Overview

Position Title:Program Manager

Company:Primark

Location:Bristol, UK

Job Description:

As a Digital Experience Programme Manager, you will play a key role in managing the Programme of work associated with launching a new digital platform, working across various business areas.

Responsibilities:

  • Build and manage key relationships with both internal and external stakeholders including Third party partners.
  • Partner with the Digital team (and other functional business leaders as required) to develop, implement and manage the strategic roadmap aligned to business goals within relevant functional areas.
  • Actively manage the Programme against milestones and specifications and manage any change to individual project scope.
  • Manage the risks and issues ensuring they are communicated and mitigated so that the business is kept fully informed of progress, and impact on external customers is minimised
  • Lead the implementation of a series of key projects within the Program that together deliver the business objectives for Primark.
  • Ensure Projects are delivered in a manner that conforms to relevant standards and guidelines (i.e. regulatory, compliance, architectural frameworks).
  • Work with stakeholders to agree scope, feasibility, business case, costs, programme/project timeline to ensure projects are sequenced correctly and are signed off.
  • Understand and monitor internal dependencies and external dependencies to other projects and programmes
  • Work with suppliers and functional teams to ensure a coordinated approach to programme implementation to maximise synergies and cost efficiencies
  • Develop programme budgets, monitor and report progress against these to the project steering group.

Requirements:

  • Experience of managing multiple delivery disciplines i.e. planning, requirements definition, business process development, organizational set up, change management, project and program delivery.
  • Functional understanding of Digital systems, and how they interface from a process perspective to upstream and downstream business areas.
  • Operating at a Senior Programme Management level with a minimum 5 years’ experience at this level.
  • Extensive, proven large scale Program delivery experience within a Global business.
    A proven track record of defining, driving and delivering complex solutions in a fast-paced
  • organization.
  • Significant experience and applied knowledge of establishing cross functional Digital organizations.
  • Experience in managing the onboarding and evolution of specialist Partners.

About Primark

Adored by fashion fans Primark is widely established as the destination store for keeping up with the latest looks without breaking the bank.

We offer a diverse range of products, stocking everything from baby and kids, to womens, mens, home, accessories, beauty products and confectionery.

Primark opened its first store in Dublin in 1969 under the name Penneys and today operates over 300 stores in ten countries across Europe while growing our presence in the United States.