Senior Program Manager

Role overview

A senior leadership role focused on steering large, complex software programs for international clients from initiation through full delivery. The position carries end-to-end accountability for outcomes, scope, budget, and stakeholder alignment across multi-stream engagements. It suits an experienced program leader who blends delivery discipline with a pragmatic, outcomes-driven mindset and an engineering-aware approach.

• Direct multi-year, multi-million-EUR software programs, owning delivery outcomes, scope, timelines, and budget end-to-end.
• Define and run program governance, including decision-making structures, escalation paths, and reporting frameworks.
• Coordinate multiple delivery streams and manage dependencies across internal teams and selected external partners.
• Proactively surface program-level risks, shape mitigation strategies, and drive corrective action when delivery drifts.
• Establish structured change management with full traceability between requirements, scope, budget, and contractual agreements.
• Build trust-based relationships with clients, sponsors, and key internal stakeholders, while mentoring Delivery Managers and leading effective program teams.

• Demonstrated success leading large-scale IT or software programs with full budget and delivery accountability.
• Experience managing distributed, multinational teams and collaborating with external vendors or partners.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and negotiation skills in complex stakeholder environments.
• High ownership and decisiveness, with the ability to operate independently and make informed trade-off decisions.
• Solid understanding of software delivery life cycles (SDLC) and modern software engineering practices.
• Fluency in spoken and written English, plus eligibility to work from within the European Union region.

• Practical knowledge of program and delivery frameworks such as PMP or SAFe; relevant certifications are welcome but not required.

Remote work setup within the European Union region; a valid work permit is required. Recruitment follows a multi-stage process consisting of CV review, an HR call, two interviews, and a final decision.