About the role
As a Technical Programme Manager, you will deliver complex, cross-functional technology programmes that support colleagues and help serve our customers better. They work collaboratively, influence Product, Engineering and business colleagues and lead the programme to deliver value quickly and often. You will provide the cohesion between Programme and Engineering fucntions to deliver quality across the full lifecycle of the programme.
You will be responsible for
* Deliver complex programmes with multiple
business and technical risks that will impact the success of key Tesco business
priorities
- Create and track a plan to deliver the programme
goals, including the technical implementation plan, ensuring colleagues and
stakeholders from across Tesco are kept up-to-date
- Understand trade-offs in software delivery using
experience and influencing skills to drive consensus with the Engineering and
Product teams to obtain the best value and solution
- Able to foresee potential risks and issues,
establish a process, facilitate discussion and manage escalations
- Able to understand a technical architecture to
be able to foresee the impact on dependencies, delivery timelines and
implementation plans
- Have good knowledge of engineering best
practices and practical infrastructure implementations to appreciate delivery
challenges
- Collaborate with the Product and Engineering
teams to define annual budgetary requirements
- Build positive relationships with stakeholders
to deliver software or professional services, holding them to account on
delivery and improvement plans
- Contribute to the centre of excellence within
the Workplace Technology Team ways of working, striving for excellence at every
opportunity.
- Contribute actively to TPM community
You will need
Operational skills relevant for this role:
* Programme Methodologies
* Managing Risk
* Programme Governance
* Business Awareness
* Communicating and Influencing
* Data Analytics and insight
* Strategic thinking and problem solving
* Finance and Procurement
* Embracing and Enabling Change
* Curiosity and Learning
* Core Technology
* Product Methodologies
* Retail Technology Awareness
Experience relevant for this role:
* Have a proven record of accomplishment in
delivering technology programmes
- Have experience of building credible
relationships and influencing senior management
- Strong Project, Stakeholder & Programme
management skills
- Good reporting skills for programs and financial
forecasting
- Adept communication & influencing skills and
adoptability to changes
- Expert delivery experience with the following
tools:
- Jira
- Confluence
- Miro
- Microsoft Project
Whats in it for you?
We're all about the little helps. That's why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more
* Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
* Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
* Private medical insurance
* 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years' service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave
* Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
About Us
Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.
We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here.
We're a big business and we can offer a range of diverse full-time & part-time working patterns across our many business areas, which means that we can find something that works for you. We work in a more blended pattern - combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. If you are applying internally, please speak to the Hiring Manager about how this can work for you - Everyone is welcome at Tesco.