Key Responsibilities
- Hold end‑to‑end accountability for programme and transition delivery, recovery, and commercial performance from pre‑contract through production launch.
- Translate Atos strategy and contractual commitments into structured, executable programmes aligned to business objectives, cost, timescale, and scope.
- Lead programme governance across complex, multicultural environments with multiple internal teams and third‑party suppliers, ensuring compliance with Atos and customer standards.
- Own contractual and commercial delivery, including scope definition, workstream alignment, and active management of risks, issues, and dependencies to protect revenue and margin.
- Establish and control programme financials, including budget creation from bid stage, workstream allocation, forecasting, and transparent financial reporting.
- Direct programme planning, delivery, and synchronization of Atos and third‑party milestones across sourcing, onboarding, build, validation, and launch phases.
- Challenge business and technical solutions constructively to drive improvements in speed, cost, quality, and delivery effectiveness.
- Lead, motivate, and hold programme leadership teams accountable through clear objectives, performance reporting, and recovery planning where required.
- Act as the primary internal point of leadership for programme activities, leading senior customer reviews covering cost, schedule, quality, and technical performance.
- Drive continuous improvement through the adoption of programme standards, KPIs, best practices, lessons learned, and effective operating rhythms.
Skillset and Experience
Leadership
- Provide senior, visible leadership across complex programmes, owning outcomes and accountability.
- Set and communicate clear programme strategy aligned to Atos and customer objectives.
- Act as a coach and role model, fostering high performance, inclusion, and collaboration.
- Demonstrated capability to lead large, multicultural teams 50–300+ staff across geographies.
- Strong commercial, contractual, and procurement awareness.
Project Organisation
- Plan and control large, multi‑stream programmes with third‑party and external dependencies.
- Manage scope, milestones, risks, issues, and change through structured governance.
- Operate effectively in multi‑programme environments, managing multiple cost and revenue streams.
- Adapt delivery approach to changing customer needs and complex environments.
Delivery Management
- Take overall accountability for end‑to‑end programme delivery and operational readiness.
- Ensure services are production‑ready, including CMDB, monitoring, and support enablement.
- Define requirements and acceptance criteria with stakeholders to remove ambiguity.
- Balance rapid delivery of business benefits with service quality and customer experience.
Commercial Drive
- Strong understanding of the impact of decisions on cost, margin, profitability, and risk.
- Own programme‑level change control, including impact analysis and senior approvals.
- Maintain contractual compliance while negotiating solutions that protect Atos’ commercial position.
- Partner with Account Management to resolve issues early and sustain strong client relationships.
Qualifications
- Proven experience as a Programme / Transition Director or equivalent.
- Fully mobile in terms of assignment location.
- Proven track record managing £10M+ programmes, typically contributing to £50M+ TCV deals.
- Experience leading complex portfolios and delivering against commercial targets.
- Degree in a business or technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
- At least one recognised external Project / Programme Management certification.
Benefits
- 25 days annual paid leave + National Holidays
- Pension Scheme – contributions matched up to 10%
- Private Medical Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Income Protection
- Flex Benefits Program
- Unlimited Learning Opportunities
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We are a care leaver friendly employer. If you require additional support with your application, please contact our recruiter or send an email to the dedicated email address.
As a Disability Confident employer, we encourage applications from all applicants, especially differently abled applicants. We aim to ensure that those who meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview. We are committed and willing to make reasonable adjustments to the application and assessment process to accommodate your needs.
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