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Senior Programme Manager | Data Platform & Digital Transformation | Programme Recovery
Wakefield, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
BTEC National Diploma in Computer StudiesChange ControlChange ManagementData GovernanceData ManagementData TransformationData MigrationData RecoveryData Transformation ServicesData Transport UtilityData VirtualizationLegacy System Migration WorkbenchSystem MigrationTransition ManagementDependency ManagementData Lake
Programme Recovery & Governance
Recovery of failing cloud and data-migration programmes through rebuilding governance, accountability and delivery assurance, completing projects ahead of schedule and under budget.
Data Migration & Analytics Transformation
Leadership of large-scale data migrations of up to 25TB and 20 million documents, achieving 99.7% first-pass data integrity, with strategic oversight of MDM, Power BI, data warehouse and Snowflake data lake initiatives.
Portfolio & Financial Control
Governance of technology and change portfolios worth £40-50m, with strong financial oversight, investment decision-making, capacity planning and delivery discipline across multi-supplier environments.
RAID Management
Establishment and management of integrated RAID controls across complex programmes, covering risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies, reporting and governance frameworks.
Supplier & Contract Assurance
Strengthening of supplier governance, procurement and contract controls to improve assurance, value for money and milestone adherence, contributing to significant productivity gains.
Planning & Dependency Management
Management of complex programme plans and dependencies across large-scale technology transformations, coordinating technical teams, suppliers and business stakeholders.
Backlog Management & Prioritisation
Direction of resource prioritisation and backlog management, ensuring capacity is directed to highest-value initiatives and strategic milestones are achieved.
Change Control & Delivery Assurance
Design and implementation of change control frameworks, PMO capability and delivery assurance mechanisms across public sector and financial services organisations.
Board & Executive Stakeholder Management
Advisory engagement with Boards and Executives on investment, risk, regulatory delivery and value realisation, influencing matrix stakeholders to resolve priorities and resource constraints.
Organisational Change & Adoption
Leadership of digital workplace transformation and organisational change programmes for thousands of users, embedding benefits tracking and driving adoption of new technologies and services.
Recovery of failing cloud and data-migration programmes through rebuilding governance, accountability and delivery assurance, completing projects ahead of schedule and under budget.
Data Migration & Analytics Transformation
Leadership of large-scale data migrations of up to 25TB and 20 million documents, achieving 99.7% first-pass data integrity, with strategic oversight of MDM, Power BI, data warehouse and Snowflake data lake initiatives.
Portfolio & Financial Control
Governance of technology and change portfolios worth £40-50m, with strong financial oversight, investment decision-making, capacity planning and delivery discipline across multi-supplier environments.
RAID Management
Establishment and management of integrated RAID controls across complex programmes, covering risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies, reporting and governance frameworks.
Supplier & Contract Assurance
Strengthening of supplier governance, procurement and contract controls to improve assurance, value for money and milestone adherence, contributing to significant productivity gains.
Planning & Dependency Management
Management of complex programme plans and dependencies across large-scale technology transformations, coordinating technical teams, suppliers and business stakeholders.
Backlog Management & Prioritisation
Direction of resource prioritisation and backlog management, ensuring capacity is directed to highest-value initiatives and strategic milestones are achieved.
Change Control & Delivery Assurance
Design and implementation of change control frameworks, PMO capability and delivery assurance mechanisms across public sector and financial services organisations.
Board & Executive Stakeholder Management
Advisory engagement with Boards and Executives on investment, risk, regulatory delivery and value realisation, influencing matrix stakeholders to resolve priorities and resource constraints.
Organisational Change & Adoption
Leadership of digital workplace transformation and organisational change programmes for thousands of users, embedding benefits tracking and driving adoption of new technologies and services.
Languages
EnglishNative speaker
Project history
Recovery of stalled programmes by rebuilding governance, accountability and delivery assurance. Restoration of control of £50m+ portfolios through stronger governance, investment decisions and delivery discipline. Advisory services to Boards and Executives on investment, prioritisation and delivery risk, directing capacity to highest-value initiatives. Leadership of regulatory and operational transformation, turning strategic requirements into practical change. Definition of RACI/RASCI accountabilities across internal teams and third parties.
Establishment of the firm's first Change & Investment function to address audit-identified delivery gaps. Creation of director-level governance and advisory engagement with the Executive and Main Board on investment, risk, regulatory delivery and value realisation. Oversight of a £25m portfolio with full visibility of forecasts, actuals, variances, capacity, performance and risk. Strategic oversight of data warehouse and Snowflake data lake initiatives. Leadership of 10 change professionals, increasing throughput 40% and achieving 95% of strategic milestones in year one. Direction of Consumer Duty, Operational Resilience and Financial Crime programmes. Led FCA-governed acquisition and integration of a competitor client asset book. Built a PMO and change framework, strengthening prioritisation, business cases, benefits tracking and delivery control. Strengthened supplier governance and assurance, improving milestone adherence and contributing to a 30% productivity gain.
Recovery of a failing enterprise technology and data-migration programme, rebuilding governance and delivery, resolving dependencies and completing one month early, £250k under budget with zero downtime. Led migration of 25TB and 20 million documents including 400+ SharePoint sites and 2m+ list items, achieving 99.7% first-pass integrity. Strategic oversight of MDM, Power BI and data warehouse initiatives. Coordination of technical teams, suppliers and business stakeholders across a 12,500-user Microsoft cloud transformation. Designed a digital workplace TOM and service redesign for 8,000+ users, delivering 25% efficiency savings. Led digital transformation for 12,500 users using M365, Teams, SharePoint and cloud services, achieving 78% staff satisfaction. Delivered SAP employee self-service for 30,000 staff. Led strategic options appraisal for an organisation-wide ERP.