French Speaking Programme Manager (Data)

Location: Remote first in UK. Must be based in the UK and be able to travel to client locations in France.

Company

hirify.global helps businesses navigate the complex world of emerging technologies by creating secure and scalable solutions.

What you will do

• Own the end-to-end delivery plan, sequencing 40+ concurrent data product workstreams.
• Lead project governance, including daily stand-ups, sprint ceremonies, and monthly Steering Committees.
• Manage joint RAID logs, change control, and maintain technical project artefacts.
• Oversee the full resourcing lifecycle, capacity forecasting, and parallel embedded squads.
• Act as the primary bilingual point of contact for client leadership, facilitating governance in French and English.
• Apply sustainability and Responsible AI assessments to ensure regulatory obligations are met.

Requirements

• Full professional fluency in English and French (spoken and written).
• 8+ years of experience managing complex technology programmes, with at least 3 years at the programme level.
• Proven delivery of data platform or large-scale data migration programmes (e.g., Databricks, Spark).
• Recognised programme management certification (MSP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, PMP or equivalent).
• Agile certification (Scrum Master, SAFe or equivalent).
• Experience managing Time and Materials (T&M) commercials and formal end-to-end change control.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first work arrangement.
• Opportunity to drive mission-critical, high-impact data initiatives.
• Collaborative cross-border team culture across the UK and France.
• Direct engagement with C-level stakeholders, including the Chief Data Officer.

Hiring process

• Application and initial screening.
• Interview with the Talent Acquisition team.
• Review and final interviews.