Technical Program Manager – Financial Technology – Peterborough / Hybrid
(Key skills: Technical Program Management, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Program Delivery, Portfolio Planning, SDLC, Stakeholder Engagement, Risk Mitigation, Scaled Agile (SAFe), Scrum of Scrums, Jira, Confluence, Change Management, HCM, Payroll Systems, Project Governance, Resource Management)
Are you a strategic program leader with a passion for aligning teams, delivering complex programs and driving operational excellence in a fast-paced, Agile technology environment? Do you thrive on bringing clarity to complex initiatives and empowering teams to succeed? If so, this could be your next career move.
Our client, a major provider of enterprise technology solutions supporting the financial and professional services sectors, is seeking a
Principal Technical Program Manager
to join their growing delivery leadership team in Peterborough. Operating at the intersection of product, engineering and business operations, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the planning, execution and success of a multi-product portfolio that underpins essential services including HCM and payroll platforms.
In this role, you'll lead the planning, coordination and governance of key programs and initiatives across multiple Agile delivery teams. You'll drive forward fiscal year and quarterly portfolio planning activities, align initiatives to teams and resources, and lead essential program meetings to keep delivery on track. You'll collaborate with stakeholders across product management, development, engineering, QA, release, and external business units to ensure roadmap alignment, milestone tracking and effective communication at every level.
Your responsibilities will also include facilitating discovery sessions, coordinating estimation and impact assessments, owning project communication frameworks and reporting structures, and ensuring consistent adherence to the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). You'll proactively identify and manage inter-team dependencies, resource constraints, delivery risks, and governance gaps – escalating where necessary and always maintaining a strong focus on stakeholder transparency and accountability.
To be successful in this role, you'll bring at least five years of experience managing complex software programs in Agile environments, ideally within the HCM, payroll, or financial systems domain. You'll be highly proficient in Scrum and Kanban methodologies, with hands-on experience using tools like Jira, Confluence, MS Project and the broader Microsoft Office suite. Your communication skills must be exceptional – able to adapt your message across technical, business and executive audiences – and you'll be confident leading cross-functional and geographically distributed teams. Experience with Scaled Agile (SAFe), Scrum of Scrums, and change management practices will be highly advantageous.
The role offers significant exposure to executive stakeholders, the opportunity to influence enterprise-wide planning practices, and a platform to drive meaningful, measurable change in a purpose-led technology organisation.
Location:
Peterborough, UK / Hybrid working
Salary:
£80,000 – £95,000 + Bonus + Benefits
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
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