Senior Programme Manager

4 weeks ago

StratforduponAvon, Warwickshire, United Kingdom Jaguar & Land Rove Full time
Job Title: Head of Building Performance

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Programme Manager to join our team at Jaguar Land Rover. As a key member of our Digital & Innovation team in Industrial Operations, you will be responsible for leading the delivery of multiple strategic projects across JLR, with a specific focus on SAP.

Key Responsibilities:

* Lead a programme team of PMO professionals, monitoring progress through regular reviews and maintaining close contact with all stakeholders
* Lead the successful delivery of projects, through identifying, planning and coordinating tasks, ensuring priorities, interdependencies and resources are managed effectively
* Proactively plan and optimise resources, supported by the Resource Management team, in line with business priorities so that a realistic delivery team and project is established and maintained
* Waterfall engagements: actively collaborates with cross functional teams and SAP CoE to ensure engagement occurs at appropriate points throughout the lifecycle of the programme to facilitate a seamless handover to operational support as part of programme delivery and closure
* DevOps and Agile initiatives: works with the Product Manager and Scrum Master to ensure required processes are followed to ensure delivery and continuity of service of the software products
* Leads the programme team(s) in determining business requirements and translating requirements into operational plans, as per the relevant delivery methodology
* Ensures that the programme is managed to realise business benefits and that stakeholders remain informed of progress throughout the engagement
* Ensure dependencies are identified and managed between the various workstreams within the project
* Timely reporting of programme/projects via the appropriate tools (Jira/Planview) in line with appropriate JLR delivery methodology and project governance processes
* Partner with relevant process owners and Product Managers to ensure that all project deliverables are met
* Lead the PMO organisation ensuring compliance and adherence to JLR Enterprise PMO standards and framework
* Manages third party suppliers and Solution Integration (SI) partners
* Establish and manage communication to users, management and directors as part of overall programme governance structure
* Accountable for all internal & external Audit and Compliance requirements, working alongside Corporate Audit and Business Assurance teams

Key Performance Indicators:

* All project deliverables realise their intended benefits and meet time/cost/quality milestones
* Accurate financial planning / management of the project/projects to budget
* Timely resource planning / management (motivated & delivery focused team)
* Compliance to Project Management, Resource and Risk Management processes
* Annual objectives will be measured as part of the JLR performance management process

Key Interactions:

* Senior stakeholders/users within and external to JLR
* Digital Programme/ Project team members
* Procurement teams
* Project Management Office (PMO)
* Finance Business Partners
* Digital resource management
* 3rd party vendors (Digital & Non-Digital) & strategic partners

Requirements:

* Significant experience managing complex IT change programmes/projects with a demonstrable track record of delivery
* Significant experience and understanding of delivering SAP application programme/projects
* In depth knowledge and demonstrable application of both Agile and traditional project management principles and practices, as well as the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment
* Solid understanding of software development life cycle models as well as expert knowledge of both Agile and traditional project management principles and practices and the ability to blend them together in the right proportions to fit a project and business environment
* Understands the need for and how to flex your leadership style to effectively manage teams working to a Waterfall v. Agile methodology
* Good understanding of DevOps and application thereof within a delivery environment
* Proven experience of complex senior stakeholder management, successfully balancing communications and expectations of stakeholders with different views
* Methodical detailed approach to work
* Strong analytical skills to identify how one issue can impact on another and put in place the required interventions through support and/or from own knowledge base
* Proven budget management experience managing large CAPEX & OPEX
* Ability to manage significant risks and issues
* Commercially astute thinking
* Ability to work to tight timescales
* Strong influencing and negotiation skills
* Comfortable and content with changes of scope and adapting plans/approach accordingly

Desirable Requirements:

* Competent user of Planview & Jira toolsets
* Experience of new vehicle launch or factory projects in an industrial company

Personal Profile:

* Demonstrates our Creators' Code behaviours of Customer Love, Unity, Integrity, Growth and Impact
* Demonstrable leadership and team building skills
* Enthusiastic, energetic character who motivates projects teams to deliver
* Extensive experience working on multiple large digital programmes/projects
* Self-starter, can work independently
* Able to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels
* Willing to be flexible with working hours

About Us:

Creating Modern Luxury requires a modern approach to work. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees flexibility around how, when and where they work. Find out what to expect at each stage of the process along with some hints and tips. Find out more about working here in our JLR Life Blog: We look after our employees by offering a host of benefits and investing in their talent through award-winning training.

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