Programme & Planning Manager

Security & Capabiity is seeking a driven and collaborative individual to join as a Security Programme & Planning Manager. This role reports into the Senior Technical Programme Manager, helping to define, implement, and enable the delivery of critical security initiatives. The successful candidate will work closely across all security and stakeholder teams to oversee the management of the security portfolio, ensuring effective governance, planning, and reporting, ultimately working to protect the financial investment and return of the portfolio.

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• 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 4 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 

Reporting to the Senior Technical Programme Manager, this role focuses on securing initiative investments and standardising portfolio and financial management to ensure stakeholder buy-in and effective governance across Security and Capability teams. Key Responsibilities: • Collaborate with Security and Capability teams to oversee governance, planning, reporting, and process improvements. • Work with the Senior Technical Programme Manager to communicate and maintain project management standards, guidance, and templates. • Ensure consistent identification, tracking, and monitoring of workstream risks, issues, and dependencies. • Produce analytical reports on department/portfolio status, resources, and financial position. • Develop and implement processes and reporting mechanisms to track progress toward committed programme goals. • Provide guidance and support on financial processes and governance, instilling best practice across TPMs, Engineering, and Product teams. • Influence consensus on trade-offs to ensure optimal value. • Anticipate potential risks and issues, facilitating discussions, managing escalations, and establishing preventative processes. • Secure, manage, and track investment funding while assessing impacts on dependencies, timelines, and implementation plans. • Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams on annual budget requirements and compliance. • Build and maintain relationships with suppliers and external stakeholders to ensure delivery and improvement plans meet expectations. • Support vendor selection processes and management of maintenance contracts, overseeing portfolio maintenance, identifying opportunities. • Define clear objectives and career paths for direct reports, fostering their growth and development. • Actively participate in recruitment efforts and contribute to the TPM community. This role offers an exciting opportunity to influence key security initiatives, drive process improvements, and contribute to the success of a dynamic portfolio.

Working within a programme function overseeing management of an investment portfolio. Working within a security function for a major retail organisation. Building credible relationships and influencing senior management & leadership teams.

Strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Word). Strong inter-personal skills. Strong vendor management and negotiating skills. Exceptional reporting skills for programs and financial forecasting. Excellent communication & influencing skills and adoptability to changes.

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is ‘Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day’. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet. 

 

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We’re a big business and we can offer a range of diverse full-time & part-time working patterns across our many business areas, which means that we can find something that works for you.  We work in a more blended pattern - combining office and remote working.  Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate.  If you are applying internally, please speak to the Hiring Manager about how this can work for you - Everyone is welcome at Tesco.