Technical Programme Manager Stores Operations

Tesco Technology; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 20%

25 days holiday + personal day

Private medical insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

Tesco Technology is seeking an experienced Technical Programme Manager to lead the Stores Operations Programmes, building out new capability and functions within the platform across Tesco Group, delivering a step change within our business.

As a TPM for Stores Operations Programmes, you will work with Product Managers, business stakeholders, Engineering teams, third parties and other Technology and Programme family members to define and deliver the change to embed new technology into our stores,

Qualifications

• Proven track record delivering technology software.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Resilient during incidents or change while maintaining delivery.
• Strong project, stakeholder & programme management skills.
• Initiating and shaping programmes with ambiguity across domains.
• Building and managing plans with milestones & critical path.
• Proactively identifying issues, risks & dependencies with Product and Engineering.
• Understanding trade-offs and communicating impacts to decision-makers.
• Experience working with multiple teams and with suppliers/3rd parties.
• Finance management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the programme and build out new capability and functions within the platform across Tesco Group.
• Define and deliver the change to embed new technology into our stores.

Skills

Technical delivery

Stakeholder management

Programme management

Project management

Communications

Incident resilience

Ambiguity handling

Cross-team collaboration

Risk management

Finance management

Job description

About the role

This is an opportunity for an experienced Technical Programme Manager to lead the programme and build out new capability and functions within the platform across Tesco Group, delivering a step change within our business.

As a TPM for Stores Operations Programmes, you will play a pivotal role working with the Product Managers, business stakeholders, Engineering teams, third parties and other Technology and Programme family members to define and deliver the change to embed new technology into our stores making them ready for the future.

You will be responsible for

This is an opportunity for an experienced Technical Programme Manager to lead the programme and build out new capability and functions within the platform across Tesco Group, delivering a step change within our business.

As a TPM for Stores Operations Programmes, you will play a pivotal role working with the Product Managers, business stakeholders, Engineering teams, third parties and other Technology and Programme family members to define and deliver the change to embed new technology into our stores making them ready for the future.

You will need

• A proven record of accomplishment in delivering technology software
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrate resilience during incidents or change and continue delivery
• Strong Project, Stakeholder & Programme management skills, including:-
• Initiating and shaping programmes with substantial ambiguity, across multiple domains
• Building and managing plans, with clear transition states/phases, milestones & critical path
• Proactively identifying issues, risks & dependencies, working closely with Product and Engineering teams to resolve, mitigate, transparently track and make visible
• Understanding the trade-offs and resulting impacts; making impacts visible to Product, Infrastructure or Engineering for the right decision to be made
• Desired skills:
• Experience of working with multiple teams to deliver expected outcomes
• Experience of working with suppliers and 3rd parties
• Finance Management

Whats in it for you?

We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work.

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary.
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays).
• Private medical insurance.
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (12 months service required at the qualifying date) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave.
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing.
• This information is a shortened summary, refer to our policies for full details.

About Us

You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we’re all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.

At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

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