Technology Programme Manager

Technology Programme Manager
Because your new ideas are our way new ways of working. Evolve, your way.

Our technology team is actively shaping the next wave of advancements. Engaged with innovative initiatives, your expertise will propel our business into the future. Collaborating with a creative team of tech enthusiasts, you’ll contribute your unique skills to fuel our technological advancements. Responsible for managing the full project lifecycle across technical and business work streams, developing and implementing an effective plan to ensure that projects deliver their agreed goals within quality, cost and time objectives. Collaborating closely with key stakeholders within the function and across the business.

What You’ll Get

People are at the heart of what we do here, so it’s essential we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best. Let’s talk lifestyle: Healthcare, pension, and potential bonus. 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more. Because Primark is all about tailoring to you, we offer Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre, and a subsidised cafeteria.

What you’ll do as a Technology Programme Manager

We want you to feel challenged and inspired. Here, you’ll develop your skills across a range of responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of major technology programmes, from initiation through execution to closure, ensuring on-time, on-budget, and to-spec delivery. This could be at a portfolio level with multiple accountable delivery teams, or at a programme management level for major complex programmes.
• Develop and maintain a strategic roadmap for technology major programmes, aligning them with the organisation's long-term objectives. Developing and maintaining a comprehensive programme plan, including defining objectives, scope, deliverables, timelines, and resource requirements.
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to assess the success and impact of technology programmes.
• Develop and manage budgets for major technology programmes. Monitor budgetary allocations for each project within the portfolio, track expenditures against approved budgets. Identify cost-saving opportunities or potential overruns. Proactively provide financial forecasts / reports to senior management.
• Ensure that programmes adhere to best practices and quality standards in technology development, implementation by adopting consistency with ways of working.

What You’ll Bring

•12-15 years of relevant experience in technology and programme management, with a minimum of 5 years in a leadership capacity, ideally in a multi-national omni-channel retail environment.
• Extensive experience in technology programme management, with a proven track record of successfully delivering complex projects.
• Excellent leader and trusted advisor with extensive experience of developing senior business relationships. • Excellent leadership skills with the ability to motivate teams towards achieving project goals while fostering collaboration and teamwork.
• Deep understanding of programme governance, planning, risk management, and reporting
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills at all levels, including C-suite

About Primark
At Primark, people matter. They’re the beating heart of our business and the reason we’ve grown from our first store in Dublin in 1969 to a £9bn+ turnover business and over 80,000 colleagues and over 440 stores in 17 countries today. Our values run through everything we do. In essence, we're Caring and always strive to put people first. We're also Dynamic, bravely pushing the boundaries to stay ahead. And finally, we succeed Together. If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request, during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology please contact your talent acquisition specialist. All offers of employment are subject to background checks, including right to work, reference education and for some roles criminal, and financial checks. If you have any concerns, please reach out to our talent acquisition team to discuss.

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