Program Director

ABOUT LIGHTWORKSLightworks is a global firm that integrates consequential technologies and bolsters mission-critical programs. Launched in the AI era, Lightworks is powered by people who have spent decades implementing net-new and highly iterative technologies at scale across banking, insurance, telecommunications, and public infrastructure.
Our team brings deep engineeringexpertiseand first-hand knowledge of how organizationsoperate, distribute change at scale, and manage risk. We specialize in control plane engineering, bolstering mission-critical programs, modernization, and scaling emergent technologies.
THE ROLEWe are hiring a TechnicalProgramDirectorto own delivery execution across Lightworks' most complex client engagements. You will sit alongside Principal Consultants inside the client environment, holding the program together across workstreams, driving milestone accountability, andrepresentingdelivery at the executive level.
This is a client-facing, embedded role. You will be inside the client environment, not managing from a distance. You will be the person who keeps a complex, multi-workstream enterprise program on track inside a regulated institution.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Lead delivery governance across complex AI, cloud, and modernization programs, ensuring milestones, dependencies, risks, decisions, and outcomes are clear across all workstreams
Own andmaintainthe project plan,delivery roadmap, RAID log, andgovernancecadence, and executive reportingacross one or more active client engagements
Ownprojectresource management function - ensuring the right people are deployed on the right engagements at the right timeand working with the Head of Consulting to forecast capacity against pipeline,andmanaging bench utilisation
Own program budget tracking, monitor spend against approved budget, forecast to completion, and flag variance to the Engagement Lead before it becomes an issue
Establish the operating rhythm for stand-ups, working groups, steering committees, and executive briefings, ensuring each forum drives decisions and forward movement
Prepare andpresent concise, decision-oriented status reporting for Directors, VPs, and CIO-level stakeholders
Coordinate across Lightworks, client teams,hyper-scalers, delivery partners, and third-party vendors to maintainalignment, accountability, and delivery momentum
Identifydelivery risks early, escalationwith clear options and impactanalysis, and help teams remove blockers before timelines or outcomes are affected
Manage scope, approvals, change requests, dependencies, and action ownership in a disciplined and transparent way
Maintain RACI clarity and ensure accountability is explicit across all workstreams
Support engagement closeout, lessons learned, transition planning, and knowledge transfer so clients are set up for sustainable delivery after Lightworks exits
Contribute to Lightworks delivery standards, templates, and repeatable practices
WHAT YOU MUST BRING
Minimum 7-10 years of project, program, or deliverymanagement experienceinlarge-scale enterprise technology programs-cloud migration, AI deployment, platform modernisation,data transformation,or infrastructurechange
Experience working inside or directly serving highly regulated industries-financial services, telecommunications, insurance, or government. Advisory-only or vendor-side experience without embedded client delivery is not sufficient.
Proven ability tooperatewith Director, VP, and CIO-level stakeholders, including preparing executive materials, running governance forums, and communicating trade-offs clearly.
Strong command ofAgile, waterfall, and hybrid delivery methods, with the judgement to apply the right model for the client environment.
Experience managing complex stakeholder landscapes that include client teams, vendors,hyper-scalers, internal delivery teams, and executive sponsors.
Experience leading change management alongside technical delivery – stakeholder adoption, communications planning, and embedding new ways of working.
Confidence engaging in technical delivery conversations across cloud, data, AI infrastructure, security, or enterprise architecture. You do not need to be a hands-on engineer, but you must understand what your engineers are telling you.
Strong project controls across milestones, RAID, dependencies, scope, change control, budgets, resource plans, and executive reporting.
PMP orPgMP, or equivalent formal project/program management credentialrequiredfor regulated enterprise client.
Cloud certificationsor formal cloud training across AWS, Azure is an advantage
Fluent in delivery tooling-Jira Confluence, MS Project, or equivalent. You build a program structure others can navigate
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline
WHAT WE OFFER
Basesalary,and performance bonus, and equityparticipationbenchmarkedagainst senior delivery roles attier-oneconsultingand technologyfirms
Full benefits package
Exposure to some of the most consequential enterprise technology programs inNorthAmerica and Asia Pacific
Close collaboration with the Lightworks Principals and founding team across strategy, delivery, platformdevelopmentand client growth
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