UK | Program Manager at Infinite%20lambda

ABOUT THE ROLE As a Program Manager at Infinite Lambda, you'll be a pivotal force behind the successful delivery of large scale complex programs for our most important clients. You will be at the forefront of business transformation, holding ultimate accountability for program execution and owning the entire program lifecycle. You will ensure all projects and streams deliver tangible, measurable business value, on time and within budget, helping clients innovate and compete. You are a key partner in our client relationships, working with our Account Managers to nurture long-term partnerships and spot new opportunities, contributing to the growth of our client accounts. In this role, you're more than just a manager: you're an inspiring leader and a mentor. You will use your positive and collaborative attitude to foster a collaborative culture of excellence, self-organisation, and high accountability across multiple delivery streams, where professional growth and happiness are the norm. Your empathy and problem-solving skills will be essential as you guide your team to become more self-organised and accountable, celebrating successes along the way. - Anticipated start date: ASAP - Contract duration: 6 month contract through EOR/B2B with possible extension to 12 months - Daily Requirement: 8 hours per day, Monday to Friday - Timezone: available to work European Time Zone hours - Location: United Kingdom RESPONSIBILITIES - Lead the end to end delivery of multi year programs using Agile or Waterfall methodologies (depending on the best fit with the client), expertly tailoring your approach to the specific needs and phase of each program. - You will develop and maintain clear scope, timelines, budgets, and resource allocation plans, ensuring you can protect programs against scope creep and provide alternative solutions to recover as needed. - Proactively develop and champion creative, non-standard solutions to execution challenges, ensuring optimal recovery and continuous improvement in delivery standards. - Establish and uphold stringent program standards, governance models, and KPIs - both standard and program-specific - to ensure predictable, high-quality execution across all workstreams. - Engage, align, and influence senior stakeholders including C-level executives. - Chair steering committees and provide clear, trusted updates to executive sponsors. - You will work with teams from both Infinite Lambda and the client to deliver projects and programs, earning their trust and getting 360-degree feedback on feasibility and plans. - You will leverage your technical understanding to constructively challenge assumptions, guide recovery plans, and facilitate trade-off decisions between engineering quality and delivery speed, ensuring alignment with overall program goals. - You will create and maintain essential documentation (such as RAID Logs, RACI matrices, and Gantt charts) and lead ceremonies like standups, retrospectives, and client presentations. - You will proactively identify risks and remove roadblocks, helping the team find the pathway to excellence that earns the admiration and respect of your clients. You will track progress and communicate updates to stakeholders regularly through reports and presentations. You will report to the Delivery Excellence group, ensuring two-way communication is always in place. You will conduct project reviews and identify areas for improvement. - Your ability to deliver structured, clear, and professional communication is pivotal to how our clients perceive Infinite Lambda. This requires you to tailor your communication style to best suit each client's environment. - You will be responsible for maintaining a safe and congenial working environment for your team. You are a natural entrepreneur, which drives you to see opportunities that empower your clients’ business strategies through data and bring in more business through close interaction with Account Managers. You will have your fingers on the pulse of the myriad activities under your control, switching context fluidly from one project or program to the next to help your teams be autonomous and empowered. - You will provide active coaching and mentorship to delivery teams, helping them to adopt best practices, adhere to program standards, and elevate their own delivery capabilities. REQUIREMENTS Experience: - 6+ years of experience leading complex programs, with a focus on data warehouse migration and/or AI. - Consulting background. - Proven background in leading and managing projects and programs from start to finish, including a minimum of 5 years as a consultant or delivering bespoke projects for external clients. - Preference will be given to candidates with experience working with US-based clients. - Extensive experience with agile methodologies and continuous improvement. - Strong conceptual understanding of software engineering and data delivery principles (e.g., architectural patterns, tools, modern development practices) to effectively challenge, guide, and support technical leadership. - Strong experience in business change as well as IT delivery. - Gravitas, credibility, and maturity to engage with C-level stakeholders. - Excellent leadership, communication, and people skills – able to articulate a compelling vision. - Experience working with fixed cost programs as well as T&M. Skills: - Proficiency in a variety of program management tools (e.g., Jira, Asana, Trello). - Exceptional problem-solving, conflict resolution, and change management skills. - Ability to break down complex programs into manageable tasks and create work breakdown structures. - Experience in managing multiple projects simultaneously. - Familiarity and practical experience with modern methodologies and the ability to choose and adapt the most suitable ones for the project or program. Mindset: - Demonstrated ability to orchestrate the big picture while also managing the details. - A collaborative and positive approach to people and projects. - Willingness to take new directions and adapt to changing priorities. NICE TO HAVE SKILLS - Working knowledge of SQL and data warehousing concepts; - Familiarity with data visualisation tools (e.g. Omni, Sigma, Tableau, PowerBI) - Proven experience leading data warehousing and analytics projects, preferably migrations; SOFT SKILLS - Servant leadership mindset with the ability to manage, motivate, inspire and support others; - Outstanding communication skills; - A considerate, curious, positive, naturally collaborative and supportive approach to people; - Proactivity regarding risk, issues and planning; - Ability to present complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences; - Natural problem-solving attitude, facilitation skills, and creative thinking; - Proficiency in English. INTERVIEW PROCESS 1. Introductory call with TABP: 45 minutes 2. Take-home technical assignment 3. Technical interview with Program Manager: 60 minutes 4. Cultural chat with CSO and General Manager: 45 minutes WHY JOIN INFINITE LAMBDA - We support your growth with dedicated learning time, access to top-notch resources and a knowledge-sharing culture; - You work autonomously here in a wholesome environment and get as much paid holiday as you need; - The projects are diverse and give you plenty of opportunity to experiment with new tech; - The benefits are plenty, with private health insurance, work-from-home budget, a company MacBook and more on the list. ▶ ▶ Submit your CV in English in PDF. ▶ ▶ Mind that as we are an international team, internal communication is in English. ▶ ▶ In the US, as a final step in the hiring process, applicants are required to undergo a criminal background check with an accredited third-party screening company. Employment offers depend on the successful completion of this background check and the verification of all relevant information. We will request your explicit written consent before any screening begins. We are committed to fair hiring practices and will consider all qualified applicants in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws governing criminal background inquiries. Infinite Lambda is an equal opportunity employer. Our inclusive culture celebrates diversity and treats everyone with dignity and respect. Accordingly, our selection process will never discriminate against applicants on the grounds of any characteristics, such as disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, family status, race, faith or other.