Programme Manager - Birmingham

Programme Manager - Birmingham

Hybrid working two days per week onsite - Salary up to £75k

Head of Solutions Development and Delivery required for a leading client based in Birmingham. My client is currently seeking Head of Solutions Development and Delivery to come on board to oversee the planning, execution, and transition of IT changes across the organization, ensuring a smooth handover to Business-as-Usual (BAU) operations. You will spearhead initiatives aimed at optimizing processes, improving efficiency, and enhancing quality.

Your ability to engage and influence senior managers and stakeholders will be crucial in ensuring that our project portfolio meets business objectives. With budget responsibility, you will track and control resources, revenue, and capital expenditures, ensuring they align with portfolio budgets and managing stakeholder expectations. You will also lead the end-to-end Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), ensuring it is well-defined and adhered to.

Keys skills and responsibilities,

• Strong Solutions and Delivery experience
• Leading software development life cycles (SDLC)
• Experience in work management using Microsoft Azure DevOps for Agile delivery.
• Proven track record in delivering projects involving web applications/portals, mobile apps, client applications, and cloud-based solutions.
• Comprehensive understanding of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement and Dynamics Finance capabilities
• Oversees and manages resources, revenue, and capital expenditures in line with the portfolio budget while addressing the expectations of all portfolio, program, and project stakeholders.
• Ensures the end-to-end Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is established, agreed upon, and adhered to.
• Accountable for the processes within the Solutions Development & Delivery function.
• Holds budgetary responsibility for Solutions Development & Delivery, monitoring spend against targets and identifying opportunities to reduce ongoing capital (capex) and operational (opex) costs.
• Demonstrated leadership of project and IT technical teams, with expertise in all phases of project governance, from initiation through delivery and handover.
• Extensive experience in delivering technology changes across multiple interdependent products, utilizing both waterfall and agile methodologies.
• Strong relationship-building skills with clients, project sponsors, and stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects or workstreams simultaneously.
• Skilled at motivating and engaging both technical and business teams.

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