Senior Programme Manager (Technology)

Location: 138 Cauldwell St, Bedford, United Kingdom; eligibility to work in the UK required; domestic and international travel may be required; external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview.

Company

hirify.global is a global media and entertainment company producing and distributing film, television, streaming, news, and theme park content and experiences.

What you will do

• Lead a portfolio of strategic technology programmes, major initiatives, and standalone projects with multiple workstreams, dependencies, and sub-projects.
• Translate senior leadership priorities into delivery plans, roadmaps, milestones, measurable outcomes, and governance structures.
• Coordinate technical teams, business stakeholders, Finance, Procurement, PMO, vendors, and external delivery partners.
• Manage budgets, forecasts, procurement activities, commercial commitments, supplier delivery, risks, issues, and mitigation plans.
• Prepare executive updates, steering committee materials, dashboards, presentations, business cases, benefits realization plans, and ROI analyses.
• Ensure operational readiness, support models, onboarding workflows, workplace technology readiness, handover, and transition into business-as-usual operations.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading complex technology programmes, strategic initiatives, or business transformation within a large global enterprise.
• Experience managing concurrent programmes and projects, including large initiatives with multiple sub-projects, workstreams, dependencies, and senior stakeholder groups.
• Experience delivering technology workstreams for real estate activity, including new site builds, office moves, refurbishments, consolidations, and workplace transformation.
• Experience supporting business-led change, workplace technology readiness, operational problem-solving, user experience improvements, and new ways of working.
• Strong understanding of enterprise technology environments, including infrastructure, networking, end-user computing, workplace technology, unified communications, cyber security, identity and access, automation, and AI-enabled service transformation.
• Experience with leadership reporting, programme dashboards, steering committee materials, financial summaries, executive presentations, business cases, benefits realization frameworks, and ROI analyses.
• Strong financial and commercial awareness, including budget planning, forecasting, spend tracking, procurement coordination, and vendor management.
• Excellent executive communication, presentation, stakeholder management, organizational, leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills; ability to navigate ambiguity and establish governance.
• Experience working with globally distributed teams across multiple regions and time zones; advanced proficiency with Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Monday.com, Power BI, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and Microsoft 365.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience; professional certification such as PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Scrum, or equivalent.
• Eligibility to work in the UK and ability to travel domestically and internationally as required.

Nice to have

• Professional project or programme management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, PgMP, APM, or equivalent.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a global enterprise environment spanning media, entertainment, technology, and operations.
• Inclusive culture focused on developing talent and reflecting diverse communities through content.
• Opportunity to contribute to community initiatives and employee service activities.

Hiring process

• External candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an hirify.global employee at one of the company's locations before a hiring decision.