Program Manager (Project Manager I)
Role description Role: Project Manager – Power Platform Transformation
Location: London, United Kingdom (UK)
Type of engagement: Fixed Term Contract / Contract Role (Inside IR35\)
About the role:
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead a strategic transformation programme focused on migrating a business\-critical Logistics solution from Smartsheet to the Microsoft Power Platform.
This is a high\-profile delivery role responsible for driving the end\-to\-end execution of a complex programme spanning five business lines, two international sites, multiple technology teams, and external delivery partners. The successful candidate will act as the central point of accountability for project planning, governance, delivery oversight, stakeholder engagement, and executive reporting.
The project operates within a regulated environment and has a fixed business deadline, requiring a hands\-on Project Manager who takes ownership, drives decisions, manages risk proactively, and ensures delivery milestones are achieved.
Key Responsibilities
As the Project Manager, you will:
- Own the overall programme plan, scope, delivery schedule, and execution strategy.
- Lead delivery across six key programme phases: Mobilisation, Design, MVP Build, Migration, Go \- live.
- Coordinate cross\-functional teams including: Solution Architecs, Business Analysts, Technical Leads, Offshore Development Teams, External Consulting Partners.
- Manage stakeholder engagement across multiple business functions and locations.
- Drive governance processes including: Risk management, Issues management, Dependency tracking, Scope control, Change Management.
- Facilitate discovery workshops, design reviews, validation sessions, and user acceptance testing.
- Lead executive communications, steering committee reporting, and leadership updates.
- Monitor budget utilisation and resource allocation throughout the programme lifecycle.
- Ensure all documentation, approvals, and sign\-offs are completed within agreed timelines.
- You will be responsible for producing and maintaining:
- Integrated programme plan and delivery roadmap
- Weekly project status reports
- Executive and Steering Committee reporting packs
- RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies)
- Azure DevOps backlog, sprint, and release tracking
- Discovery and design workshop outputs
- Requirements and process\-signoff documentation
- Architecture Review Board submissions
- Budget and resource consumption reports
- UAT planning and coordination
- Go\-live readiness assessments
- Proven experience delivering large\-scale technology transformation programmes.
- Strong project leadership and accountability with the ability to drive outcomes and decisions.
- Demonstrated success managing complex projects involving multiple workstreams, stakeholder groups, and third\-party vendors.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, including engagement with senior leadership and executive audiences.
- Strong governance, reporting, and programme controls experience.
- Experience maintaining detailed project plans, RAID logs, decision registers, and status reporting.
- Strong problem\-solving skills with the confidence to challenge assumptions, address blockers, and escalate risks where required.
- Experience delivering projects within regulated industries such as: Life Sciences, MedicaL Devices, Pharmaceutical.
- Microsoft Power Platform delivery experience, including: Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse.
- Experience working with ERP\-integrated business applications.
- Hands\-on experience using Azure DevOps for sprint, backlog, release, and delivery management.
- Experience taking ownership of in\-flight projects and managing vendor or partner handovers.
- Knowledge of migration and parallel\-run delivery approaches where legacy systems remain operational during transition.
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Skills
Azure DevOps, Power Automate, Power Platform, ERP
About UST
UST is a global digital transformation solutions provider. For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with their clients from design to operation. With deep domain expertise and a future\-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into their clients’ organizations. With over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, UST builds for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process.
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