Technology – Programme Management Graduate Scheme

Tesco Ireland; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco runs a 2-year programme where you’ll work with Technology and other teams to ensure projects meet goals, manage plans and risks, and monitor progress with Software Engineers and Product Managers. You’ll gain support from expert colleagues and spend time in Tesco labs, meeting tech grads and trying new tech.

Salary: £40,000. Programme start date: 6 September 2027. We value curiosity and a willingness to learn, with flexible working options and an inclusive recruitment process.

Qualifications

• An interest in planning, organising and helping others stay on track is useful.
• Ability to spot when something’s not going to plan and know how to get support.
• Communication is key, but you don’t need to have project management experience yet.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multiple teams across Technology and the wider business to ensure projects meet strategic goals.
• Manage plans and risks and monitor progress with Software Engineers and Product Managers.
• Spend time in Tesco labs meeting tech grads, coding and trying our new tech.

Tools

JIRA

Aha

Job description

Through a 2-year scheme, you’ll work collaboratively with multiple teams across Technology and the wider business. You’ll ensure projects meet strategic goals, handle plans and risks, and monitor progress with Software Engineers and Product Managers. All while getting support and training from expert colleagues. You’ll also spend time in Tesco labs, meeting tech grads, coding and trying our new tech.

Salary: £40,000 Programme start date: 6 September 2027

You bring people together to make things happen - delivering projects that tick all the boxes and keep stakeholders happy.

Use tracking and monitoring tools like JIRA or Aha

This section is here to help you get a feel for what each scheme is about and what might suit you best. Don’t worry if you don’t have all the skills listed - we don’t expect you to. We’re looking for potential, curiosity, and a willingness to learn. We’ll support you to build the rest.

An interest in planning, organising and helping others stay on track is useful

Being able to spot when something’s not going to plan, and knowing how to get support is something we really value

Communication is key, but you don’t need to have project management experience yet

You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we’re all 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.

We're proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, where everyone’s welcome. That’s why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

Working at our Welwyn Garden City campus

Our leafy, green campus is just 10 minutes’ walk from the centre of Welwyn Garden City with its many shops, restaurants, pubs and sports facilities. Close to the A1, and with frequent trains running to Finsbury Park in just 20 minutes (free shuttle buses take you between the station and office), the campus is well connected to the surrounding area.

On campus, you’ll find subsidised restaurants and coffee shops, as well as a Tesco Express to pick up your lunch or last-minute essentials. You can join the on-site Nuffield Health gym, which has state-of-the-art fitness equipment, two studios for group classes, plus treatment rooms (membership costs £23.50 per month).