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AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies. Job Title: Senior Program Manager Location: Cambridge (Science Park), UK Employment Type: Full Time The Job This role is responsible for supporting the planning, coordination, and delivery of complex, cross‑functional programs across the business. You will work closely with teams, stakeholders, and leaders to drive program execution, ensuring alignment, effective governance, and strong risk and issue management. The role requires a proactive mindset that anticipates challenges, drives clarity, and ensures program activities remain on track and on budget. You will play a key part in embedding program management discipline, facilitating decision‑making, and maintaining transparency through robust reporting and communication practices. Collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and the ability to navigate ambiguity are essential to ensuring successful delivery of outcomes and business benefits. Key Responsibilities Program Planning & Delivery Support the development, maintenance, and tracking of the overall program plan, scope, and cost. Drive delivery of program milestones to ensure on‑time, on‑budget, and quality outcomes. Align with other programs to manage dependencies, avoid conflicts, and synchronize delivery activities. Contribute to shaping program strategy, supporting teams to define direction, objectives, and targets. Governance, Methodology & Reporting Embed effective governance practices, including change control, risk management, escalation, and structured program meetings. Produce consistent and timely reporting for stakeholders, SteerCos, and Program Boards. Maintain decision logs, track outcomes, and establish feedback loops for adaptive governance. Ensure program tools, documentation, and methodologies are maintained, understood, and adopted. Risk, Issue & Change Management Identify, track, and proactively manage risks, issues, and impacts to delivery. Apply organizational change management principles to support business readiness and adoption. Drive benefit realization tracking and ensure business value is delivered as planned. Escalate strategic, scope, and performance concerns to sponsors and steering committees where required. Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration Build strong cross‑functional relationships, ensuring alignment and effective communication across teams and time zones. Facilitate workshops, meetings, and discussions to capture input, build consensus, and maintain momentum. Support internal teams with guidance, clarity, and collaboration to strengthen overall program performance. Serve as a bridge between stakeholders to ensure timely decision‑making and alignment. Skills and Qualifications Essential 10+ years’ experience in software, cloud, or management consulting environments, ideally within PMO/TMO functions. Proven track record delivering multiple complex programs in dynamic, large‑scale businesses. Strong organizational change management experience. Deep understanding of program delivery tools, governance frameworks, and methodologies. Strong analytical, financial, and commercial assessment skills. Excellent stakeholder management, negotiation, and communication skills. Demonstrated capability in risk assessment, problem‑solving, and decision‑making. Strong team leadership and people‑management understanding. Outcome‑driven mindset with the ability to manage multiple complex initiatives. Desirable PMI or equivalent program/project management qualifications. Awareness of software/cloud technologies, IP considerations, and IT ecosystems. Familiarity with methodologies such as Prosci ADKAR, Lean/Six Sigma, DMAIC, etc. Experience influencing and communicating at executive and program leadership levels. UK Benefits include: Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, education assistance program. It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive. Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/benefits/ Hybrid working By default, employees are expected to be in their local AVEVA office three days a week, but some positions are fully office-based. Roles supporting particular customers or markets are sometimes remote. Hiring process Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process. Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/hiring-process About AVEVA AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably. We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-report.aveva.com/ Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/ AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria. AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Empowering you with pioneering tech AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals and minerals – safely, efficiently and more sustainably. We’re the first software business in the world to have our sustainability targets validated by the SBTi, and we’ve been recognized for the transparency and ambition of our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We’ve also recently been named as one of the world’s most innovative companies. If you’re a curious and collaborative person who wants to make a big impact through technology, then we want to hear from you! Find out more at AVEVA Careers. For more information about our privacy policy and how to manage cookies, visit our Privacy Policy.