Program Manager

Start Date: ASAP

Contract Length: 6 Months (extensions likely until 2027)

Location: On-site 5 days, Edinburgh

IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Are you an experienced Delivery & Programme Lead ready to oversee a high-impact digital transformation? Join a global organisation leading the upgrade of their customer-facing portal solution, modernising digital services that reach thousands daily.

This is your chance to take charge of delivery excellence, aligning teams, managing stakeholders, and driving results in a complex, fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee E2E delivery of digital projects: on time, within budget, and to high quality standards

• Define priorities, scope, and success criteria alongside senior stakeholders

• Foster Agile practices and hybrid delivery frameworks across multiple workstreams

• Anticipate and resolve risks, dependencies, and blockers

• Coach and mentor delivery teams to ensure best practices and continuous improvement

• Maintain transparency and communication through reporting and leadership updates

Required Skills:

• 20+ years’ experience in Change Delivery
• Strong background in Software Delivery, ETL & Data Migration programs
• Familiar with SEF Azure DevOps environment & tooling; VDIs, AKS Cluster etc.
• Strong risk management expertise – including for complex data migrations
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies
• Experienced in financial services & pensions industry
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills
• History managing large-scale budgets (£15m+)

Desired Skills:

• Experienced in PEGA, Sapiens (SCM) & BTS Pension Services