Programme Manager

3 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Penguin Books Limited Full time
Job Title: Programme Manager - Transformational Change Catalyst

We are seeking an experienced Programme Manager to join our Strategic Projects team at Penguin Random House UK. As a key member of our Operational Senior Leadership team, you will play a critical role in driving transformational change across our organisation.

As a Programme Manager, you will be accountable for the end-to-end delivery of assigned programme and project objectives, from inception to close-down. This will involve managing a programme budget, overseeing the realisation of programme benefits, and handling programme dependencies.

You will lead and mentor a team of project managers, coordinating multi-party delivery teams both internally and externally. This position demands a strategic approach to managing resources, timelines, and stakeholder expectations, ensuring seamless execution and delivery of projects and projects including process improvements, M&A, and a range of technology hardware, software and data migrations and management reporting.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the entire programme lifecycle from initiation through to successful delivery and Hypercare, ensuring all deliverables are met.
  • Establish and define the programme's organisational structure, governance frameworks, and sponsorship requirements.
  • Develop, baseline, and maintain comprehensive programme roadmaps that align with strategic objectives, regularly updating and tracking progress.
  • Monitor the programme budget, track expenditures, identify potential risks, and implement mitigation actions to ensure financial control.
  • Ensure each project within the programme is resourced with individuals possessing the necessary skills and experience, continuously adjusting allocations as needed.
  • Proactively manage and resolve project escalations, risks, and dependencies through timely reviews and swift resolution.
  • Oversee vendor management activities, ensuring tight control, appropriate sign-offs, and reviewing and approving vendor statements of work (SOWs).
  • Lead, support, and motivate the programme team, fostering a collaborative environment and ensuring project teams meet goals and milestones.
  • Communicate effectively with project sponsors, Steering Groups, and stakeholders, translating technical details into business terminology to ensure confidence and buy-in.
  • Manage the full programme lifecycle, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives, managing scope and changes, and driving feasibility studies and vendor selection.

What You'll Bring:

  • Extensive programme management experience managing large cross-functional teams.
  • Expert knowledge of SCRUM, Waterfall and Agile project management frameworks and methodologies.
  • Experience of delivering large-scale system to system migrations, building new pipelines to data warehouses, and development of management reporting.
  • Proven success in providing leadership, building, and motivating project teams to meet goals, adhere to responsibilities, and achieve milestones.
  • Strong logical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent organisational skills, proactive, and comfortable working in a dynamic project and programme delivery environment.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to present and explain technical information effectively to establish rapport and persuade others.
  • Awareness of IT frameworks such as ITILv3 and the software development process, including requirement gathering, analysis/design, development tools and technologies, release/version control, testing, and deployment management.

About Penguin:

We're the UK's largest publisher; made up of some 2,000 people and publishing over 1,500 books each year. Our doors are open to all kinds of talent. In a constantly evolving industry, we work hard to stretch the definition of the word publisher. Here, you'll work with a breadth of talent who all play their part to make each of our books a success. Together, we make books for everyone because a book can change anyone.

Application Deadline: Please apply with your CV and cover letter by 11:59PM on Tuesday 5th November.

What You Can Expect:

  • Salary: £70,000 - £80,000 dependent on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.
  • Our people are the heart of our business, and we work hard to support a culture of responsibility and recognition. Our benefits include:
    • Financial – income protection, life assurance, childcare allowance
    • Wellbeing - healthcare cash plan, critical illness cover, health checks
    • Lifestyle – enhanced parental leave, tech scheme, free and discounted books

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