Technical Programme Manager (Cyber).

Tesco Technology; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Health and wellbeing benefits

30 days leave

Job summary

Tesco Technology is seeking a Technical Programme Manager to lead high‑impact cyber security initiatives across the organisation. You will coordinate across Cyber, Technology, Product and Operations to translate strategy into measurable delivery outcomes and milestones.

The role requires hands-on experience delivering cyber delivery and navigating complex risk, threat, and regulatory contexts. The position offers a hybrid model with significant in-person collaboration and remote work options.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing cyber security delivery, programmes or portfolios in a Cyber, Security or Technology Risk environment.
• Strong track record delivering complex technology or security initiatives across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Excellent programme, project and stakeholder management capability, including senior leadership engagement.
• Experience operating in environments shaped by cyber risk, threat context or regulatory obligations.
• Ability to understand and navigate cyber and security architectures to manage dependencies and delivery risk.
• Strong reporting, planning and financial forecasting skills.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, translating complex technical topics into clear delivery narratives.

Responsibilities

• Deliver complex cyber security programmes with multiple technical, operational and risk dependencies and measurable value.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives spanning Cyber, Technology, Product and operational teams.
• Translate cyber strategy, risk priorities and security objectives into clear programme outcomes, milestones and value.
• Shape and lead programmes with evolving scope, emerging threats, and uncertain delivery paths.
• Establish and continuously improve delivery approaches suited to cyber environments (agile, iterative, structured).
• Create, own and maintain integrated delivery plans covering technical implementation, operations readiness and change impacts.
• Act as central point of coordination across Cyber teams, Product, Engineering and Operations.
• Proactively identify delivery risks and issues, facilitate trade-offs, and manage escalations with clarity.
• Understand cyber architectures to anticipate dependency and integration risks.
• Support planning cycles, financial forecasting and budget management for cyber programmes.
• Build relationships with stakeholders, suppliers and partners; manage delivery expectations.
• Support vendor selection and management activities including tendering, SLAs and delivery assurance.

Skills

Cyber security delivery

Programme management

Stakeholder management

Financial forecasting

Communication

Job description

About the role

Technical Programme Managers (TPMs) deliver complex, cross‑functional technology programmes that support colleagues and help serve customers better. In this role you will operate as a Cyber Programme Manager, leading the delivery of high‑impact cyber security initiatives across Tesco’s organisation.

You will work across multiple Cyber domains, partnering with security engineering, operations, product and infrastructure teams to translate cyber strategy into delivered, measurable outcomes. While you may align to a specific domain, you will be expected to flex and support broader Cyber priorities where business needs require. This role requires hands‑on experience managing cyber delivery, navigating complex technical and organisational dependencies, operating confidently in environments shaped by risk, threat context and regulatory expectations.

You will be responsible for

While responsibilities will evolve with business needs, the core accountabilities include:

• Deliver complex cyber security programmes with multiple technical, operational and risk dependencies that directly improve Tesco’s security posture and business resilience.
• Lead cross‑functional initiatives spanning Cyber, Technology, Product and operational teams.
• Translate cyber strategy, risk priorities and security objectives into clear programme outcomes, milestones and measurable value.
• Shape and lead programmes with evolving scope, emerging threats, and uncertain delivery paths.
• Establish and continuously improve delivery approaches suited to cyber environments (combining agile, iterative and structured delivery models where appropriate).
• Create, own and maintain integrated delivery plans covering technical implementation, operational readiness and change impacts.
• Act as the central point of coordination across Cyber teams, Product, Engineering and Operations.
• Proactively identify delivery risks and issues, facilitate informed trade‑off discussions, and manage escalations with clarity and confidence.
• Understand cyber and security architectures sufficiently to anticipate dependency, sequencing and integration risks.
• Support planning cycles, financial forecasting and budget management for cyber programmes.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, suppliers and partners, holding them accountable for delivery outcomes.
• Support vendor selection and management activities, including tendering, SLAs and delivery assurance.
• Contribute to the wider TPM and Cyber delivery community, sharing good practice and continuously raising the bar for programme execution.

You will need

An ideal candidate will demonstrate the following experience and skills:

Essential

• Proven experience managing cyber security delivery, programmes or portfolios within a Cyber, Security or Technology Risk environment.
• Strong track record delivering complex technology or security initiatives across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Excellent programme, project and stakeholder management capability, including senior leadership engagement.
• Experience operating in environments shaped by cyber risk, threat context or regulatory obligations.
• Ability to understand and navigate cyber and security architectures well enough to manage dependencies and delivery risk.
• Strong reporting, planning and financial forecasting skills.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to translate complex technical topics into clear delivery narratives.

Desirable

• Experience working with a range of Cyber domains (e.g. Identity & Access Management, Cloud Security, Threat Detection, Security Engineering).
• Familiarity with threat‑informed defence, detection‑led security or risk‑based prioritisation approaches.
• Experience delivering programmes that involve security tooling, automation or platform integration.

Why This Role

This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering Tesco’s cyber security outcomes. You will work at the intersection of strategy, intelligence, engineering and operations, helping ensure that cyber initiatives are not only well designed but also successfully delivered and embedded where it matters most.

Whats in it for you?

We offer a competitive total rewards package that includes a fixed pay, incentives, benefits and supportive work‑life balance. You will receive 30 days of leave, 10 national and festival holidays, health and wellness programmes, mental wellbeing support, financial coaching, a savings plan, and access to a green campus with sports facilities. Our hybrid model allows you to spend 60% of the week collaborating in person and 40% working remotely.

About Us

At Tesco, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to treating everyone fairly and with respect, valuing individuality and fostering a sense of belonging. We are also a Disability Confident committed employer and provide reasonable adjustments to support all candidates throughout the recruitment process.