Program Manager

HCL is a $11 billion leading global technology enterprise consisting of over 200,000 professionals operating from 52 countries. Founded in 1976, HCL is one of India's original IT garage start-ups. For more on HCL, please visit www.hcl.com Job Role - Job Role : Program Manager - Agile Work Location – United Kingdom (Remote) Mode of Hiring- 1 Year Fixed Term Contract : Program Scope: Strategic, large-scale technology program delivering regulated public-sector platforms and infrastructure. Experience Range - 18- 23 Years Tech Stack knowledge - Backend - Java, Front end - Angular, React, .Net, Azure Role Overview We are seeking a seasoned UK-based Program Manager to take full end-to-end ownership of a significant, high-visibility technology program supporting the UK government. This initiative involves substantial business and technical complexity, tight regulatory parameters, and deep cross-team dependencies. You will provide strong program leadership, strategic governance, rigorous execution oversight, and senior stakeholder management to ensure compliance, quality, and timely delivery. Key Responsibilities

• End-to-End Program Ownership: Direct the overarching planning, strategy, and execution of a major UK public-sector technology initiative from inception through deployment and operational handover.
• Governance & Regulatory Compliance: Enforce rigorous program governance, standards, and reporting mechanisms compliant with government standards, framework agreements, and data privacy regulations.
• Stakeholder & Relationship Management: Serve as the primary delivery leadership interface for internal executives, government clients, external delivery partners, and key UK regulatory stakeholders.
• Dependency & Critical Path Mapping: Oversee multi-team integration schedules, tracking critical path deliverables across software engineering, cloud infrastructure, security, and operations groups.
• Risk, Quality & Escalation Management: Build comprehensive risk management protocols and serve as the single point of escalation for high-impact technical, operational, or commercial delivery blocks. Required Qualifications & Experience
• 18+ years of proven Program Management experience taking direct ownership of large-scale technology programs (not project coordination).
• Expertise in government delivery frameworks, public procurement standards, and stringent security/compliance environments (e.g., ISO27001, Cyber Essentials Plus, GDPR) preferred.
• Deep proficiency in program management methodologies (Agile at scale, SAFe, Hybrid) and modern tooling (Jira Align, Confluence, MS Project/SmartSheet).
• Exceptional executive communication skills with demonstrated experience managing public-sector client stakeholders and steering committees.
• Strong background in multi-supplier governance, vendor management, and large-budget delivery control.