Programme Director
based in Belfast, Northern Ireland
The Company
At ANGOKA, our mission is to secure the digital foundations of the modern world - embedding trust, resilience, and safety into the communication and data networks that underpin smart cities, autonomous systems, and future aviation. Airports and airspace are increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks, as highlighted by recent events in Europe.
ANGOKA is building the technology platform for a safer, more connected future aviation system. Our aim is to focus and operate first in air, and the resultant product and systems would map rapidly across to other sectors, including directly to land and marine transportation
Role Summary
Reporting directly to the Executive leadership team, the Programme Director, supported by their project management team, will be accountable for the end-to-end delivery of a high-value, strategically critical programme with multiple national and international stakeholders. They will provide leadership, governance, and coordination across a portfolio of projects to ensure delivery against scope, budget, schedule, and quality targets. Acting as the primary point of accountability, the Programme Director will balance strategic vision with operational execution, ensuring the programme delivers measurable outcomes and long-term impact.
Key Responsibilities / Tasks
* Strategic Leadership: Define programme vision, objectives, and roadmap aligned to organisational strategy
* Governance & Oversight: Establish and run governance structures, ensuring transparency, effective decision-making, and compliance with regulatory requirements
* Stakeholder Management: Engage, influence, and manage relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders (government agencies, international partners, vendors, regulators, communities)
* Financial Management: Oversee multi-million-pound budgets, ensuring financial controls, forecasting accuracy, and value for money
* Risk & Issue Management: Identify, monitor, and mitigate risks; resolve escalated issues swiftly to protect programme delivery
* Delivery Management: Coordinate multiple interdependent projects, ensuring milestones, dependencies, and resources are effectively managed
* Reporting & Assurance: Provide accurate reporting to senior executives, boards, and sponsors, demonstrating progress, challenges, and benefits realisation
* Team Leadership: Build, mentor, and motivate cross-functional programme teams (project managers, business analysts, technical leads)
* Change & Benefits Realisation: Ensure programme outcomes are embedded within the organisation and benefits are tracked and delivered
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
* Delivery of programme milestones to agreed time, cost, and quality tolerances.
* Stakeholder satisfaction and alignment (measured via feedback, engagement, and participation)
* Budget adherence with variances managed within approved tolerances
* Achievement of agreed programme benefits and outcomes (quantified where possible)
* Effectiveness of risk and issue management (e.g. number of risks escalating outside tolerance)
* Team performance and retention, including staff engagement scores
* Quality and timeliness of reporting and governance compliance
Person Specification
Skills & Experience
* Proven track record of managing complex, high-value, multi-stakeholder programmes (national and international) with a minimum of 10 years of professional experience
* Strong leadership and influencing skills with ability to manage upwards, sideways, and downwards
* Deep understanding of programme/project management methodologies (e.g., MSP, PRINCE2, PMI, Agile at scale)
* Demonstrable financial and commercial management expertise for multi-million budgets
* Excellent communication, negotiation, and diplomacy skills with senior stakeholders
* Experience with international consortiums, cross-cultural teams, and/or intergovernmental programmes
* Strong problem-solving skills with ability to anticipate challenges and drive resolution
* Experience of managing engineering teams which utilise concurrent engineering, fast fail and continuous improvement process
* Experience in managing regulatory and compliance requirements across jurisdictions.
* Strong technical understanding in one or more of the following areas: connected
technology (e.g. automotive, future air mobility including drones, aerospace), cybersecurity or telecommunications
* Educated to degree level in relevant field plus other professional certifications (e.g., MSP, PMP, PgMP)
Personal Attributes
* Strategic thinker with a pragmatic, delivery-focused mindset
* High resilience under pressure with ability to manage ambiguity
* A leader who understands that health and safety always comes first
* Strong integrity, ethical judgement, and commitment to transparency
* Collaborative leader who builds trust and motivates diverse teams
ANGOKA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds and experiences. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment.
At ANGOKA, all our hiring decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, and we are committed to creating an inclusive culture that supports and represents our diverse society.
Application: Please send your CV & a Cover letter to HR@ANGOKA.IO