Programme Manager - Data & Analytics Office (DAO)

Company Description Who is HelloKindred? HelloKindred are specialists in staffing marketing, creative and technology roles, offering a range of talent solutions that can be delivered on-site, remotely or hybrid. Our vision is to make work accessible and people’s lives better. We do this by disrupting traditional employment barriers – connecting ambitious talent to flexible opportunities with trusted brands.

Job Description Anticipated Contract End Date/Length: April 30, 2027 Work Setup: Hybrid (3 days per week in office) Our client in the Information Technology and Services industry is looking for a Programme Manager to lead complex Data and Analytics programmes, providing oversight across multiple workstreams, global delivery teams, and project resources. The role will drive delivery execution, governance, stakeholder engagement, adoption, and benefits realisation in support of strategic data initiatives.

Lead a team of Project Managers, Scrum Masters, PMOs, Business Analysts, and contingent resources across multiple locations while overseeing programme strategy, delivery roadmaps, budgets, risks, dependencies, and change requirements. Support a data-driven culture through robust governance, sustainable capabilities, effective change management, and delivery of high-profile global programmes. What you will do: Own delivery execution across the programme, including oversight of product development roadmaps and adoption plans.

Develop and manage programme delivery strategies across multiple capabilities, projects, and workstreams, securing stakeholder buy-in for plans, commitments, and changes. Lead programme reporting, governance, benefits realisation, and OKR management in accordance with the Change Framework. Lead Project Managers, Scrum Masters, PMOs, and integrated delivery teams to ensure commitments are met across budget, benefits, schedule, and scope.

Partner with Product teams and SMEs during annual planning and forecasting activities. Own the intake and evaluation of new work and change requirements, facilitating integrated triage to establish requirements, scope, and budget. Drive stakeholder discussions around delivery strategy, scope, capabilities, and budget. Own resource plans with Project Managers and Scrum Masters, including indicative pricing and detailed budgets aligned with deliverables and actual work effort.

Serve as an escalation point for risks, issues, and dependencies, providing solutions-oriented consultation and proactively managing scope and change control. Manage negotiations and oversee service agreement monitoring for third-party contracts. Use approved change management tools, including JIRA and Confluence, to establish delivery dashboards and reporting covering financial health, deliverables, KPIs, and OKRs.

Partner with global Programme Managers and the Programme Office to implement the Data and Analytics Office vision for delivery management and contribute to the evolution of the discipline. Establish effective controls, procedures, and quality assurance processes to ensure consistent outputs and alignment with the Change Framework and Risk and Controls framework. Lead governance through Programme Steering Committees and Programme Working Groups.

Lead platform and data migration programmes, including option analysis, target-state design, roadmaps, environment readiness, testing, parallel runs, cutover, and back-out planning. Manage SAS migration dependencies, remediation planning, data lineage, reconciliation, and post-migration assurance. Translate requirements across business, engineering, operations, risk, security, and vendor stakeholders.

Manage training, adoption, and operational handover to ensure changes are effectively implemented and sustained. Lead and motivate high-performing global teams across multiple locations and cultures within a matrix organisation. Manage and mentor Project Management and Scrum team members, including resolving escalations, setting performance g