Reckitt
IT&D Senior Program Manager, PLM
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Senior IT & Digital Program Manager – PLM
Location: Global (Headquartered or supported from a global HQ office) Department: Information Technology & Digital Team: Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced IT & Digital Senior Program Manager – PLM to lead a strategic transformation in our end-to-end Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). This high-impact leadership opportunity will drive our digital transformation, shaping how products are developed, managed, and delivered across their lifecycle.
In this role, you will:
- Oversee legacy and future PLM landscapes, ensuring seamless delivery, strong governance, and clear progress visibility.
- Align PLM with innovation, compliance, and operational excellence across the business.
- Partner with senior IT & Digital and business leaders to evolve PLM into a core product-led capability.
- Lead cross-functional collaboration and cross-border initiatives with a focus on value realisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end PLM programmes, ensuring adherence to scope, timelines, and budgets.
- Establish and maintain robust programme governance frameworks, including steering committees and executive reporting.
- Manage programme financials, including planning, tracking, and realising value.
- Develop and maintain integrated programme plans, ensuring alignment across delivery teams.
- Define and track KPIs and OKRs to measure delivery performance and business impact.
- Identify and manage cross-functional dependencies, including systems, platforms, and business processes.
- Ensure compliance with IT & Digital standards and regulatory requirements (GxP) during delivery.
- Partner with business and IT leadership to align projects with strategic roadmaps and priorities.
- Manage relationships with executive sponsors and external partners, ensuring successful outcomes.
- Lead and support delivery teams, providing guidance, direction, and oversight.
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Requirements
Experience & Qualifications
- Extensive experience leading large-scale, complex digital transformation programmes, preferably in PLM or a related domain (e.g., manufacturing, healthcare, or FMCG).
- Strong track record in regulated environments (e.g., GxP) to ensure compliant delivery.
- Deep expertise in programme and product management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid approaches).
- Proven ability to manage governance, financials, risks, and dependencies across global/matrixed organisations.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement with senior executives and cross-functional teams.
- Experience with vendor management and external delivery partners.
- Strong leadership capability to drive alignment across diverse stakeholders.
- Familiarity with PLM processes, product lifecycle environments, or FMCG/healthcare sectors is a plus.
- Relevant certifications such as PMP, Scrum Master, or equivalent are preferred.
Soft Skills & Competencies
- Leading with purpose — holding everyone accountable to achieve incredible outcomes.
- Drive for results — taking bold decisions to break down barriers and deliver on promises.
- Change leadership — championing transformation across the business to make it happen for our consumers.
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Skills for Success
A mix of the following skills are desirable:
- Product Development
- Programme & Project Management
- Design Thinking & Process Automation
- IT Service Management
- Innovation & User Experience Design
- Change Management & Cyber Security
- Stakeholder Relationship & Vendor Management
- Data Analytics, Data Governance, and Compliance
- Strategic Digital & Product Solution Architecture
- Value Analysis & Market Analytics
Why Join Us?
Supporting Your Career Journey
- Inclusion-first culture backed by four global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).
- Career growth through mentorship, sponsorship, and continuous learning.
- Supportive policies including parental leave, global Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and life insurance.
- Flexible benefits aligned to local market standards.
- Global share plans to share in Reckitt’s future successes.
- Short-term incentives to reward exceptional performance.
Our Mission
We don’t just hire for existing skills—we hire for potential, passion, and purpose. If you believe in access to hygiene, health, and nutrition as a human right, we’d love to hear from you.
Whilst You Work Here
We are equals under the law — no matter age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status. If you’re passionate about our purpose and have the will to thrive at Reckitt, you belong here with us. Great people don’t always fit the mould, so tell us why you feel this role is the best fit for both of us.
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