About the job your considering

Our Cloud and Custom Application delivery unit specialises in delivering digital and cloud transformations at an enterprise scale. We build world class digital experiences and applications, using agile delivery methods, leveraging robust, flexible platforms.

Our projects can span from gathering user insight to designing compelling experiences and delivering them through a variety of touch points (mobile | tablet | web) underpinned by enterprise integration at scale, with capabilities spanning the digital, Cloud and traditional client landscapes.

We are seeking Programme Managers who are experienced in working with clients in the successful delivery of complex digital transformation programmes, and Project Managers who can lead some of the most innovative enterprise digital projects in the UK and globally. In Capgemini, Project and Programme Managers are referred to as Engagement Managers to reflect their core responsibility to deliver assignments profitably within a commercial framework.

Hybrid working: The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

Your role

Providing delivery expertise and consultancy to external clients, our Engagement Managers are placed on technology-focused delivery assignments in any sector and with varying sizes and degrees of complexity, from single small team assignments to multi-site, multi-country, multi-discipline projects. Assignments may contain a blend of Capgemini, client and contract staff and include a range of different stakeholders. You will be responsible for the end-to-end engagement, including shaping, defining, delivering, and having responsibility for budget management; security compliance management; contract and commercial management; with an expectation to build excellent client relationships enabling delivery led sales opportunities.

You can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini, stiving for equity, diversity and inclusion is part of everyday life, and will be part of your working reality. We have built an inclusive and welcoming environment, for everyone.

Your skills and experience

• A passion for and demonstrable experience in delivering bespoke software or integration programmes and projects using cloud technologies from inception through to live service and on-going support
• A successful track record of working directly with clients to deliver value within a commercial framework
• A recognised programme/project management and/or agile practitioner certification – for example MSP, PMP, Prince2, Scrum, SAFe
• Experience delivering complex programmes and projects using an agile framework that may be with several teams (often distributed) and multiple stakeholder groups (including third-party suppliers)
• Techniques for estimating, sizing and tracking programmes and projects delivered using an agile framework
• Experience of using a variety of agile frameworks and a passion for leveraging agile ways of working with teams and with your clients
• Excellent skills and knowledge of collaborative leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continuous improvement, empowerment, and transparency
• Excellent communication, negotiating and mentoring skills

Your security clearance

To be successfully appointed to this role, it is a requirement to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance.
To obtain SC clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last 5 years, along with other criteria and requirements.
Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality.
Some posts are restricted to sole UK Nationals for security reasons; therefore, you may be asked about your citizenship in the application process.

What does get the future you want mean?

You will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress. You will benefit from Capgemini’s ‘learning for life’ mindset, meaning you will have countless training and development opportunities from thinktanks to hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Harvard ManageMentor, Cybersecurity qualifications and much more.
You’ll be bringing your unique skills and perspectives to the team, inspiring and taking inspiration from your teammates as you unlock value in everything you do. You’ll be joining a professional community of experts, who have got your back and will support you, every step of the way.
You will be encouraged to have a positive work-life balance. Our hybrid-first way of working means we embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day-to-day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.

Why you should consider Capgemini

Growing clients’ businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. But when you join Capgemini, you join a thriving company and become part of a diverse collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. A powerful source of energy that drives us all to find new ways technology can help us reimagine what’s possible. It’s why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world’s leading businesses. And it’s how you’ll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge and always pushing yourself to do better, you’ll build the skills you want. And you’ll use them to help our clients leverage technology to grow their business and give innovation that human touch the world needs. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fuelled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2023 global revenues of €22.5 billion

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