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