Programme Manager - Software Development/Engineering - Digital CMS | Agile

Lexstra Plc
Richmond, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 177K

Job location

Richmond, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Agile Methodologies
DevOps
RAID
Scrum
Software Engineering

Job description

Programme Manager - Software Development/Engineering - Digital CMS | Agile, with excellent stakeholder Management required by a large global firm.

You will lead end-to-end delivery assurance and benefits realisation across a major Content Management System (CMS) domain within a large-scale digital marketing platform. Overseeing five cross-functional scrum teams, you will ensure initiatives are governed effectively, risks and dependencies are actively managed, and delivery remains aligned to strategy and measurable business outcomes., * Own programme outcomes, translating strategic priorities into coherent roadmaps aligned to delivery capacity, OKRs, and rolling wave planning cycles

  • Establish and operate programme governance including steering forums, RAID management, change control, and auditable reporting
  • Manage high-priority cross-programme initiatives (eg Exhibitor Hub), coordinating across delivery managers, Product Owners, Engineering Tech Leads, BAs, UX, and QA
  • Proactively identify and resolve cross-team dependencies, risks, and blockers; escalate decisively to senior stakeholders
  • Oversee external offshore partners and suppliers, ensuring quality and delivery commitments are met
  • Drive process improvement across delivery teams, standardising ways of working, tools, and governance compliance
  • Ensure benefits and outcomes are tracked post-delivery and successfully transitioned into business-as-usual operations

Requirements

  • Extensive programme management or senior delivery leadership experience within complex software development/software engineering/DevOps environments
  • Proven experience managing multiple scrum teams simultaneously across multi-workstream programmes
  • Strong digital programme delivery background, ideally involving CMS or marketing platforms
  • Scaled Agile/SAFe knowledge beneficial; experience in hybrid or evolving delivery models at scale essential
  • Advanced RAID, dependency, and financial management skills with a data-led, outcome-focused approach
  • Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior/executive level
  • Experience with offshore third-party partners highly desirable
  • Formal programme/project management accreditation (eg MSP, PMP) advantageous

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