Senior Manager, Program Manager

What’s a career at Primark all about? Our technology team is actively shaping the next wave of advancements. Collaborating with a creative team of tech enthusiasts, you’ll contribute your unique skills to fuel our technological advancements
What You’ll Do as a Programme Manager
End-to-End Programme Delivery: Own the full lifecycle of complex, multi-project technology programmes (initiation, design, development, testing, deployment, and closure) ensuring delivery to agreed scope, time, cost, and quality.
Strategic Planning & Alignment: Partner with senior business and technology leaders to define programme objectives, maintain comprehensive plans, and ensure alignment with Primark’s long-term strategic goals.
Financial & Resource Management: Manage multi-million-pound budgets (typically £15m+), track financial performance, identify cost-saving opportunities, and optimise resources across multi-organisational teams.
Risk, Performance & Vendor Management: Establish KPIs, monitor benefits realisation, manage programme-level risks and dependencies, and oversee supplier contracts to ensure quality and timely delivery.
Healthcare, pension, and potential bonus. 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more. Because Primark is all about tailoring to you, we offer Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre, and a subsidised cafeteria.
Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:
Drive end-to-end delivery of multi-year, high-profile programmes comprising multiple projects, ensuring alignment with Primark’s strategic objectives and governance standards.
Programme Planning & Execution: Develop and maintain comprehensive programme plans, manage dependencies, and oversee delivery to scope, time, cost, and quality using methodologies such as PMI, Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall.
Financial & Resource Leadership: Manage multi-million-pound budgets (typically £15m+), track financial performance, identify cost-saving opportunities, and optimise resources across multi-organisational teams.
Stakeholder & Supplier Management: Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders (including Directors), negotiate and manage supplier contracts in complex multi-supplier environments, and ensure quality deliverables.
Risk, Compliance & Performance Oversight: Establish KPIs, monitor benefits realisation, manage programme-level risks and issues, and ensure adherence to Primark’s Delivery Governance Framework and technology standards.
Team Leadership & Culture Building: Inspire and motivate cross-functional teams, provide coaching and development, foster collaboration and innovation, and challenge the status quo without compromising business performance.
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