Lead Technical Programme Manager, UK

Job Description

We are Multiverse, a tech scaleup with a social mission. We’re creating a diverse group of future leaders by building an outstanding alternative to university and corporate training, through the power of professional apprenticeships.

We’re one of the fastest-growing businesses in Europe and rapidly expanding in North America, working with over 500 clients including Facebook, KPMG, Morgan Stanley and the NHS. In June 2022, we broke the EdTech funding record (again!) by announcing our $220m Series D, making Multiverse the UK’s first ever EdTech unicorn.

Join us on our journey to democratising access to the best careers and learning opportunities.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for a seasoned Technical Programme Manager with a background in project and programme management in technology companies. You will report into a Director of Engineering, and work closely with cross functional leaders and stakeholders to define, manage and communicate cross functional projects spanning multiple teams.

We are evolving our technical stack to scale for the future so we can deliver on our mission. If you have a passion for delivering products that make a difference, are driven to make things better in all that you do and are eager to work in a collaborative, cross-functional environment, we would love to talk to you.

SPECIFICALLY, YOU WILL:

• Lead strategic programmes and projects, from concept through planning, execution, delivery, and adoption, in partnership with peers across Engineering, Product and UX.

• Manage major programmes with business and technical risks, ensuring stakeholders are updated with the right information to drive the correct decisions.

• Ensure that programmes / projects are aligned with business requirements and releases are delivered on time with quality by managing timelines, dependencies, decisions, and constraints.

• Own status reporting, governance, proactive risk identification and risk mitigation.

• Track key performance indicators (KPI), analyse results, and ensure KPIs are met

• Train and help team members to become better in programme management and Agile project management.

• Understand best practices, drive for process improvements, and find new ways of operating, with a focus on simplification and productivity

ABOUT YOU:

• Experience working in a highly cross-functional environment where communication with multiple groups is imperative

• Ability to influence senior stakeholders

• Detail-oriented and able to understand the bigger picture by using your technical expertise and problem solving abilities to prioritise and manage blocking issues; Strong analytical, planning, organisational and leadership skills.

• Expert knowledge of Shortcut/Asana/Jira or equivalent task management tooling

• Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) new and existing technical systems