Role highlights
Full Time
Permanent
Senior
On-site
The Senior Tech Programme Manager role requires extensive experience in leading large-scale, complex technology programmes with a strong focus on aligning technology initiatives with business strategy. The candidate must demonstrate expertise in modern technology domains including cloud computing, platform services, system integrations, data management, and IT infrastructure. Core competencies include establishing and maintaining robust programme governance frameworks, benefits realisation, and comprehensive change management practices. The role demands advanced skills in executive communication, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement, particularly with senior leaders and sponsors, to drive alignment and facilitate decision-making. A successful manager will be adept at managing multiple inter-related programmes, tracking progress, risks, financials, and dependencies, and implementing corrective actions to ensure compliance and delivery of measurable outcomes. The ability to simplify complex technical and business challenges, rapidly build cross-domain expertise, and provide mentorship to elevate team maturity is essential. The role also emphasizes fostering collaboration, trust, and transparency through standardized processes, shared tools, and clear communication. Experience in resource allocation, portfolio management, and driving adoption through partnership with change management professionals is critical. This position suits a recognized subject-matter expert who can act as an architect and accelerator of technology-led transformation, ensuring unified governance and optimized delivery aligned with strategic goals. Benefits include a competitive package with health and dental insurance, pension, flexible work hours, and generous vacation, supporting a strong work-life balance.
About the role
Role Summary
- Transform strategy into execution across technology and business domains
- Drive alignment among senior stakeholders
- Deliver measurable outcomes through unified portfolio management
Purpose: Orchestrate TECH-led transformation via centralized governance, enhanced visibility, strong capabilities, and optimized delivery—aligning TECH priorities with business objectives.
Ambition: Be the architect and accelerator of TECH-led transformation, setting standards for transparency, discipline, and focus.
Mission:
- Establish unified governance for data-driven decisions and optimal resource allocation
- Track progress and facilitate change through standardized processes, shared tools, and clear communication
- Foster collaboration and trust for shared transformation success
Responsibilities
- Align programme objectives with Danske Bank’s strategic goals
- Drive execution across multiple inter-related programmes and domains
- Ensure benefit realisation and measurable outcomes
- Lead strategic, high-impact programmes
Strengthen governance, performance, and control:
- Establish programme governance frameworks and controls
- Monitor progress, performance, risks, financials, and dependencies
- Implement corrective actions and ensure compliance
Secure resources and delivery capacity:
- Manage and request resource allocation across teams
- Build cross-topic expertise to guide teams
- Lead major programmes end-to-end when needed
Drive change and adoption:
- Partner with Change professionals and end users for adoption
- Facilitate change management during programme execution
Communicate and engage senior leaders:
- Engage senior stakeholders and sponsors; escalate issues as needed
- Provide consolidated programme status, financials, and insights
- Present regularly to senior leaders and support decision-making
Requirements
- Proven success leading large-scale, complex tech programmes
- Deep understanding of modern technology (cloud, platforms, integrations, data, infrastructure)
- Strong governance, benefits realisation, and change management skills
- Advanced executive communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management
- Ability to rapidly build domain expertise and provide cross-topic guidance
- Ability to simplify complexity and drive clarity in ambiguity
- Recognised subject-matter expert; able to mentor, coach, and raise team maturity
Benefits
- Highly attractive benefits package
- Health and dental insurance
- Pension
- Phone and other benefits
- Flexible work hours
- 6 weeks of vacation for work-life balance
How to Apply
- Interviews conducted on an ongoing basis—apply as soon as possible
- For more information, contact Camilla Brahe Stenbæk at [email protected]
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