Programme Manager - Leeds, United Kingdom - Ko2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Limited

Ko2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Limited
Ko2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Limited
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Leeds, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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A business based in Leeds City Centre, within walking distance of the train station are looking to recruit a Programme Manager to the team.

This role will be working from modern Leeds City Centre offices, with break out areas, pool and table tennis tablesand located in an area of Leeds popular for bars, restaurants and businesses.

The company is part of a business with annual sales of 15 billion and is one of the largest consumer electronics businesses in the world.

The business has 3 core divisions, consumerwhite goods, consumer camera systems and the digital / IOT side of the business, which is where the Programme Management role will be based.


The Leeds City Centre office is where all R&D and architecture for the product range takes place, so the Project Manager will have ample support from peers to ensure they become an expert in their field including from people who designed the products.

TheProgramme Manager will be an expert at managing multiple projects, setting strategy and assisting Pre Sale for a range of products such Set Top Boxes, Dongles, IP Controls, Home Security Systems and Wireless Routers to market.

All products are "IoT" connecteddevices.


The products are part of a new brand UK offering for the business and they are looking to get a foothold in this highly competitive market, and hence this is a very exciting time to join and make a name for yourself and help grow a business.

The Programme Manager is likely to have a deep interest in technology and will ideally have experience of working with "products" and by that we mean "physical products"


The will be working closely with the Engineering Director, who's own career is one of success in technology, so there is not a better person to learn from.


The business will offer vast support to the Programme Manager so long as they are enthusiastic, motivated, and excited by tech and with a desire to help the company succeed.

The responsibilities for the role are below


Programme Manager

  • Take accountability for planning, leading and executing management aspects, i.e. programme risk and complexity
  • One of the primary customer interfaces to our customer accounts
  • Encouraging and developing the people within a multicultural, multisite team
  • Responsible for the management of all product development activities for each customer account
  • Working closely with China to ensure that all the appropriate resources and plans are in place to deliver ALL projects
  • Work with the wider team to enable new business negotiations with firstcut estimates and advice.
  • Work with customer and wider team to ensure product requirements are clearly understood and agreed.
  • Facilitate negotiations with suppliers and 3rd parties to ensure that they can support the plan (e.g., software vendors, external approvals)
  • Prepare and manage all project/s documentation and plans
  • Responsibility for delivering products and services to agreed timescales and the required level of quality, including the management of risk to ensure these objectives are made
  • Drive continuous development efficiency activities, continually searching for potential upside opportunities in schedule and product quality
  • Drive and coordinate assessment and resolution of any issues/problems that may arise in line with the schedule commitment
  • Work collaboratively with development partners
  • Develop, monitoring and distribute of project specific plans, capturing and reporting progress against project plans utilising projectbased planning tools
  • Work in partnership with other functions in the wider team to secure necessary crossfunctional input to projects and to secure necessary core technology, design and test inputs, ensuring that all milestones on the plan are achieved
  • Work with operations and technical team to ensure that volume manufacture starts smoothly and on time
  • Establish and monitor development targets and schedules to ensure timely completion within the required quality, continually questioning, challenging and checking of progress on tasks being performed by the team and third parties.
  • Develop, manage, and report progress against objectives as appropriate
  • Manage stakeholders to ensure project meets business requirements
  • Manage customer & supplier relationships in partnership with the commercial owner
  • Continual monitoring, management and mitigation of existing and new risks throughout the project.
  • Communication and escalation where necessary and appropriate
  • Employ continuous improvement, and drive consistency of process and tools aimed at improving the way projects are managed
  • The Programme Manager owns the content and the accuracy of the information (project plans, reviews, review of the reports & associated approvals, including ensuring actions are addressed accordingly).


The role will be in the office initially to ensure they fully understand the role and then will be able to work 3 days onsite and 2 days from home.

This is a brand new role, and hence an opportunity to join a hugely successful business, with revenues thatare in the billions, beautiful offices, 5 minutes' walk from Leeds Train Station, working on complex products designed in the UK and the chance to make a real name for yourself.

For all the details on this fantastic opportunity contact Andrew Knight at KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions Ltd today.
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