Date: 21 Aug 2026
Location:
Oxford/ Hybrid, GB, OX4 4DQ
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Company: Nominet
About Us:
We’re Nominet – a world-leading domain name registry operating at the heart of the UK internet. While we're best known for running .UK domains, our DNS expertise also underpins critical internet infrastructure that government services, including the NHS, rely on.
As a public benefit company, our work has a positive impact on society. We’ve donated millions to projects that use technology to improve people’s lives and have committed to delivering £60m worth of support over the next three years.
The Role:
Nominet is seeking an experienced Programme Manager on a 12 month fixed-term basis to fulfil a vital role managing multiple complex concurrent projects / work streams across the modernisation and standardisation programmes. The role will be an addition to the existing delivery team and will need to rapidly assess and build stakeholder confidence in any proposed changes to minimise disruption to current progress.
Key Outputs include:
Understand & agree business objectives with stakeholders and align delivery programme to achieve
Successful delivery of programme to time, quality and budget
Identify and manage dependencies to protect critical path
Clear and transparent communications with Steering group to enable effective decision making and instil confidence in milestone achievement
What You'll Be Doing:
Programme Leadership & Delivery
Lead the end-to-end delivery of large-scale technology programmes.
Establish and maintain programme governance, plans, milestones, risks, and dependencies.
Develop and manage integrated programme roadmaps across multiple workstreams & operational teams
Ensure programmes are delivered in line with agreed scope, timelines, budget, and benefits.
Monitor programme performance using appropriate metrics
Ensure that project deliverables (technical & business) meet the business needs
Stakeholder Management
Support Executives/Sponsors in articulating the objectives, benefits and outcomes of the programme and that the programme & change management to aligned to deliver and sustain the benefits realisation
Support Executives/Sponsors in their roles and that programme decision making is effective
Ensure that communications and reporting are in place to support business objectives across stakeholders, change and progress.
Ensure agreed actions are completed, risk identified and mitigated, issues resolved and decisions agreed in a timely way
Identify & track resource requirements and resolve availability conflicts
Planning & Governance
Work with colleagues, stakeholders and functional teams to devise plans, identify inbound and outbound dependencies and determine the critical path.
Change Management
Where programme outcomes require Stakeholders to adopt change apply change management practices to support outcomes and sustain change post programme
Supplier & Partner management
Manage and liaise with third party suppliers as required whether this be delivery partners or suppliers which the programme is introducing into the estate
Best Practice
Contribute to the delivery methods and community to foster best practice and consistent approach to achieving stated outcomes from investments
About You:
Flexible and adaptable in approach
Professionally manages workload and conflicting priorities
Able to develop and maintain effective working relationships built on an understanding of others’ needs and expectations
Appreciates care needed when working in a highly public arena where sustaining our reputation and trust are key
A definite attention to detail and planning with strong completer/finisher approach
Driven to learn, develop and deliver
Delivers high-quality work at short notice and to tight deadlines
Demonstrable experience operating across both agile (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) and waterfall (PRINCE2, PMP, MSP) delivery frameworks, with the ability to translate fluently between the two
Substantial project management experience – having delivered multiple programmes and projects across a range of industries and performed a range of roles through their career giving exposure to all aspects of programme delivery
Significant experience of managing software development & complex projects
Demonstrable experience in joining programmes mid-life and influencing future
Working at Nominet:
Our Values:
We Make Things Happen
We Pull Together
We Bring A Positive Mindset
We Keep It Simple
Our people make things happen, but our values are our compass as a company, guiding our day-to-day work and building our culture. They reflect that we're strongest when we're proactive and pull together, while underlining the importance of a "glass half full" mindset and aiming to keep things simple for success.
What We Offer:
Early Finish Friday – Working week of 34 hours with full-time pay. (Finish at midday on Friday)
30 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, with the ability to purchase an additional 5 days
Bupa private healthcare + Employee Assistance Programme
Pension Scheme (matched to 7%)
Electric vehicle scheme with on-site charging points
Rewards platform with access to discounts at hundreds of shops, restaurants etc.
Medicash discounts on routine healthcare including optical, dental and much more
Diversity Statement:
We're passionate about creating a workplace where every individual is valued, respected, and empowered. Somewhere we can benefit from all forms of diversity and discover the true value in our differences. If there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know
Security Statement:
Nominet is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of the internet and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment by participating in the relevant security and screening processes. All roles working for Nominet will be subject to a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check. Some roles due to the nature of their work, will require additional security clearance.
Nominet is unable to provide visa, sponsorship or relocation for this role.
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