IT Programme Manager - Risk and Compliance

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.

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