Lead Programme Manager (24 Month Fixed Term Contract)
| Posting date: | 28 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 30 November 2025 |
| Location: | Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 1GA |
| Company: | Tesco |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | tesco/TP/13767211/967637 |
Summary
About the role
We’re looking for a Lead Programme Manager to join our Property team and take the reins of a large, multi-national programme of complex operating model change. This is a unique opportunity to lead cross-functional teams—spanning Data, Process, Tech and Business—through the design and delivery of a transformative programme that touches policy, people, process and systems. You’ll be at the heart of shaping how we work, ensuring strong governance, clear stakeholder engagement, and a well-managed plan that delivers real outcomes for our business and customers.
The Hiring Manager for this role is Lois Farrar.
You will be responsible for
- Leading the development and management of a comprehensive programme plan, with clearly understood dependencies across design and implementation phases
- Managing programme governance forums and ensuring effective decision-making
- Engaging key stakeholders within and outside of governance forums to drive alignment and momentum
- Delivering programme outcomes in line with the business case, while managing trade-offs across interlinked projects
- Overseeing production and monitoring of the programme plan, and communicating progress against key milestones
- Ensuring the right resources are in place and aligned to programme priorities and budget
- Managing cross-programme interdependencies, risks and issues, and escalating where needed for clear direction
- Building and leading a high-performing team, creating an environment where colleagues can thrive
- Forecasting and managing budgets effectively
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You will need
- Operating Model programme management (from inception to outcome delivery) essential, must include system replacement
- Experience of budgeting and planning processes.
- Leading and influencing programme team and senior stakeholders
- Property background helpful
- Delivering through others
What’s in it for you
We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!
- Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
- Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
- Private medical insurance
- 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
- Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
About us
Tesco has become a market leader by doing the little things that really matter for our customers and colleagues.
It’s part of what makes Tesco such a great place to work, and we’re proud to have been accredited as one of Britain’s Top Employers again this year.
We're the UK's number one retailer and we pride ourselves on offering a great shopping experience. We are passionate about our food, merchandise and services and will always try to get things right for our customers.
But did you know we also offer great job opportunities? With stores, distribution centres and offices across the UK, and a vast variety of roles, we are always looking for people who have a hunger to work with customers and colleagues across our exciting business.
We believe in treating each other with respect and giving everyone an equal opportunity to get on. It's our people that make the difference every day - helping us make a difference for our customers
Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details before your agreed start date.
For more information about us please visit www.tescoplc.com
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