Job Vacancy Programme Manager

London

CGI

Job position Programme Manager

Permanent

As soon as possible

London, England, United Kingdom

Published on 01/04/2026

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At CGI, we lead complex transformation programmes that deliver meaningful, measurable outcomes for clients across the public and private sectors. As a Programme Manager, you will take ownership of a portfolio of interrelated projects, driving strategic delivery that enables organisations to adapt, innovate, and thrive. You will play a central role in shaping programme direction, strengthening senior stakeholder relationships, and ensuring high-quality outcomes at scale. Working within a collaborative and supportive environment, you will be empowered to lead with confidence, bring fresh thinking to challenges, and make a lasting impact while advancing your own professional growth.

CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee. We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant. Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.

This is a hybrid position - which will require travel to London 2-3 times per week.

Candidate profile

In this role, you will take full accountability for delivering complex programmes, ensuring alignment with client objectives across time, budget, and quality. You will establish strong governance frameworks, lead multi-disciplinary teams, and engage senior stakeholders to drive successful outcomes. With a focus on collaboration and continuous improvement, you will balance competing priorities, manage risk, and ensure consistent programme performance across all workstreams.

You will also contribute to pre-sales and bid activities, providing programme leadership within competitive tender environments. By combining delivery expertise with commercial awareness, you will help secure new opportunities, expand existing engagements, and deliver long-term value for both clients and CGI.

Lead & Deliver: Own full programme lifecycle across multiple projects and workstreams

Engage & Influence: Build and manage senior client and stakeholder relationships

Govern & Control: Establish programme governance, reporting, and delivery structures

Plan & Optimise: Oversee planning, scheduling, budgeting, and resource management

Drive Growth: Support bids, proposals, and identify opportunities to expand accounts

Mitigate & Resolve: Proactively manage risks, issues, and programme dependencies

Collaborate & Improve: Embed best practices and enable high-performing teams

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

You will bring strong experience in programme leadership within complex environments, with the ability to manage large-scale budgets and lead diverse teams. You will be confident operating at a senior level, contributing to bids and tenders, and navigating complex stakeholder landscapes with a strategic and commercial mindset.

Proven experience managing large, complex programmes (including budgets up to £50M)

Strong leadership and team management capabilities

Experience across programme delivery lifecycles (e.g. Agile, Waterfall, consultancy)

Demonstrated experience supporting competitive tenders and proposal development

Ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders across business and IT

Strong financial management and commercial awareness

Experience in public sector or not-for-profit environments (highly desirable)

Membership of a professional programme management body (desirable)

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Working environment

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

Discover CGI

London, England, United Kingdom

> 1000 employees

IT services

We are a global business with 91,500 professionals across hundreds of locations worldwide, providing end-to-end IT and business process services that drive our clients’ businesses. In the UK alone, we have around 6,000 member-partners working across 19 towns and cities, doing everything from writing complex code to designing sophisticated software solutions. The work we do powers some of the most ambitious projects that touch the lives of many. Our approach sets us apart, characterised by our proximity model, international presence, expertise, and operational excellence. We organise our operations within metro markets where our clients have concentrated footprints, empowering our local teams to build trusted, in-person relationships. As you build your career here, you’ll develop your skills, share your insights, and work side-by-side with colleagues and clients on innovative solutions that address the most complex issues. Our commitment to ownership, flexibility, and being approachable makes us easy to do business with. Join us, and together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action to meet the needs and balance the interests of our clients, shareholders, communities, and each other. Benefits: - Insurance coverage - Medical benefits - Pension plan - Member Assistant Programme - Check4Cancer - Flexible time off - Share Purchase Plan - Member discounts - Dental benefits - Vision benefits - Profit Participation Plan - Health and Wellbeing Programme

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