We are seeking a Programme Manager to own the delivery, status reporting and overall co-ordination for Android-based card acceptance application initiatives. You will lead cross-functional delivery across platforms and devices, provide regular and transparent reporting to stakeholders, and ensure the programme meets its scope, schedule and quality goals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and execute the programme delivery plan: translate product roadmaps into a coordinated set of projects, milestones and releases across Android platforms, applications and data services.
- Establish and maintain programme governance: set up steering committees, working groups, change-control processes and decision forums; ensure clear roles and responsibilities.
- Drive reporting and transparency: produce and maintain dashboards, RAG status, milestone trackers, RAID logs and executive summaries; deliver scheduled updates to senior stakeholders and the steering committee.
- Coordinate cross-functional delivery: align engineering, QA, product, UX, infrastructure, security and business teams to manage dependencies, interfaces and handovers.
- Manage risks, issues and escalations: identify, quantify and mitigate risks; own escalation paths and ensure timely resolution of impediments.
- Oversee release and deployment coordination: manage release schedules, cutover plans, regression windows and post-release reviews across multi-device environments.
- Monitor delivery metrics and benefits realisation: define KPIs, track velocity, quality indicators and business outcomes, and drive corrective actions where required.
- Resource and vendor coordination: collaborate with resource managers and third-party suppliers to secure capacity, competencies and delivery commitments.
- Provide technical and delivery guidance: liaise with technical leads and infrastructure teams to ensure implementation aligns with platform requirements, security and compliance standards (PCI, NEXO).
- Coach and influence teams: promote a delivery-oriented culture, mentor programme leads and support continuous improvement in delivery practices.
Primary Objectives:
- Deliver Android-based card acceptance applications and platform components on time, to scope and to the agreed quality standards across target devices.
- Provide consistent, accurate and timely status reporting that enables senior leaders to make informed decisions.
- Maintain high customer and stakeholder satisfaction through proactive communication, predictable delivery and rapid resolution of issues.
- Ensure effective cross-team coordination and integration with infra, security and operations to support deployment and ongoing operations.
- Recommend and implement pragmatic delivery improvements and strategies that support business goals and future scalability.
Knowledge & Skills:
- Proven experience managing programmes in a large enterprise environment, preferably in fintech, payments or point-of-sale ecosystems.
- Strong programme management skills: roadmap-to-release planning, governance, risk management, benefit tracking and financial awareness.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to present complex status and trade-offs succinctly to executives.
- Demonstrable experience of leading high-performing, agile delivery teams and applying agile/DevOps practices at programme scale.
- Solid technical understanding of POS application development and delivery, including multi-device considerations.
- Familiarity with Android development concepts and ecosystems; awareness of Java/Kotlin, system integration, terminal payment flows and relevant industry standards (PCI, NEXO).
- Practical experience with tools and artefacts: JIRA, Confluence, MS Project (or equivalent), reporting dashboards and automated CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong analytical and problem‑solving capability, with attention to detail and a methodical approach to issue resolution.
- Stakeholder management and influencing skills across business, product and technology functions.
Educational & Professional Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
- Professional programme/project management qualifications preferred (Prince2, MSP, PMP) and/or recognised Agile certifications (PSM, SAFe, CSM).
- Business or payments-related qualifications or demonstrable domain experience are advantageous.
Discover some of the global benefits that empower our people to become the best version of themselves:
- Finance: Competitive salary package, share plan, company performance bonuses, value-based recognition awards, referral bonus;
- Career Development: Career coaching, global career opportunities, non-linear career paths, internal development programmes for management and technical leadership;
- Learning Opportunities: Complex projects, rotations, internal tech communities, training, certifications, coaching, online learning platforms subscriptions, pass-it-on sessions, workshops, conferences;
- Work-Life Balance: Hybrid work and flexible working hours, employee assistance programme;
- Health: Global internal wellbeing programme, access to wellbeing apps;
- Community: Global internal tech communities, hobby clubs and interest groups, inclusion and diversity programmes, events and celebrations.
At Endava, we’re committed to creating an open, inclusive, and respectful environment where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to be their best. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives—because we know that inclusive teams help us deliver smarter, more innovative solutions for our customers. Hiring decisions are based on merit, skills, qualifications, and potential. If you need adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know.
