Technical Project Manager

Vitality; Poole; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus schemes

Pension up to 12% matched

Vitality health insurance

Life assurance

Job summary

Vitality in the United Kingdom is seeking a Technical Project Manager to lead a portfolio of complex technology projects across squads, value streams and Agile Release Trains in a SAFe environment. The role focuses on shaping delivery strategy, managing dependencies and guiding teams through successful execution.

You'll collaborate with engineering, architecture and product partners, balance priorities and risks, coordinate releases and mentoring delivery professionals.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex technical delivery at portfolio, programme or multi-project level.
• Proven accountability for the successful delivery of outcomes across multiple concurrent technology projects.
• Experience making delivery decisions across priorities, sequencing, scope and resources.
• Experience coaching delivery professionals and leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong governance experience covering RAID, budgets, dependencies and reporting.
• Excellent stakeholder management with ability to present options and decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of multiple technology projects, delivering measurable business value.
• Shape and drive delivery plans with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Balance priorities, resources and timelines, making key delivery decisions.
• Bring together engineering, architecture, product and technology to form high-performing teams.
• Oversee governance including risks, budgets, milestones and dependencies.
• Maintain clear roadmaps aligned to business and technology priorities.
• Monitor progress, identify risks early and take actions to keep projects moving.
• Coordinate releases and deployments with readiness across teams and stakeholders.
• Support and mentor delivery professionals to strengthen capability.

Skills

Delivery leadership

Strategic decision-making

Cross-functional influence

Job description

Team – Technology Delivery

Working Pattern -

Hybrid – 2 days per week in the Vitality Bournemouth Office. Full time, 35 hours per week.

We are happy to discuss flexible working!

Top 3 skills needed for this role:

• Extensive portfolio delivery leadership
• Proven strategic decision-making
• Strong cross-functional influence

What this role is all about

We're looking for a Technical Project Manager to drive a portfolio of complex projects, bringing together teams from across Technology to deliver meaningful business outcomes. This role plays a pivotal part in shaping delivery strategy, navigating dependencies, influencing priorities and ensuring successful execution across squads, value streams and Agile Release Trains in a SAFe Agile environment.

Key Actions

• Lead the delivery of multiple technology projects, ensuring successful outcomes and measurable business value.
  
• Shape and drive delivery plans with senior stakeholders, providing clear direction across cross-functional teams.
  
• Balance priorities, resources and timelines, making key decisions to keep delivery on track.
  
• Bring together experts from engineering, architecture, product and technology to build high-performing teams.
  
• Oversee project governance, including risks, budgets, milestones, dependencies and reporting.
  
• Maintain clear and achievable delivery roadmaps aligned to business and technology priorities.
  
• Monitor progress, identify risks early and take action to overcome challenges and keep projects moving forward.
  
• Coordinate releases and deployments, ensuring teams and stakeholders are ready for successful implementation.
  
• Support and mentor delivery professionals, helping to strengthen delivery capability across the business.

What do you need to thrive?

• Experience leading complex technical delivery at portfolio, programme or multi-project level
• Proven accountability for the successful delivery of outcomes across multiple concurrent technology projects
• Experience making delivery decisions across priorities, sequencing, scope, capacity and resource deployment
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and influencing stakeholders across organisational boundaries
• Strong portfolio governance experience covering RAID, budgets, benefits, dependencies, reporting and change control
• Demonstrable experience coaching Project Managers, Scrum Masters or other delivery professionals
• Excellent senior stakeholder management skills and the confidence to present clear options, recommendations and decisions
• A recognised project management qualification such as PRINCE2, AgilePM or PMP, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience working within SAFe, scaled Agile or another complex Agile delivery environment would be advantageous

So, what’s in it for you?

• Bonus Schemes – A bonus that regularly rewards you for your performance
• A pension of up to 12%– We will match your contributions up to 6% of your salary
• Our award-winning Vitality health insurance – With its own set of rewards and benefits
• Life Assurance – Four times annual salary

These are just some of the many perks that we offer! To view the extensive range of benefits we offer, please visit our careers page. Fantastic Benefits. Exciting rewards. Great career opportunities!

If you are successful in your application and join us at Vitality, this is our promise to you, we will:

• Help you to be the healthiest you’ve ever been
• Create an environment that embraces you as you are and enables you to be your best self
• Give you flexibility on how, where and when you work
• Help you advance your career by playing you to your strengths
• Give you a voice to help our business grow and make Vitality a great place to be
• Give you the space to try, fail and learn
• Provide a healthy balance of challenge and support
• Recognise and reward you with a competitive salary and amazing benefits
• Be there for you when you need us
• Provide opportunities for you to be a force for good in society

We commit to all these things because we want you to feel that you belong, and are supported to be happy and healthy.