Program Manager

Role Overview

• Lead 4C's end-to-end delivery into the programme, ensuring successful execution within agreed scope, budget, quality and timelines.
• Manage requirements, delivery, stakeholder engagement and governance support across multiple programme service lines, consolidating demand into a single prioritised delivery plan and product roadmap.
• Work with service leads and customer stakeholders to firm up delivery plans from the contracted proposal baseline, including transition from incumbent systems and processes.
• Act as 4C's primary delivery interface with the prime contractor, consortium partners and customer stakeholders, with clear reporting, communication and expectation management.
• Plan and lead the passage of deliverables through customer technical governance and security assurance processes (design authorities, approval boards, Secure by Design), in partnership with 4C solution architects.
• Coordinate 4C Engineering, Product, Consultancy and Support teams, aligning service-line requirements with the 4C product roadmap and release planning.
• Manage delivery within a software product (COTS licence and support) commercial model, exercising sound judgement over scope, change and product-investment trade-offs, and supporting forecasting, budget control and margin management.
• Ensure compliance with applicable security, accreditation, contractual and quality requirements throughout delivery.
• Identify, assess and proactively manage risks, issues and dependencies — including cross-service-line and customer-side dependencies.
• Support business development by contributing delivery expertise to bids, proposals and contract change.
• Represent 4C Strategies professionally with customers, partners and at relevant industry events.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of delivery practices, governance and methodologies across the EMEA Defence organisation.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience delivering complex projects within defence, government, software, or similarly regulated environments.
• Proven experience leading end-to-end delivery across multidisciplinary teams — ideally serving multiple concurrent customer or stakeholder groups from a shared product or platform.
• Strong project planning, scheduling, financial management and resource coordination skills.
• Experience managing customer and partner relationships, and engaging confidently with senior stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of project governance, risk management, security/assurance processes and quality assurance.
• Commercial awareness — comfortable managing scope and change within contractual boundaries and recognising the commercial consequences of delivery decisions.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a structured and proactive approach.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain UK Security Check (SC) clearance.

Benefits

• Professional development opportunities
• Remote work options