Technology Programme Manager/Delivery Lead

TL;DR

Technology Programme Manager/Delivery Lead: Leading the execution of high-impact, cross-functional initiatives for a Digital Platform Team with an accent on scalable, secure, and resilient technology foundations. Focus on managing strategic vendors, mitigating delivery risks, and aligning globally distributed engineering teams.

Location: Onsite, London

Company

hirify.global is an established product company that facilitates discovery for researchers, educators, clinicians, and other professionals through its imprints, books, journals, platforms, and technology solutions.

What you will do

• Own and drive the end-to-end delivery of critical platform initiatives, ensuring commitments on scope, timeline, and budget are met.
• Define delivery strategies, orchestrate cross-team dependencies, and actively resolve delivery challenges.
• Align and lead multiple delivery teams, fostering ownership, accountability, and delivery velocity.
• Establish and enforce delivery governance frameworks, identifying, assessing, and proactively mitigating risks.
• Manage strategic delivery partners (100+ resources across two major vendors), ensuring contract alignment and performance transparency.
• Act as a trusted delivery advisor to technology and business leadership, translating delivery status into business impact and technical clarity.

Requirements

• Experience leading complex, multi-workstream technology programmes in platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, or digital delivery environments.
• Strong command of delivery governance, risk management, and cross-team coordination.
• Proven experience managing multiple external vendors, delivering at enterprise scale (2+ vendors, 100+ people).
• Deep understanding of hybrid Project management and Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) and familiarity with Lean Portfolio Management.
• Strong leadership presence: know when to escalate, when to step in, and when to coach.
• Adept at converting architecture and engineering detail into clear, actionable insights for executives.
• English: B2 required.

Nice to have

• Experience in high-scale digital environments.
• Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or CI/CD pipelines; container orchestration; API platforms.
• Certifications in Programme & Project Management (PMP, Agile, or equivalent).

Culture & Benefits

• Work for a mission-driven company that opens doors to discovery for researchers, educators, and clinicians globally.
• Contribute to technology solutions that reach millions of people every day.
• Join an established organization with over 180 years of trusted knowledge delivery.