Programme Manager

Cameo is recruiting for a Programme Manager to join an established and innovative technology business based in Banbury on a full time, permanent basis. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to develop their project management career within a software and technology environment, working on interesting customer projects with a real-world impact.

You'll work closely with internal teams and customers to plan, coordinate and deliver software development, configuration and implementation projects - keeping everything moving, managing expectations and making sure projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the expected standard.

As Programme Manager you will be responsible for:

Planning and coordinating projects from initiation through to delivery and customer sign-off
Creating and maintaining project plans, schedules, milestones and deliverables
Coordinating software development, configuration and implementation activity
Working closely with Product, Engineering, Business Analysis and Professional Services teams
Supporting Agile ways of working, including sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews and retrospectives
Monitoring project progress, identifying blockers and keeping delivery on track
Managing scope, change requests, risks, issues and dependencies
Coordinating customer deployment activity, including testing, data migration and go-live
Acting as a key day-to-day contact for customers and managing stakeholder expectations
Running project meetings and providing clear updates on progress, risks and next steps
Supporting budget, resource and forecast tracking
Producing accurate project reports and maintaining project documentation
Supporting project handover, customer sign-off and lessons learned
Contributing ideas to improve project processes, tools and ways of working As Programme Manager you must be/have:

You'll ideally have experience in a Project Manager or similar project delivery role, together with:

A recognised project management qualification such as PRINCE2, APM or Agile/Scrum
An understanding of software development and the software development lifecycle
Experience of Agile delivery methods such as Scrum
Strong organisational and planning skills, with excellent attention to detail
The ability to identify risks and issues early and turn them into practical actions
Confidence working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships
Experience using project management and Microsoft Office tools
A good understanding of budgets, resources, timescales and project delivery It would be great if you also have:

Experience within defence or another highly regulated environment
Knowledge of learning technology
Experience delivering SaaS or enterprise software implementations
An understanding of training systems or learning technologies
UK Security Clearance, or eligibility to obtain itWhy consider it?

This is an opportunity to join a growing technology business where you'll have genuine ownership of projects and the chance to develop your career within software delivery.

You'll be working alongside experienced technical and commercial teams, building relationships with customers and gaining exposure to a varied mix of projects within a specialist technology environment.

If you're an organised, proactive Project Manager who enjoys making things happen and is looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you.

Salary is depending on experience: £60,000-£80,000.

Apply through Cameo today or contact Hannah for a confidential conversation