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IT Programme Manager - Risk and Compliance

Reed
Np108Fz, Cymru / Wales, NP10 8FZ, United Kingdom
Last week
£70,000 – £75,000 pa

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£70,000 – £75,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
Hybrid
Seniority
Senior
Education
Degree
Posted
22 May 2026 (Last week)
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IT Programme Manager – Risk and Compliance

  • Annual Salary: £75,000
  • Location: Newport, Wales (Hybrid Working)
  • Job Type: Full-time

We are seeking an IT Programme Manager – Risk and Compliance. This role involves managing a portfolio of projects and programmes in a largely outsourced environment. The successful candidate will work at all levels of the organisation, handling multiple requirements and stakeholders concurrently, and influencing key decision-making to ensure timely delivery of the IT Security Programme.

Day-to-day of the role:

  • Take ownership of the IT Security Programme, ensuring delivery to time, budget, and quality standards.
  • Plan and schedule tasks and activities across multiple projects.
  • Track progress and maintain an accurate view of real-time delivery against targets.
  • Identify issues and risks, capturing these accurately, and work to address and mitigate where required.
  • Maintain MS Project Plans and various work breakdown structures.
  • Coordinate activity between multiple internal and external groups.
  • Engage dynamically with all stakeholders daily, pushing forward critical work to ensure delivery on time and to budget.
  • Liaise with service transition teams to ensure well-documented plans for new services entering live operational support.
  • Take accountability for the benefits realisation process.
  • Work closely with the Cyber Security Info-Sec Team to plan, deliver, and support new technologies and solutions.
  • Coach and mentor project managers on best practice.
  • Manage a team of Technology Project Managers.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

  • Strong Project and Programme Management skills and experience.
  • Proficiency in MS Project and Planner.
  • Experience with leading tools such as MS DevOps, JIRA, Trello, etc.
  • Ability to track and monitor progress and report at different levels (strategic, operational, and tactical).
  • Skilled in both waterfall and agile project management environments.
  • Strong project budget management skills, maintaining accurate project spend and forecasts for both Capex and Opex.
  • Commercial and contractual awareness and understanding.
  • Project governance best practice, with the ability to deliver clear messaging to Project Boards and Executive Leadership.
  • Degree level education or equivalent - mandatory.
  • Prince 2 Practitioner or equivalent Project management qualification - mandatory.
  • Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) or equivalent - highly desirable.
  • ITIL experience/qualification - desirable.

To apply for this IT Security Programme Manager position, please apply online or for more information please contact me on


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