Program Manager

Working for an industry leading SaaS business with some of the biggest brand names in the world as clients, the Programme Manager will drive impactful global business transformation engagements, with a particular focus on India operations as they are outsourcing a number of departments there. The initial contract will be 6 months, but very likely to extend beyond that.

The Programme Manager will be responsible for:

• Leading global transformation projects, especially in India, establishing and managing key outsourcing and vendor relationships
• Developing and executing outsourcing initiatives from vendor selection through negotiation, implementation, and evaluation, managing large-scale, multichannel outsourcing engagements
• Creating project plans, setting up PMO best practices and supporting teams in executing business process outsourcing projects
• Working closely with senior leaders across business units and departments, ensuring cohesive project management, alignment and accountability
• Regularly compiling and communicating project updates to stakeholders and reporting on KPIs
• Proactively identifying opportunities to improve processes, bring creative solutions to challenges, and driving cross-functional accountability

The Programme manager will have:

• Experience as a Program Delivery Manager, having managed large scale programs for multiple teams
• Ideally worked on outsourcing teams globally to new locations
• Experience working with teams in India is preferred, but not essential
• Demonstrable expertise in finding creative solutions to complex problems
• Proficient in project management tools
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, for both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Great stakeholder management, able to influence key and bring together key teams across the business including, but not limited to, tech, product, marketing, IT, commercial and support functions

This is a great opportunity for a talented Programme Manager to join an industry leading organisation on a long term contract.

Programme Manager£500-700 p/d (insideIR35)Remote (UK)6 months initially, likely to extend