Program Manager

4C Strategies

Program Manager leading end-to-end delivery in a major UK defence programme at 4C Strategies. Driving strategic delivery with a focus on governance and stakeholder engagement across multidisciplinary teams.

Posted 7/13/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading complex project delivery within regulated environments, with a strong focus on stakeholder engagement, risk management, and compliance with security and quality standards. Proficient in project planning, financial management, and aligning multidisciplinary teams with strategic objectives.

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Project Delivery ManagementStakeholder EngagementRisk ManagementFinancial ManagementUK Security Check (SC) Clearance

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Hard Skills

Project PlanningSchedulingResource CoordinationQuality AssuranceGovernance ProcessesChange ManagementCommercial AwarenessDelivery Expertise

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsProactive ApproachPresentation Skills

Certifications & Qualifications

Eligibility for UK Security Check (SC) Clearance

Industry Keywords

DefenceGovernmentRegulated EnvironmentsCOTS SoftwareDelivery PracticesEMEA Defence Organisation

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead 4C's end-to-end delivery into the programme, ensuring successful execution within agreed scope, budget, quality and timelines.
Manage requirements, delivery, stakeholder engagement and governance support across multiple programme service lines, consolidating demand into a single prioritised delivery plan and product roadmap.
Work with service leads and customer stakeholders to firm up delivery plans from the contracted proposal baseline, including transition from incumbent systems and processes.
Act as 4C's primary delivery interface with the prime contractor, consortium partners and customer stakeholders, with clear reporting, communication and expectation management.
Plan and lead the passage of deliverables through customer technical governance and security assurance processes (design authorities, approval boards, Secure by Design), in partnership with 4C solution architects.
Coordinate 4C Engineering, Product, Consultancy and Support teams, aligning service-line requirements with the 4C product roadmap and release planning.
Manage delivery within a software product (COTS licence and support) commercial model, exercising sound judgement over scope, change and product-investment trade-offs, and supporting forecasting, budget control and margin management.
Ensure compliance with applicable security, accreditation, contractual and quality requirements throughout delivery.
Identify, assess and proactively manage risks, issues and dependencies — including cross-service-line and customer-side dependencies.
Support business development by contributing delivery expertise to bids, proposals and contract change.
Represent 4C Strategies professionally with customers, partners and at relevant industry events.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of delivery practices, governance and methodologies across the EMEA Defence organisation.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrated experience delivering complex projects within defence, government, software, or similarly regulated environments.
Proven experience leading end-to-end delivery across multidisciplinary teams — ideally serving multiple concurrent customer or stakeholder groups from a shared product or platform.
Strong project planning, scheduling, financial management and resource coordination skills.
Experience managing customer and partner relationships, and engaging confidently with senior stakeholders.
Strong understanding of project governance, risk management, security/assurance processes and quality assurance.
Commercial awareness — comfortable managing scope and change within contractual boundaries and recognising the commercial consequences of delivery decisions.
Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a structured and proactive approach.
Eligibility to obtain and maintain UK Security Check (SC) clearance.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Professional development opportunities
Remote work options