Technical Programme Manager
Tesco
Technical Programme Manager
Tesco
Grocery and general merchandise retailer
Technical Programme Managers (TPMs) deliver complex, cross‑functional technology programmes that support colleagues and help serve our customers better. In this role, you will operate as a Cyber Programme Manager, leading the delivery of high-impact cyber security initiatives across Tesco’s organisation.
You will work across multiple Cyber domains, partnering with security engineering, operations, product and infrastructure teams to translate cyber strategy into delivered, measurable outcomes.While you may align to a specific domain, you will be expected to flex and support broader Cyber priorities where business needs require.
This role requires hands‑on experience managing cyber delivery, navigating complex technical and organisational dependencies, operating confidently in environments shaped by risk, threat context and regulatory expectations.
Why This Role
This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering Tesco’s cyber security outcomes. You will work at the intersection of strategy, intelligence, engineering, and operations helping ensure that cyber initiatives are not only well‑designed, but successfully delivered and embedded where it matters most.
While responsibilities will evolve with business needs, the core accountabilities include:
Delivercomplexcybersecurityprogrammeswith multiple technical, operational and risk dependencies that directlyimprove Tesco’s security posture and business resilience.
Leadcross‑functionalinitiatives spanning Cyber, Technology,Productand operational teams.
Translate cyber strategy, risk priorities and securityobjectivesinto clear programme outcomes,milestonesandmeasurablevalue.
Shapeand leadprogrammes with evolving scope, emergingthreats, anduncertain delivery paths.
Establish and continuously improve delivery approaches suited to cyber environments (combining agile,iterativeand structured delivery models whereappropriate).
Create,ownandmaintainintegrated delivery plans coveringtechnical implementation, operational readiness and change impacts.
Act as thecentral pointof coordination across Cyber teams,Product, Engineering, and Operations.
Proactivelyidentifydelivery risks and issues,facilitateinformedtrade‑offdiscussions, and manage escalations with clarity and confidence.
Understand cyber and security architectures sufficiently toanticipatedependency, sequencing, and integration risks.
Supportplanning cycles, financialforecastingand budget management for cyber programmes.
Build strong relationships with stakeholders, suppliers, and partners, holding themaccountablefor delivery outcomes.
Support vendor selection and management activities, including tendering, SLAs, and delivery assurance.
Contribute to the wider TPM and Cyber delivery community, sharing good practice and continuously raising the bar for programme execution.
Your role is to enable and accelerate delivery, ensuring complex cyber initiatives arewell‑sequenced,outcomes‑focused, and sustainably embedded.
An ideal candidate willdemonstratethe following experience and skills:
Essential
Proven experience managing cyber security delivery,programmesor portfolios within a Cyber, Security or Technology Risk environment.
Strongtrack recorddelivering complex technology or security initiatives across multiple teams and stakeholders.
Excellentprogramme, project, and stakeholder management capability, including senior leadership engagement.
Experienceoperatingin environments shaped by cyber risk, threat context, or regulatory obligations.
Ability to understand and navigate cyber and security architectures well enough to manage dependencies and delivery risk.
Strong reporting, planning, and financial forecasting skills.
Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to translate complex technical topics into clear delivery narratives.
Desirable
Experience workingwith a range of Cyber domains(e.g. Identity & Access Management, Cloud Security, Threat Detection, Security Engineering).
Familiarity withthreat‑informeddefence,detection‑ledsecurity, orrisk-basedprioritisationapproaches.
Experience delivering programmes that involve security tooling, automation, or platform integration.
Tesco is best understood as a multinational grocery and general-merchandise retailer. The group combines customer-facing retail with distribution, digital, commercial, and analytical capabilities. It serves households through stores and online shopping while also operating wholesale, data-science, and financial-service businesses. Work spans stores, fulfillment, supply chain, product, technology, data, finance, and group functions. The scope reflects Tesco PLC and its principal business lines without implying every role sits in the core supermarket operation.
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