E1 Partners is working with a fast-growing UK commercial energy supplier.
Its technology function is maturing quickly. The next step is a strong Programme Manager to deliver the IT roadmap.
The role
You’ll own delivery of the IT & BI change portfolio end to end, from single projects to coordinated programmes. You’ll sit across every initiative and turn strategic priorities into delivered outcomes with measurable benefits.
The headline programme is a CRM replacement and migration, followed by work to bring AI capabilities into the business.
Key responsibilities
- Run programme and project governance, including stage gates, decision forums and reporting to senior sponsors
- Own integrated planning across the portfolio: milestones, dependencies, critical path and resourcing
- Deliver across in-house builds (Azure DevOps), vendor and SaaS change, and configuration of off-the-shelf software
- Run RAID and change control, escalating anything that puts scope, cost or timelines at risk
- Own budgets, forecasting and cost control across concurrent workstreams
- Shape business cases, and track how benefits are realised
- Manage senior stakeholders, third-party suppliers, contracts and SLAs
- Line-manage a Project Coordinator and lead matrixed delivery teams
What you’ll bring
- A track record of running multi-workstream programmes or portfolios
- Strong governance, planning and budget control
- Confidence with senior stakeholders and suppliers
- Experience managing vendor-delivered change
- Experience of line management and leading matrixed teams
- Fluency in MSP, PRINCE2 or Agile, and the judgement to adapt them to context
- Energy supply experience, including knowledge of core supplier processes and industry processes
- Experience of benefits management
- APM qualification (PMQ or PPQ), working towards ChPP, or MSP, PRINCE2 or Agile certification
What’s on offer
- Hybrid working, with at least 2 days a week in the office
- 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 more days
- Health and wellbeing cashback scheme, and cycle to work scheme
- Clear career progression in a fast-growing business
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Program Manager in Leeds employer: E1 Partners
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