Software Development Programme Manager

Contribute to portfolio-level prioritization and planning across UCAS products, ensuring alignment with business objectives, customer commitments, and engineering capacity. Own and coordinate Business Opportunity Calculator (BOC) activities, including business case development, financial forecasting and governance reviews. Leverage experience in both Waterfall and Agile methodologies, including SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework), to drive effective program execution and continuous delivery. PMP (Project Management Professional) Certified with strong program governance, planning, risk management, and stakeholder management expertise. Partner with Product & Engineering team to define and execute end-to-end delivery of enterprise software platforms and applications Owns the Project Budget/profit plan, work with EMs to determine # of dev/test resources Building partnerships and acting as Single point of contact from software to Product teams, Coordinates and focused on delivering new or upgrading existing features. Looks for ways to add value beyond immediate requests and initiates actions Provide clear and regular communication on program status, risks, and outcomes Program Risk and Issue Management Proactively assessing and responding to risks during the PI execution & Program level. Owns analyzing, and resolving issues that arise during a project by applying problem solving methodologies B.E. / B Tech / M Tech ~PMP Certificate 10+ years of experience in software project and program management, delivering complex, multiteam, multirelease enterprise applications. Proven experience managing the endtoend software development lifecycle, from program initiation and planning through execution, release, and closure.Handson experience driving program planning, scheduling, milestone tracking, dependency management, and critical path execution.Strong experience using project, program, and enterprise tracking tools (e.g., Jira,Confluence, MS Project, or equivalent) for scope, schedule, and delivery management.Demonstrated experience in capacity planning, resource forecasting, and utilization management across multiple teams and programs.Experience managing program financials, including budgeting, forecasting, and forecastvsactual tracking.Strong background in programlevel risk, issue, and change management, ensuring predictable and ontime delivery.Experience creating and delivering executivelevel dashboards, insights, and reports to provide transparency into program health, progress, and risks.Working experience coordinating delivery in Scrum and scaled delivery environments, while maintaining overall program governance and accountability.Experience leveraging AI and datadriven insights to improve program planning, forecasting accuracy, risk identification, and delivery predictability.Exposure to AIenabled tools or platforms for reporting automation, or engineering efficiency.Proven ability to align crossfunctional teams including Product, Engineering, QA, Operations, Finance, and Business stakeholders.Strong experience with stakeholder communication, executive reviews, and escalation management across global teams. .