At Anaplan, we are looking for a PROGRAM MANAGER to join our diverse Program & Portfolio Management Team (PPM) within the GPTO (Product & Technology) organisation.  This role is Full-Time and Hybrid, based in our York office for 2-3 days a week.

 

Our PPM team members are based in multiple locations across the UK and US and we partner with a wide variety of stakeholders including Engineering & Product, Finance and Go To Market. Our role is to support our Engineering and Product Teams to deliver technical change across software, platform & infrastructure. We pride ourselves on our friendly and approachable style and have an integral part to play in the delivery of value to our customers. As part of our team, you’ll be responsible for managing end to end technical change via programs of work in one or more of our delivery pillars. As an experienced program manager, you’ll be comfortable with taking responsibility for complex programs of work and you’ll be supported every step along the way by our knowledgeable team.

 

At Anaplan, we’re a team that embraces and respects different perspectives towards our work. We aren’t afraid to try new ideas and are passionate about helping our customers and each other succeed. This is a rewarding career with a company that values diversity and invests in you. You’ll need to be comfortable with multitasking and able to adapt quickly to change. We’re a high-growth company developing best-in-class solutions to planning at an enterprise scale. Our customers rely on Anaplan as an always-on, shared, source of truth, as they navigate the constant change and planning required to stay on top in the marketplace—we're pioneering the Connected Planning discipline to help business make decisions more quickly and decisively than ever before. This role is an immediate full-time position. If you’re ready to help us to solve unique challenges that no one is solving in the tech space yet, keep reading. 

 

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Partnering up with engineering teams to help plan, develop, and release value to our customers
• Providing insight by helping your teams to track metrics that align to business outcomes
• Improving our processes, practices, and culture so that we are at the top of our Agile game
• Building and maintaining dashboards in Jira and Confluence that show us where we are at and if we are going to achieve our objectives
• Driving common approaches that make it simpler for the teams and leaders, allowing them to focus on the big picture problems

 

More About You:

• Practical experience of delivering cross-functional software and infrastructure initiatives in a fast paced setting
• Project or Program Management Qualifications (PRINCE2, PMP, SAFE or other equivalent)
• Experience of partnering with Agile teams in a delivery role
• Passionate about problem solving and making a difference
• Team focused – enthusiastic, approachable, collaborative, knowledgeable and flexible.
• Strong history of using data to drive decisions
• Strong leadership skills, with demonstrated ability to lead via influence, in cross-functional environments.
• Excellent communication skills, in particular communicating technical concepts between audiences of varying backgrounds
• Experience with change management in particular new process definition/rollout

Bonus Points:

• Experience of working with Atlassian suite products; Jira, Jira Align & Confluence
• Formal Scrum or Agile Qualifications
• Experience with managing software delivery, continuous integration and delivery pipelines

 
What We Offer:

• A rewarding, progressive career with a company that values diversity, flexibility and understands the need for a good work/life balance
• Market-leading salaries combined with generous bonuses and a range of comprehensive benefits
• 3 days of paid leave every year to help support the charity or cause of your choice
• Challenging problems to solve –you will constantly be learning and pushing boundaries, working with some of the most committed people around!