Senior Technical Program Manager - Data & Integration

National Grid Plc; Waltham (MA); Hybrid; USD 158,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

National Grid plc is seeking a Technical Program Manager to join our Chief Data Office. This senior role combines technical breadth with programme leadership and stakeholder skills, with a hybrid working model open to candidates in our Waltham, MA or Brooklyn, NY offices.

The role focuses on clarifying complex technology, aligning sponsors and delivery teams, and coordinating dependencies across federated environments to drive sustained delivery and clear accountability.

Qualifications

• Experience leading complex technology programmes, products or cross‑functional initiatives in a large enterprise.
• Broad technical understanding across enterprise applications, cloud, platforms, data, integration and security.
• Strong programme leadership turning ambiguity into structured plans, decisions and accountable actions.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication, ability to engage senior leaders and challenge constructively.
• Cost, risk, security, resilience, and long‑term sustainability awareness.

Responsibilities

• Define problems and outcomes with sponsors and delivery teams.
• Identify dependencies, gaps, risks, and ambiguity across programmes and platforms.
• Facilitate effective technical and delivery discussions with clear ownership.
• Challenge proposals for feasibility, alignment, security and operability.
• Track progress and escalate where ownership or direction is unclear.
• Support cross‑cutting data, integration and technology priorities and connect teams.

Skills

Programme leadership

Stakeholder management

Technical breadth

Communication skills

Decision making

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Job description

National Grid plc is seeking a Technical Program Manager to join our Chief Data Office. This senior role combines technical breadth with programme leadership and stakeholder skills, with a hybrid working model open to candidates in our Waltham, MA or Brooklyn, NY offices.

The role focuses on clarifying complex technology, aligning sponsors and delivery teams, and coordinating dependencies across federated environments to drive sustained delivery and clear accountability.