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Senior Technical Project Manager (18 month fixed term contract)
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Senior Technical Project Manager (18 month fixed term contract)
Technical Programme Manager / Senior Technical Project Manager (Fixed-Term, 18-Month Contract)
About the Role
hackajob is collaborating with Dunnhumby Ltd to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.
dunnhumby is the global leader in Customer Data Science, partnering with the world’s most ambitious retailers and brands to put the customer at the heart of every decision. By combining deep insight, advanced technology, and collaboration, we help clients grow, innovate, and deliver measurable value for their customers.
We employ nearly 2,500 experts across offices in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, working with transformative, iconic brands including Tesco, Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Unilever, and Metro.
At dunnhumby, we’re on a mission to put the Customer First. We’re proud to partner with Tesco on one of the most ambitious retail transformation programmes in the market, blending data science, technology, and collaboration to drive meaningful change at scale.
We’re seeking a Technical Programme Manager / Senior Technical Project Manager to join us on an 18-month fixed-term contract, playing a critical role in delivering a large, complex, and business-critical transformation programme.
What You’ll Be Working On
You’ll lead a key technical workstream within a client-led transformation programme, collaborating closely with dunnhumby and the client’s cross-functional teams (Product, Engineering, Data Science).
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- Drive delivery
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Key Responsibilities
Delivery & Collaboration
- Lead end-to-end delivery of a complex technical programme workstream in a major retail transformation
- Own and drive delivery plans, ensuring dunnhumby (dh) and Tesco stakeholder alignment
- Operate within an agile environment, embedding best practices and improving ways of working
- Navigate ambiguity, shaping delivery approaches where scope and requirements evolve
- Build strong, credible relationships with senior client stakeholders
- Coordinate across Product, Engineering, Data Science, and Infrastructure teams to deliver integrated solutions
Risk & Decision-Making
- Identify and mitigate risks, proactively managing dependencies, trade-offs, and escalations
- Influence technical decision-making, balancing delivery constraints with long-term value
- Support budget planning and resource alignment with cross-functional teams
- Champion delivery excellence, coaching teams and promoting effective programme management
Requirements & Qualifications
Essential
- Proven experience as a Technical Programme Manager / Senior Technical Project Manager in complex environments
- Strong stakeholder management, with experience engaging senior client stakeholders (preferably in large enterprises)
- Experience delivering large-scale technical programmes, ideally in retail, consumer packaged goods (CPG), or data-driven businesses
- Solid understanding of technical delivery (engineering, data platforms, or product ecosystems)
- Experience in agile environments, adaptable to blending agile and traditional methodologies
- Ability to manage ambiguity, complexity, and competing priorities
- Track record of aligning multiple teams and disciplines
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Preferred
- Excellent communication, influencing, and problem-solving skills
What You Can Expect
We’re committed to exceeding expectations—offering a comprehensive rewards package, personal flexibility, and thoughtful perks. Including: ✔ Flexible working hours ✔ Your birthday off ✔ Investment in cutting-edge technology with a small-business agility for experimentation ✔ A strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, with thriving employee networks (e.g., dh Gender Equality Network, dh Proud, dh Enabled, etc.)
We believe successful work-life balance enhances performance. Flexible working options are open to discussion—please raise flexibility preferences with your recruiter.
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