Programme Manager - Lorien Impellam - #2130570

Programme Manager

We are seeking an experienced Programme Manager to lead the delivery of a high-profile AI transformation programme focused on enabling AI capabilities for Board and Executive stakeholders.

You will take ownership of establishing the governance and delivery framework required to successfully roll out and embed the solution across the organisation. Working closely with the Product Owner, Development teams, Microsoft, and senior business stakeholders, you will create and drive the programme road-map while ensuring alignment to the broader vision for AI adoption and customer experience transformation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of a strategic AI programme focused on Board and Executive stakeholder adoption.
• Develop and maintain the programme road-map, delivery plan, and governance structure.
• Establish and manage programme working groups, steering committees, and stakeholder forums.
• Engage and influence Board members, Executive Committee stakeholders, and senior leaders across the organisation.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder sessions to drive alignment, decision-making, and programme progress.
• Provide regular reporting, updates, and presentations to senior leadership audiences.
• Ensure effective management of programme risks, issues, dependencies, and change controls.
• Oversee programme budgets, spend management, forecasting, and financial reporting.

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven Programme Management experience delivering complex business and technology transformation initiatives.
• Experience working with Executive Committees, Boards, C-suite executives, and senior leadership teams.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the credibility to operate at the highest levels of an organisation.
• Experience establishing governance frameworks, steering committees, and multi-disciplinary working groups.
• Strong road-map planning and programme delivery experience.
• Experience working closely with Product and Technology teams in agile delivery environments.
• Strong commercial awareness with experience managing programme budgets and financial.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and workshop leadership skills.

• Initial 6-12 month contract.
• Strong possibility of extension and/or conversion to a permanent position.
• London based - Hybrid contract (1 day per week on site)
• Inside IR35

If you're a senior Programme Manager who thrives in complex stakeholder environments and is excited by the opportunity to shape an enterprise AI capability with direct Board-level exposure, we'd love to hear from you.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.