Director of Programme Management
Director of Programme Management
Opportunity
are currently looking for an experienced Director of Programme Management. This is a newly formed role to report directly to our CFOO and help build out a functional PMO and ensure our projects are being managed and delivered on time and with quality throughout all global locations.
Role
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with start-up/scale-up experience, who is creative and can help build out a scalable project function that delivers and tracks projects throughout our Science, Product, Mechanical Engineering, Commercial and Finance areas.
- You will manage our current team of project managers and look to grow this area as the business scales.
- Build out our current PMO function and introduce real-time project reporting/tracking, introducing new tooling.
- Have the ability to report project updates in real-time to the exec team and board.
- Effectively manage project budgets and forecast budgets, working closely with our technical, science and finance teams
- Work with key business partners and project stakeholders to ensure all projects are being tracked, risks are being monitored and deadlines are being met.
- Have a creative mind and bring in new ideas around our project management process
- Experience of working on a start-up/scale-up ideally with deep-tech or within technology.
- Excellent background in delivering complex projects across multiple business areas.
- Very strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence key business partners and advice on project/programme delivery moving forward.
- Experience of working across multiple project methodologies with the ability to adapt when needed.
- Champion agile across our software and product development teams.
- Strong leadership and mentoring skills and experience of managing project managers with different skill-sets.
- Experience of providing real-time project updates up to C-Suite and Board level.
- Competitive + benefits below:
- 25 Days holiday
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Pension
- Private medical insurance
- EAP cash plan
- Group life and group income protection
- Hybrid working
- Cycle to work scheme
- EV Car Scheme
- Gym and wellness benefits
Skills can be learnt, diversity cannot.
Company
At OQC, we see a brighter future for all, enabled by quantum.
Together we are pioneering cutting-edge quantum computers that unlock transformative discoveries, from advancing drug modelling to revolutionising battery technology. Our mission is to put quantum in the hands of humanity, empowering customers to discover new commercial and scientific frontiers.
When you join OQC, you become part of a diverse team of innovators, creators, and problem solvers. We bring together some of the brightest minds in quantum physics, nanotechnologies, hardware, software and commercial operations. Each team member brings a unique skill set and are united by our values, which guide us in everything we do - how we work, how we collaborate and how we shape the future of our industry.
Are you ready to help us build this future?
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Please use the link provided to apply for the role of Director of Programme Management. To aid your application, it will be beneficial to provide us with a cover letter outlining why you think you would be a good fit for the role and what attracts you to OQC.We look forward to hearing from you!
At OQC we are not just hoping you’ll fit in our culture. We aspire to thrive, as a company and as people, thanks to your diversity of thought and background. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to providing our team members with a work environment free from discrimination, where everyone is treated with respect.Our employment decisions are based on business needs, talent and merit and all our colleagues share in the responsibility for fulfilling our commitment to diversity. We look forward to meeting you!