Job Title: Programme Manager
Job Type: Contract
Location: Remote (one visit required every fortnight in Gloucestershire)
Day Rate: £325/day (OUTSIDE IR35)
Contract Length: 2 months (extendable)
Programme Manager - Role & Responsibilities
* Lead end-to-end delivery of a large-scale application migration programme, moving 40–50 applications from a legacy data centre to Microsoft Azure and a private cloud environment.
* Coordinate and align four key stakeholder groups (two customer business units, and a third-party delivery partner) to ensure seamless execution.
* Drive programme governance, tracking progress against milestones, risks, and dependencies to meet strict decommissioning deadlines.
* Hold stakeholders accountable, proactively resolving blockers and managing complex interdependencies across teams.
* Adapt delivery plans and approaches in response to evolving customer needs within a regulated utilities environment.
Programme Manager - Required Experience
* Demonstrated experience delivering data centre to cloud migrations across public and/or private cloud platforms (e.g., Azure).
* Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and manage multiple organisations simultaneously.
* Proven track record of operating effectively in high-pressure, fast-paced delivery environments with tight deadlines.
* High resilience and confidence in handling challenging conversations, escalations, and senior stakeholders.
* Self-sufficient, experienced professional who can quickly take ownership and “hit the ground running.”
* Eligibility for SC Clearance (active is nice to have)
Interviews: June 2026
Start Date: June 2026
How to Apply:
* Apply to Gary Hargreaves at X4 Technology to learn more about the role or connect with me on LinkedIn to hear about regular job updates available with X4 Technology