Strategic Programme Director IRC286607 in Manchester

Join a leadership team built for success. Are you ready to lead digital transformation at scale? As a Senior Programme Manager, you’ll be the heartbeat of our delivery excellence in the UK. Operating within GlobalLogic’s innovative leadership framework, you’ll partner closely with a Client Lead and Offshore Engineering heads to ensure every project is a masterpiece of precision and quality.

The Role at a Glance:

• Act as the primary advisor to senior client stakeholders, translating high-level vision into tangible outcomes.
• Orchestrate distributed teams to deliver world-class AI products and platforms.
• Build the trust and technical credibility that turns projects into long-term partnerships.

Responsibilities

Delivery & Technical Oversight

• Oversee the entire lifecycle from initiation through implementation, ensuring alignment with GlobalLogic’s Delivery Framework and the client’s governance processes.
• Engage in the full pre-sales cycle, preparing client proposals and defining Statements of Work (SOW) that are technically viable and commercially sound.
• Maintain high-level fluency in current technology shifts—specifically Cloud, Migration, Data, and AI—to ensure delivery remains relevant and provides a credible bridge between client business goals and engineering execution.

Project Governance & Financial Rigour

• Take ultimate responsibility for the financial health and P&L of your portfolio ensuring high-quality delivery that protects and grows margins.
• Establish a robust governance matrix that aligns with GlobalLogic’s Delivery Framework (GLDF) and the client’s internal processes, ensuring 100% referenceability.
• Proactively identify engagement risks—from technical debt to resource bottlenecks—and manage senior stakeholder expectations through clear, data-driven communication.

Global Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Lead and mentor large, distributed teams across multiple geographies, defining the right operating models to ensure seamless collaboration.
• Act as the primary delivery point of escalation for C-suite stakeholders, managing expectations and identifying new opportunities for business improvement.
• Lead by example, fostering a supportive and learning culture for other Project and Programme Managers within the organization.

What You Bring to the Role

• Deep experience in Digital Engineering or IT Consulting, specifically within high-scale, global delivery models.
• A track record of delivering complex client programmes with annual revenues of £5M+.
• Ability to command the “big picture” while maintaining the focus to dive into details, ensuring you are a credible, trusted advisor to C-suite executives.
• Extensive experience in global, multi-country stakeholder management, leading distributed teams in excess of 100+ people.
• High-level fluency in Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and the SDLC.
• Extensive experience overseeing high-stakes digital transformations, including challenging incumbent vendor transitions and Organizational Change Management (OCM).
• An expert in global coordination and governance, with deep experience in financial rigour, resource optimization, and proactive risk management.
• An expert in modern delivery methodologies, including Agile, Scrum, and Scaled Agile (SAFe).
• A collaborative leader with the communication skills to influence both internal engineering pods and external client stakeholders.
• A self-starter who thrives in fast-paced environments, with a strong focus on meeting deadlines and driving referenceable delivery outcomes.

Academic Foundation: A Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field is preferred.

What we offer

• Culture of caring. At GlobalLogic, we prioritise a culture of caring. Across every region and department, at every level, we consistently put people first.
• Learning and development. We are committed to your continuous learning and development.
• Interesting & meaningful work. GlobalLogic is known for engineering impact for and with clients around the world.
• Balance and flexibility. We believe in the importance of balance and flexibility.
• High-trust organization. We are a high-trust organization where integrity is key.

About GlobalLogic

GlobalLogic, a Hitachi Group Company, is a trusted digital engineering partner to the world’s largest and most forward-thinking companies. Since 2000, we’ve been at the forefront of the digital revolution – helping create some of the most innovative and widely used digital products and experiences.