Senior Programme Manager

This job is with Capgemini, an inclusive employer and a member of my Gwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.

To work as part of the Insights and Data (I&D) Engagement Management practice which specialise in data and information led projects and programmes.

Your role will be to manage projects for clients across varying sectors and projects managed can be of different degrees of complexity or size.
Technologies will focus on bespoke and packaged Data Analytics and AI solutions, covering a wide range of major platforms.

Project management methodologies used will be structured or agile and experience of managing projects using either type of methodology is expected.

Please Note:

Security Clearance:
To be successfully appointed to this role, must be eligible to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance.
To obtain SC clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last 5 years, along with other criteria and requirements.

Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality.
Some posts are restricted to sole UK Nationals for security reasons; therefore, you may be asked about your citizenship in the application process.

Hybrid working:
The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre-employment checks, including identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service)

At Capgemini part of the Project Manager role includes commercial management so you will be expected to manage project financials both internally and externally with the client.

You will take ownership for delivering data projects for clients including all aspects of project management and be accountable for the budget and outcomes.

• Define and manage complex medium/large scale projects or defined work streams – Align plans acceptable to the client and within the constraints of the contract ensuring project activities that risks, issues and dependencies are recorded, escalated and reported as appropriate.
• As a Programme Manager, work as overall programme lead, directing and overseeing a portfolio of projects, aligning them with strategic business goals to deliver integrated business value. Responsible for cross-functional team leadership, stakeholder communication, and mitigating risks across multiple work streams.
• Complete project status reports and present project status (including financials) at the monthly internal project reviews.
• Manage project budgeting, forecasting and resource planning. Submit contract change requests as needed.
• Build key client relationships and improve project profitability by selling additional work and/or resources into the client.
• Implement project management methodologies (agile, waterfall, or hybrid models) based on client needs and project goals to effectively coordinate delivery teams and ensure alignment with stakeholder expectations.
• Demonstrate growing understanding of data platforms, analytics and reporting.
• Support the identification of opportunities to apply AI and advanced analytics to improve client outcomes, project efficiency and value realisation.

You will be an exemplary Programme Manager:

• You will have substantial experience of day-to-day management of technical project teams at multiple locations.
• Extensive public sector project experience, including work on Security Cleared programmes
• Projects delivered will include any or all of the following: data warehouse, data analysis, master data management, data science, data migration, structured & self-service reporting.
• You will demonstrate a strong understanding of…