Programme Manager

AMS is a global workforce solutions partner committed to creating inclusive, dynamic, and future-ready workplaces. We help organisations adapt, grow, and thrive in an ever-evolving world by building, shaping, and optimising diverse talent strategies.

We partner with PwC to support their contingent recruitment processes. Acting as an extension of their recruitment teams, we connect them with skilled interim and temporary professionals, fostering workplaces where everyone can contribute and succeed.

PwC is a hugely diverse business, bound by our global purpose - to build trust in society and solve important problems. Our greatest opportunity to deliver our purpose is through meaningful work that makes a difference to our clients and society. We have a culture of high performance built on exceptional quality, ethical and professional standards. We lead by example. Our standards for quality - and care - are high. And together we surpass them. We believe we can make the biggest impact when leading with our purpose, values and PwC Professional behaviours in every interaction.

On behalf of PwC, we are looking for a Technical Programme Manager for a 6 Month contract based in London (Occasional travel Manchester).

The Role and Responsibilities:

This role supports a major transformation programme across three local government pension schemes. Delivery spans both Agile and Waterfall methodologies and requires strong stakeholder engagement, strategic oversight, and coordination of 10-15 technology solutions across varied business functions.
The contractor will lead the Technology Workstream in partnership with programme leadership, architects, DevOps teams, and more than 12 other workstream leads.

• Lead end-to-end delivery of the technology workstream within a large, multi-workstream programme.
• Partner with architects and DevOps teams to define technical activities and sequencing.
• Identify, manage, and resolve delivery blockers, escalating issues where required.
• Lead sprint planning and iteration management.
• Build and maintain a detailed technology delivery plan outlining ownership, timelines, and interdependencies.
• Apply both Agile and Waterfall approaches based on solution maturity, regulatory needs, and workstream context.
• Engage senior leaders across three local authorities, tailoring communication to diverse stakeholder groups.
• Provide high-quality updates and insights for Local Authority CEOs, including contributions to executive-level PowerPoint packs.
• Collaborate with 12+ workstream leads to maintain alignment on dependencies and roadmap milestones.
• Produce clear and concise reporting, including RAID logs, plans, and governance submissions.
• Develop content for leadership and steering group packs, including CEO-level forums.
• Ensure adherence to programme governance standards and support decision-making processes.

Key Accountabilities, Skills and Experience:

• Pensions, Financial Services or Asset Management background
• Demonstrated success delivering technology workstreams in complex transformation environments.
• Experience in finance, investment, pensions, asset management, or wealth management domains.
• Proficiency across Agile and Waterfall delivery models.
• Strong ability to coordinate architecture, DevOps, engineering, and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication and senior stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience producing high-quality executive reporting materials.
• Proactive problem-solver who removes blockers and drives cross-team progress.

Next Steps:

If you are interested in applying for this position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and we will contact you with an update in due course.

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