Programme Panning Lead - IT

A top global organization is looking for a Programme Planning Lead to join their London team being part of a large IT deployment.

The role will look after numerous workstreams and deployments.

Accountabilities:

Drive the creation of workstream plans
Create and maintain an overall Programme plan
Highlight and manage dependencies and risks within the Programme and other Programmes
Share plans in multiple governance forums
Chair meetings as required
Drive the Change request process ensuring Impact assessments are completed on time
Complete programme highlight reports

Skills Required:

Extensive project planning experience in large IT/Business transformation programmes
Ability to engage with all workstream leads to produce detailed project plans
Able to produce dependency log of key cross-workstreams dependencies
Able to produce change control for main programme level plan changes
Able to summarise and communicate programme plan for project team and stakeholders
Able to focus on key milestones and understand impact if moves
Able to lead key governance meetings where required
Understanding of key project risks and issues arising from the plan (and track, report)
Ability to interpret workstream plans and integrate into summary programme plan
Interpersonal skills
Ability to meet stretching timelines
Experience with Track and Trace highly desirable