Cyber Programme Manager

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Technical Programme Manager to lead the delivery and governance of a major cybersecurity controls uplift programme across a large-scale technology estate. This role will sit within Data & Analytics Engineering and focus on coordinating critical remediation and control enhancement activities in response to the evolving cyber threat landscape, including AI-enabled threats.You will work closely with engineering, cybersecurity, risk, and senior business stakeholders to ensure delivery remains on track, risks are managed effectively, and programme objectives are achieved. This is a highly visible role requiring strong programme leadership, stakeholder management, and technical understanding.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end programme plan, managing milestones, dependencies, risks, and delivery commitments across multiple work streams.
• Coordinate engineering, cybersecurity, and application teams to ensure successful execution of key control uplift initiatives.
• Drive programme governance, including RAID management, reporting, escalation management, and executive updates.
• Monitor delivery progress, identify blockers, and facilitate resolution to maintain momentum.
• Produce clear and concise reporting for senior stakeholders on programme status, risks, budget, and resource requirements.
• Manage financial oversight, forecasting, and resource planning.
• Represent the programme at senior governance forums and leadership meetings.

Required Experience:

• Proven experience delivering complex technology, cybersecurity, risk remediation, or controls transformation programmes within large organisations.
• Strong programme management expertise, including governance, planning, dependency management, and executive reporting.
• Ability to engage effectively with technical and cybersecurity teams while communicating clearly with senior non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience managing budgets, forecasts, and resource planning within technology environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills with the ability to drive outcomes across multiple teams.

Desirable Experience:

• Cybersecurity controls such as Vulnerability Management, Patch Management, EDR, PAM, Security Monitoring, Secrets Management, or Resilience programmes.
• Experience within highly regulated environments such as Financial Services.
• Exposure to cyber risk, audit, or regulatory-driven remediation initiatives.
• Knowledge of cloud, infrastructure, and enterprise application environments.

We're looking for a programme leader who can bring structure, pace, and visibility to a complex cyber transformation programme, ensuring engineering teams can successfully deliver critical security improvements while maintaining alignment with broader organisational objectives.
If you have a strong background in technical programme delivery, cybersecurity, risk remediation, or large-scale technology transformation programmes, we'd love to hear from you. Please apply with your latest CV.

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