Scott Logic

Enterprise software design and delivery

Delivery Principal - Programme Management

Program ManagementPosted on Nov 11

Full-timeNewcastle upon Tyne, UKNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Strong experience shaping and leading delivery of large-scale, complex technology programmes using suitably scaled agile delivery methods.
Commercial experience leading pre-sales work; scoping, sizing, and shaping new opportunities; creating proposals; and drafting and negotiating Statements of Work.
Practical experience overseeing delivery across multiple teams and conducting regular reviews to ensure accountability for programme activities and accurate, timely reporting of progress, risks, and financials.
Ability to design and implement a governance framework that provides timely, detailed insight into programme health across budgets, timescales, risks and issues, and people, and to take corrective action to assure successful outcomes.
A track record in coaching and mentoring, building high-performing teams, and fostering continuous improvement.
Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively, build trust quickly with senior client stakeholders at Director or C-suite level, manage conflict, and explore practical solutions to delivery challenges.
Willingness to try new things, learn new skills, and develop others by sharing knowledge and experience.

Responsibilities

Oversee the delivery of large-scale, complex technology initiatives while contributing to the growth and development of the consultancy business.
Lead high-profile, business-critical programmes or large portfolios of independent projects, drawing on delivery experience across diverse technology domains and business environments.
Take full responsibility for end-to-end delivery with a high degree of autonomy and build partnerships with clients at Director or executive level.
Conduct regular reviews across multiple teams to ensure accountability for programme activities and timely, accurate reporting of progress, risks, and financials.
Design and implement programme governance and take corrective action to assure successful outcomes.
Build high-performing teams, coach and mentor colleagues, and foster continuous improvement.
Build trust with senior client stakeholders, manage conflict, and explore practical solutions to delivery challenges that produce mutually beneficial outcomes for the client and the business.
Visit clients in the UK and beyond, with occasional travel; additional travel may be discussed.

Desired Qualifications

Actively explore and adopt AI tools to improve personal productivity, streamline workflows, analyse information, identify dependencies, support decision-making, and enhance delivery quality.
Demonstrate a practical understanding of AI-assisted product development, including AI-enabled software delivery practices, agentic development approaches, and the evolving AI Product Development Lifecycle.

This is a client-facing leadership role, offering the opportunity to oversee the delivery of large-scale, complex technology initiatives while contributing to the growth and development of our consultancy business.

You will typically lead high profile, business-critical programmes or large portfolios of independent projects, drawing on your experience of successful delivery in diverse technology domains and business environments. You will work with a high degree of autonomy, taking full responsibility for end-to-end delivery and building strong partnerships with our clients at Director/Exec level.

What are we looking for:

We’re looking for passionate, pragmatic leaders with hands-on experience of delivering high quality, well-engineered technology solutions that solve tough business problems and deliver lasting client value. We don’t mandate a delivery approach, preferring to find the right combination of methodology, tools and communication styles that work for each client engagement. This means we’re open-minded when it comes to your existing skillset, but we value the following:  

Strong experience in shaping and leading the delivery of large-scale, complex technology programmes using suitably scaled agile delivery methods.

Commercial experience including leading on pre-sales work; scoping, sizing and shaping new opportunities; creating compelling proposals; drafting and negotiating Statements of Work.

Practical experience of delivery oversight across multiple teams, conducting regular reviews to ensure accountability of all project activities within the Programme as well as the accurate and timely reporting of progress, risks and financials.

Ability to design and implement an appropriate governance framework to provide timely and detailed insights into the health of the programme across a range of perspectives (budgets, timescales, risks and issues, people) and proactively take corrective action to assure successful outcomes.

A track record in coaching and mentoring, building high-performing teams and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

As a strong communicator with a collaborative approach to work, you’re able to quickly build trust with senior client stakeholders (Director or C-Suite level), manage conflict and pragmatically explore effective solutions to delivery challenges.  You ensure successful outcomes that are mutually beneficial to the client and our business.

You embrace the chance to try new things and learn new skills while developing others by sharing your own knowledge and experience. 

Nice to have:

Actively explore and adopt AI tools to improve personal productivity, using them to streamline workflows, analyse information, identify dependencies, support decision-making and enhance the quality of delivery.

Demonstrate a practical understanding of AI-assisted product development, including familiarity with AI-enabled software delivery practices, agentic development approaches and the evolving AI Product Development Lifecycle (AI-PDLC).

This role is based in our city centre office and is likely to involve occasional travel (infrequent day trips or a few days at a time) to visit our clients, across the UK and beyond. If you are interested in more travel, then opportunities are available, we are open to conversation on this.

We are mindful of the imbalances in our sector. We celebrate multiple and varied approaches and points of view. We believe diversity drives innovation and we embrace a culture where everyone can contribute irrespective of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.

About the Company

Scott Logic

Enterprise software design and delivery

Scott Logic designs and builds software for large and demanding organisations across sectors like capital markets, commodities, and public services. Their approach combines innovation, experience, and pragmatism to deliver software projects that improve performance and yield measurable results for clients. The company works with clients to understand their needs, then designs, develops, and implements software solutions that connect systems, optimize processes, and deliver tangible benefits. What sets them apart is the mix of deep industry knowledge with practical, hands-on delivery and a focus on measurable outcomes rather than theory alone. Their goal is to help clients achieve better performance and efficiency through reliable software solutions built to the client’s exact requirements.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Founded: 2005

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