Program Manager

Program Manager – Buckinghamshire, Hybrid

Bright Purple are working with an ambitious product company at an exciting turning point, the build is done, and the focus is now on launching and running the platform as a reliable live service.

They need a hands‑on Program Manager, someone who removes obstacles, shapes board‑level decisions and drives up release quality, rather than simply coordinating from the sidelines. You'll work with in a small, high‑impact team spanning engineering, product and operations, with real scope to influence how the company launches and grows.

• Salary up to £90,000
• Hybrid working with 2 days a week into the Buckinghamshire office
• 28 days' holiday on top of bank holidays
• Private healthcare
• Company pension
• Life cover

• Shape and maintain the overall program roadmap, pulling together planning inputs and forward projections from every workstream
• Serve as the bridge between the delivery organisation and launch‑readiness activity, with regular visibility to, and influence over, the leadership team
• Hold the purse strings on delivery spend, anticipating what funding will be needed and when
• Steer clients towards operating‑model choices that ensure the programme delivers the value it promises
• Partner with the board and PMO to put strong governance in place, spotting and managing risks before they become problems

• A solid program management or digital transformation background, with change initiatives you've taken from inception through to delivery, ideally in a product launch context
• Fluency in the major delivery approaches, whether Agile, Waterfall or a blend of both
• Professional accreditation along the lines of MSP, PRINCE2, APMQ or Scrum Master
• A natural leader and communicator who can defuse tension and get things moving in complicated organisational settings
• Exposure to Service Design thinking and the Microsoft Azure/Dynamics stack would set you apart
• Must have full right to work in the UK

Happy to share more details if interested. Please apply with your most up-to-date CV for consideration.

Bright Purple is an equal opportunities employer: we are proud to work with clients who share our values of diversity and inclusion in our industry.