills
• Confident working with both technical engineers and senior leadership

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end roadmap for new robotics and AI research site deployments
• Lead infrastructure programmes from initial design and architecture through hardware ordering, configuration, patching, testing and final deployment
• Coordinate network, server and physical infrastructure dependencies across multiple regions
• Manage the transition of completed sites into BAU operations with clear ownership and support models
• Apply and support compliance with strict security requirements for high-sensitivity environments
• Partner closely with Senior Network Engineers, Infrastructure and Server Leads and wider engineering teams
• Coordinate delivery across engineering, security, operations, suppliers and external partners
• Manage senior stakeholders across robotics and research teams, including Directors and VPs
• Identify risks and dependencies early, set clear expectations and drive solutions
• Maintain delivery quality while navigating competing priorities and rapidly changing requirements

Job description

TechnicalProgramManager–Robotics&NetworkInfrastructure
Contract:12months
Location:London
Workingpattern:Hybrid–mandatoryon-siteTuesdaytoThursday
Rate:£42.31perhourPAYE
Team:EnterpriseEngineering
Environment:Robotics,AIResearch,Network&ServerInfrastructure

TheOpportunity

Wearelookingforanexperienced TechnicalProgramManagertojoinanEnterpriseEngineeringteamsupportingtheglobalexpansionofroboticsandAIresearchenvironments.
Thisisahighlytechnical,high-visibilityrolefocusedondeliveringsecurenetworkandserverinfrastructurefornewresearchsitesacrosstheUK,NorthAmericaandfutureexpansionregions.
Youwillactasthebridgebetweenadvancedresearchrequirements,infrastructureengineeringandstrictsecuritymandates,takingownershipofcomplexprogrammesfrominitialdesignthroughdeploymentandtransitionintoBusinessas Usual.
Newsitescanneedtobedeliveredwithaslittleas twotothreemonths’notice,sothisrolerequiressomeonewhocancreateclarityquickly,manageambiguityandkeepcomplextechnicalprogrammesmovingatpace.

KeyResponsibilities

• Owntheend-to-endroadmapfornewroboticsandAIresearchsitedeployments.
• Leadinfrastructureprogrammesfrominitialdesignandarchitecturethroughhardwareordering,configuration,patching,testingandfinaldeployment.
• Coordinatenetwork,serverandphysicalinfrastructuredependenciesacrossmultipleregions.
• ManagethetransitionofcompletedsitesintoBAUoperations,ensuringclearownership,documentation,supportmodelsandescalationroutes.
• Applyandsupportcompliancewithstrictsecurityrequirementsforhighlysensitive“off-corp”environments.
• PartnercloselywithSeniorNetworkEngineers,InfrastructureandServerLeadsandwiderengineeringteams.
• Coordinatedeliveryacrossengineering,security,operations,suppliersandexternalpartners.
• Manageseniorstakeholdersacrossroboticsandresearchteams,includingDirectorsandVPs.
• Identifyrisksanddependenciesearly,setclearexpectationsanddrivesolutions.
• Maintaindeliveryqualitywhilenavigatingcompetingprioritiesandrapidlychangingrequirements.

RequiredExperience

• 5+yearsofTechnicalProgramManagementexperience,ideally10+years.
• Strongexperiencewithin technology,telecoms,ISP,networkinfrastructureoracomparabletechnicalenvironment.
• Deepunderstandingofthenetworkandserverhardwarelifecycle.
• Experiencemanaginginfrastructurefromdesignthroughdeployment.
• Strongknowledgeof:
• Networkarchitecture
• Hardwareprocurementandlogistics
• Serverinfrastructure
• Configurationandpatching
• Routersandswitches
• Ciscohardware
• Firewalls
• Networksecurityandprotocols
• Experiencedeliveringcomplex,multi-regioninfrastructureprogrammes.
• Strongroadmap,RAID,dependencyandstakeholder-managementskills.
• Confidenceworkingwithbothtechnicalengineersandseniorleadership.

WhatTheyAreLookingFor

Thisisafast-pacedandhighlydynamicenvironment,sothesuccessfulcandidatewillneedtodemonstratemorethantraditionalprogrammemanagement.
Youwillbeexpectedto:
Createclarity
Front-loaddecisions,ownershipanddependenciestopreventdeliveryissuesbeforetheyarise.
Putimpactfirst
Prioritisespeed,qualityandmeaningfuloutcomesthroughfocuseddeliverycycles.
Bereadytopivot
Remaineffectivewhentimelines,requirementsorprioritieschange.
Challengeconstructively
Usetechnicalexpertiseandprogrammedatatoquestionassumptionsandinfluenceseniorstakeholders.
UseAItoolingeffectively
SelectandutilisetherightAItoolstoimproveprogrammedelivery,reportinganddecision-making.
Buildsocialcapital
Understandstakeholderdynamics,buildtrustedrelationshipsandrecognisewhenteamsneedhelpmovingbeyondblockers.
Bereadytocontributefromdayone
Thisroleneedssomeonecomfortabletakingownershipquicklyandoperatingindependentlyinanambiguousenvironment.

WorkingEnvironment

• London-basedhybridrole.
• Tuesday,WednesdayandThursdayon-sitearemandatory.
• GlobalcollaborationacrossUKandUSteams.
• SomeflexibilitymayoccasionallyberequiredtosupportUS-basedstakeholders.
• Fast-paced,collaborativeandhighlytechnicalenvironment.

Opportunitytosupportinfrastructureenablingcutting-edgeroboticsandAIresearch.