# Engineering Programme Manager - CTO Office **Company**: Thought Machine **Location**: London **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Category**: Engineering **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/thought-machine/f284779e-89dd-4af8-8377-cfdd91df9635?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_c5a725f7-335 ## Description Thought Machine's mission is bold – to properly and permanently rid the world's banks of legacy technology. The CTO Office is a strategic team working in lockstep with the CTO to execute cross-cutting initiatives that span the entire Engineering division and the wider company. In this role, you will report to the Chief of Staff to the CTO and partner directly with Engineering leadership to drive high-stakes strategic initiatives, such as our GenAI Adoption and Quality Programme, while scaling and optimising our engineering operations. **The Mentality We Are Looking For** - A Passion for Learning: We value curiosity. - Empowered & Self-Driven: You’ll have the autonomy to make a real impact here. - Adaptable & Collaborative: If you enjoy navigating dynamic environments, pivoting when new opportunities arise, and solving creative puzzles as a team, you will thrive here. **Duties** - Optimise Engineering Operations: Own and continuously improve core workflows within Engineering Operations to drive efficiency, agility, and cross-departmental effectiveness. - Execute Strategic Initiatives: Lead and participate in high-stakes strategic initiatives, taking full ownership of ideation, planning, cross-functional alignment, and final delivery. - Architect Operational Insights: Design and implement mechanisms, dashboards, and metrics that provide visibility into the Engineering department’s overall productivity, efficiency, and operational health. - Support Executive Reporting: Partner closely with the CTO and Chief of Staff to synthesise data and streamline company-wide reporting activities. - Facilitate Executive & Client Engagements: Prepare high-quality briefings, presentations, and strategic materials for key executive meetings and client engagements. - Act as an Organizational Connector: Bridge communication gaps between teams, remove critical bottlenecks, and rally resources to accelerate project timelines. - Serve as a Tactical Force Multiplier: Step in where needed to fill gaps or unblock progress. **Requirements** - Proven Adaptability & Execution: A track record of success in high-growth, fast-paced environments where agility, rapid delivery, and hands-on execution are critical. - Expert Programme Management: Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage a high volume of diverse projects, juggle competing priorities, and keep cross-functional teams tightly aligned. - Strategic Problem Solving: Experience bringing structure to highly ambiguous problems and successfully managing complex stakeholder relationships across the business. - High-Impact Background: Prior experience navigating fluid, fast-moving environments, such as top-tier consulting firms, major business/technical transformation programs, or a previous role within a CTO Office. - Technical Literacy & Fluency: Strong technical aptitude with a solid understanding of core engineering and technology concepts. - AI-Assisted Capability: Highly comfortable leveraging modern productivity and engineering tools, including the ability to write and review code with the assistance of AI. **Benefits** - Highly competitive salary - Pension plan (match up to 5%) - Life insurance - three times annual salary - Competitive maternity (six months fully paid) and paternity leave (four weeks fully paid) - Shared parental leave (matched to our maternity leave for the same point in time) - 25 days holiday and bank holidays - Flexible working hours - Cycle-to-work scheme - Electric car scheme - Season ticket loan - Access to outstanding learning materials and courses - Sports and hobby clubs, subsidised by Thought Machine - All the latest tech you need - Fresh fruit and cereals - Huge range of healthy snacks, smoothies and drinks - A talented and experienced team as your colleagues - An environment where we encourage learning and progress - Two charity days a year - Weekly food pop-up ## Skills ### Required - Programme Management - Strategic Problem Solving - Technical Literacy - AI-Assisted Capability --- Source: [Apply at jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/thought-machine/f284779e-89dd-4af8-8377-cfdd91df9635?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)