Technical Program Manager

Randstad
London
1 year ago
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Job Title: Technical Program Manager

Location: London

Job Description:

As a Technical Program Manager, you will play a pivotal role in leading and managing medium to large-scale projects and programs within our organization. You will proactively identify stakeholders, strategize and plan objectives, estimate task durations, and ensure schedules and dependencies align with organizational goals.

Key Responsibilities:

Program Planning & Execution: Define, organize, and manage project activities to ensure outcomes are achieved. Adjust levers such as schedule, staffing, and features to deliver results on time. Continuous Improvement: Establish systems for identifying and implementing process improvements, driving future needs around business processes, products, or services. Governance & Reporting: Maintain project trackers, status reports, and governance plans. Identify and manage dependencies, and create automated processes to enhance execution velocity. Organizational Change: Anticipate and manage change requirements, developing and executing change management rollout plans and impact analyses.

Required Skills:

Education: Bachelor's degree relevant to the role or equivalent practical experience. Experience: Minimum of five years managing programs for a technical portfolio with cross-functional and outsourced teams. Expertise: Experience in managing programs for portfolios of buildings across multiple geographies, with defined timelines, budgets, and quality metrics. Knowledge: Background in smart buildings, control systems, IoT systems, IoT cybersecurity, or energy management is essential. Skills: Advanced planning and project management skills, excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities, and technical understanding to work effectively with engineers and technology.

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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Job Title: Technical Program Manager

Location: London

Job Description:

As a Technical Program Manager, you will play a pivotal role in leading and managing medium to large-scale projects and programs within our organization. You will proactively identify stakeholders, strategize and plan objectives, estimate task durations, and ensure schedules and dependencies align with organizational goals.

Key Responsibilities:

Program Planning & Execution: Define, organize, and manage project activities to ensure outcomes are achieved. Adjust levers such as schedule, staffing, and features to deliver results on time. Continuous Improvement: Establish systems for identifying and implementing process improvements, driving future needs around business processes, products, or services. Governance & Reporting: Maintain project trackers, status reports, and governance plans. Identify and manage dependencies, and create automated processes to enhance execution velocity. Organizational Change: Anticipate and manage change requirements, developing and executing change management rollout plans and impact analyses.

Required Skills:

Education: Bachelor's degree relevant to the role or equivalent practical experience. Experience: Minimum of five years managing programs for a technical portfolio with cross-functional and outsourced teams. Expertise: Experience in managing programs for portfolios of buildings across multiple geographies, with defined timelines, budgets, and quality metrics. Knowledge: Background in smart buildings, control systems, IoT systems, IoT cybersecurity, or energy management is essential. Skills: Advanced planning and project management skills, excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities, and technical understanding to work effectively with engineers and technology.

Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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