Computacenter AG & Co. oHG
Programme Manager
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Location: UK - Hatfield, UK - London
Job-ID: 220587
Contract type: Standard
Business Unit: Project Management
Life on the team
Join Computacenter’s GIS IT delivery organisation in a high-impact leadership role at the heart of enterprise change. You will lead a diverse portfolio of approximately 20–30 concurrent projects spanning applications, infrastructure, cloud, data, and business change, with an annual investment of around £5–7 million. Through a team of approximately ten Project Managers, you will turn strategic priorities into a clear, deliverable portfolio plan and create the focus, pace, and governance needed for successful outcomes.
This is a visible role working with senior leaders, sponsors, Finance, Procurement, Security, Architecture, operational teams, and external partners. You will shape priorities, challenge delivery confidence, guide investment decisions, and step in decisively when projects need recovery. Just as importantly, you will coach and develop a capable Project Manager community, creating an environment of accountability, transparency, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
What you'll need
- Own the day-to-day performance of a complex enterprise portfolio, maintaining an integrated roadmap across priorities, milestones, dependencies, resources, and delivery risks.
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of approximately ten Project Managers, setting clear standards for planning, governance, financial control, stakeholder engagement, and delivery quality.
- Drive portfolio intake, prioritisation, and reforecasting, making evidence-based recommendations on which initiatives should be accelerated, deferred, re-scoped, paused, or stopped.
- Maintain strong control of approximately £5–7 million in annual expenditure, including budgets, commitments, actuals, accruals, forecasts, and supplier performance.
- Establish an effective governance and assurance rhythm, challenge weak plans or forecasts, and lead recovery action where delivery confidence declines.
- Provide concise, decision-led reporting and recommendations to Steering Committees and senior leadership forums.
- Strengthen portfolio insight, tools, and ways of working to improve predictability, quality, and value without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.
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What you'll bring
- A sustained track record operating at enterprise Programme or Portfolio Manager level, including at least five years as a Programme Manager and five years specifically as a Portfolio Manager or Portfolio Lead.
- Direct accountability for a portfolio of at least 20 concurrent projects and annual expenditure of approximately £5–7 million or more.
- Proven line-management responsibility for at least eight Project Managers, including objective setting, work allocation, quality, performance, and capability development.
- Strong experience of portfolio governance, prioritisation, demand management, financial forecasting, resource planning, risk, dependencies, and benefits tracking.
- Credibility with executive stakeholders and demonstrable experience presenting clear recommendations to Steering Committees or equivalent governance forums.
- A record of leading recovery across multiple underperforming projects and restoring delivery confidence.
- A formal programme or portfolio management qualification such as MSP or MoP, supported by PRINCE2, PMP, APM, or an equivalent recognised qualification.
- Clear, concise communication, commercial judgement, and the ability to bring structure, pace, and transparency to complex environments.
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This is an established enterprise portfolio leadership role, suited to someone already operating successfully at a comparable scale and complexity.
About us
Computacenter is a leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services, with about 21,000 employees worldwide. We work at the heart of digitisation, advising organisations on IT strategy, implementing the most appropriate technology, and managing our customers’ infrastructures.
We offer a friendly, open working environment without too much fuss about hierarchy. We are looking for professionals with diverse competencies, personalities, and strengths who want to live our shared value of teamwork and performance.
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