Programme Manager

Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated over 26 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Version 1 has several strategic technology partners including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems and Snowflake. We’re also an award-winning employer reflecting how employees are at the heart of Version 1.

We’ve been awarded: Innovation Partner of the Year Winner 2023 Oracle EMEA Partner Awards, Global Microsoft Modernising Applications Partner of the Year Award 2023, AWS Collaboration Partner of the Year - EMEA 2023 and Best Workplaces for Women by Great Place To Work in UK and Ireland 2023.

As a consultancy and service provider, Version 1 is a digital-first environment and we do things differently. We’re focused on our core values; using these we’ve seen significant growth across our practices and our Digital, Data and Cloud team is preparing for the next phase of expansion. This creates new opportunities for driven and skilled individuals to join one of the fastest-growing consultancies globally.

Job Description

Exciting opportunity to join a high-performing team in a growing organisation. This role will lead end-to-end delivery of large-scale business change and service transformation, and multi-stream implementation programmes/projects. In this role you will be covering all aspects of the programme, managing senior stakeholders and internal teams, and working with vendors and other third parties on whom the project is dependent. You will also manage client relationships through formal governance, effective informal reviews and accurate reporting.

Requirements:

• Managing large Business Change programmes in the Financial Services industry.
• Driving the delivery of this programme and keeping the key stakeholders up to date and aware of any issues 
• The ability to orchestrate efficiencies and synergies in delivery of multiple project streams across a program of work
• Leveraging key capabilities within the program teams to make the budget go further.
• Ensuring effective control over costs and resourcing enabling the delivery of projects within the program to budget, quality, and time standards
• Managing relationships with stakeholders and third parties
• Managing program risks and issues assessing program criticalities and contingencies
• Ownership of all programme commercials

Qualifications

• Strong proven experience in large transformation programs, delivering efficiencies and business benefit across traditional and silos and business units, and be able to manage programs and program staff by creating a comfortable and productive environment conducive to successful delivery. 
• You must have excellent communication and presentation skills, an ability to relate to all levels within an organization from the front-line to the CEO, and the ability to drive consensus across diverse groups. 
• It will be essential that you are agile and proactive in your approach; but robust enough to manage uncertainty, be able to adjust to rapid change and mitigate the effects of ambiguity and surprise.
• You should also have experience mentoring and developing Project Managers and Business Analysts if required, and a relentless appetite for successful change delivery and benefits realization.
• You must have demonstrable experience of best-practice Project Management and its various methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills and a track record of successful stakeholder management.

Additional Information

Location: Dublin
At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their well-being, professional growth, and financial stability.

One of our standout advantages is the ability to work with a hybrid schedule along with business travel, allowing our employees to strike a balance between work and life. We also offer a range of tech-related benefits, including an innovative Tech Scheme to help keep our team members up-to-date with the latest technology.

We prioritise the health and safety of our employees, providing private medical and life insurance coverage, as well as free eye tests and contributions towards glasses. Our team members can also stay ahead of the curve with incentivized certifications and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.

Our employee-designed Profit Share scheme divides a portion of our company's profits each quarter amongst employees. We are dedicated to helping our employees reach their full potential, offering Pathways Career Development Quarterly, a programme designed to support professional growth.