Program Manager

TL;DR

Program Manager (Delivery Management): Leading the PMO's ability to deliver technology projects, building a robust and scalable PMO capability across EMEA with an accent on best practice principles across systems, processes, and people. Focus on profitable on-time delivery, capacity management, and governance within the PMO.

Location: Must be based in the UK

Company

hirify.global is WPP’s global data products and technology company, transforming marketing by building a fast, connected data platform that bridges marketing strategy to scaled activation.

What you will do

• Be accountable for the profitable on-time delivery of the UK portfolio of technical projects.
• Effectively manage the capacity and utilisation of the UK delivery teams and inform resourcing decisions.
• Build a scalable and robust PMO practice across people, processes, and systems in the delivery of technical projects.
• Ensure client expectations are managed and met across all programs.
• Develop the required governance within the PMO to ensure best practice and proactively improve the program and project management tools and processes used by the team.
• Support the biz dev and client teams with PMO input when completing biz dev activities by assisting with scope definition, project plans, costing, and providing insight into resources and availability.

Requirements

• Responsible for project and programme delivery within a technical or professional services environment.
• Experience within a PMO environment.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
• Strong commercial understanding.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Hold a recognized project/programme management certification or have completed formal training in project/programme management.

Culture & Benefits

• Teams in the office around four days a week.
• Competitive medical, group retirement plans, vision, and dental insurance.
• Significant paid time off.
• Preferential partner discounts.
• Employee mental health awareness days.