Program Manager (Reading)

Programme Manager / 6 month contract / Day rate negotiable / Hybrid

We have exciting opportunity for an immediately available Programme Manager to join us on an initial 6 month contract with hybrid working where you must be willing to travel to our Reading office 1-2 days per week with some occasional ad-hoc travel to Dublin and other locations which will be fully expensed.

Role Overview:

We are seeking a skilled Programme Manager to lead the delivery of one or more technical workstreams as part of our global EPOS transformation programme. This role will focus on managing the end-to-end delivery of technical components, which could include several of the following deliverables:- core EPOS applications, integrations, hardware rollout, and vendor solutions, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to specification.

The ideal candidate will have strong technical project / delivery management experience in the retail sector, with EPOS implementations, and be comfortable working in a fast-paced, multi-vendor environment. This is not a business project management or change management role. The programme manager will be required to “Roll their Sleeves Up” and pitch in with a variety of tasks to ensure successful delivery of the overall workstream. They will work as part of a programme team, supporting the lead project manager deliver a core workstream within the overall EPOS Replacement Programme.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the full project lifecycle for assigned technical workstreams, from initiation through to go-live and handover
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets
• Identify, track, and manage risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies (RAID)
• Lead cross-functional project delivery teams, including internal technical resources, vendors, and third parties
• Work closely with business stakeholders to ensure technical solutions meet business requirements
• Build strong relationships with the supporting technical delivery teams:-

Architecture, Security, Infrastructure / Networks / Cloud, Product / Business Analysis, Testing / Environments, Application Development, Data Migration and Store Roll Out.

• Coordinate requirements capture, technical design, build, testing, and deployment activities across workstreams
• Monitor and report on project progress, providing regular updates to the Technical Works Stream Lead and key stakeholders
• Ensure compliance with governance standards, change control processes, and quality assurance
• Support supplier and contract management activities, including managing deliverables and ensuring alignment to scope
• Facilitate technical workshops, stand-ups, and steering meetings as required
• Drive continuous improvement in delivery practices and project outcomes
• Ensure project administration is kept up to date in line with the governance delivery framework, which is based around a Prince2 delivery framework.

Skills & Experience Required:

• Proven experience as a Senior Technical Project/Delivery Manager delivering technology projects in the retail sector , ideally EPOS or in-store systems
• Strong project management expertise, including planning, tracking, reporting, budgeting, and risk management
• Experience managing cross-functional technical teams, vendors, and third-party partners
• Strong understanding of infrastructure, systems integration, networks, and store technology landscapes
• Familiarity with software development lifecycles, hardware deployments, and UAT processes
• Excellent organisational, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to work effectively in a complex, fast-moving environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive and delivery-focused mindset

Please note, to be considered for this role we can only accept candidates who are happy to work through an umbrella company, this is non-negotiable.

If the above is of interest to you then please apply and we can discuss the next steps in detail.