Complex Program Delivery Lead

Role Overview:

The Project Delivery Executive leads end -to -end delivery of a
multi -year integrated planning program spanning service, network, fleet, yard,
and crew planning. The role is accountable for program governance, scope and
schedule integrity across phased releases, proactive risk and issue management,
and the quality and formal acceptance of deliverables through the
implementation cycles.

• The Executive ensures all services and deliverables are executed
  against agreed timeframes, quality standards, and acceptance criteria,
  coordinating written proposals for permissible amendments through defined
  change procedures.
  
• They lead planning and execution across program phases and
  releases, overseeing value delivery and adherence to defined durations and
  deliverables, including functional and technical specifications, implementation
  packages , traceability matrices, installation notes, training materials, and
  user acceptance test results.
  
• They define and document the Quality Management Plan, agree it
  with stakeholders, and baseline it; initiate and maintain the delivery
  register; and apply implementation and quality methodologies and tools to
  monitor status, quality, and completion with formal handover.
  
• They own the integrated schedule with tasks, durations,
  milestones, resources, and dependencies, keeping it current. They document
  risks, issues, and actions, plan mitigations, and maintain a live register
  throughout all phases.
  
• They define stakeholders, roles and responsibilities, and
  expectations; prepare for and conduct project, steering, and executive
  committee meetings; manage and report actions and decisions; and document the
  program organization and governance charter. They apply a structured change
  control procedure for deviations that affect scope, schedule, charges, or other
  terms.
  

Requirements

Collaboration and Governance:

• The role partners closely with enterprise architects, solution
  architects, and IT stakeholders (systems, storage, database, monitoring,
  network, disaster recovery) to ensure the architecture is resilient, secure,
  and performant.
  
• They provide architectural guidelines to Business Domain teams,
  coordinate with data teams on master and transactional data mapping from legacy
  to the target solution, and support project, steering, and executive committees
  with clear architectural status, risks, and decisions.
  
• They ensure that
  architectural assumptions and constraints are understood by build and test
  teams and that deviations are addressed through structured change control with
  appropriate impact analysis.
  

Key Competencies:

• The Executive brings strong analytical and decision‑making
  capabilities, clear communication across business and technical stakeholders,
  and the ability to balance standard product leverage with targeted
  configurations.
  
• They demonstrate rigor in gap analysis, integration design,
  data flow rationalization, and non‑functional architecture, with a disciplined
  approach to baselining and change control.
  
• They are outcome‑oriented, aligning
  architecture to release milestones, test readiness, and acceptance quality
  gates.
  
• They foster collaboration and mentorship across teams to embed best
  practices and consistency throughout the program.
  

Qualifications and Experience:

• 15
  years+ experience in delivery large complex programs.
  
• This role requires proven leadership of large, multi‑phase
  enterprise programs delivering complex planning and scheduling solutions,
  including timetabled service planning, network access planning, fleet and crew
  planning, and yard planning within the Freight Rail Industry (Trains).
  
  
• Experience in program governance, quality management planning, and formal
  acceptance processes aligned to defined completion criteria is essential.
  
• The
  Executive should have led integration programs with multiple external integration
  points, and master data governance across contributing and consuming systems.
  
• A
  strong track record in risk and issue leadership, executive steering forums,
  and quarterly financial reviews tied to payment schedules is required, along
  with exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and change leadership,
  including onboarding and training of client and provider teams.
  
• Prior
  involvement in release‑based delivery with formal completion criteria and
  traceability from requirements to architecture and build is required.
  
  
• Experience with Dassault’s Quintiq solution will be advantages.