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What do we need
We are looking for a Program Manager to lead our release management and broader program delivery for the Dotmatics ELN Platform. This is a high-impact role that combines hands-on release execution with strategic program oversight, sitting at the intersection of planning, delivery, and cross-functional alignment. You will have the opportunity to have real influence over how program and release management operate across the business, gaining broad visibility across the organization, working with and presenting to stakeholders from engineering teams through to executive leadership, and supporting notable impact.
You will bring the operational precision of a release manager alongside the governance and rigor of a program manager, ensuring that releases are delivered with quality and consistency and that the wider program of work is well-planned with dependencies clearly visible. You will work closely with Engineering, Product Management, Quality Assurance, Customer Operations, Services, Marketing, and Sales, operating as a trusted collaborative and strategic partner with a clear, decisive voice across all stages of delivery.
In this role you will get to
Release Management
Own the end-to-end release management process. Refine, lead, and continuously improve practices that deliver high-quality, timely releases. Champion a release culture aligned to business and customer objectives, and actively replace practices that do not serve those goals
Lead a core group of representatives from Product Management, Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Customer Operations through the release process from planning to external release, ensuring capacity and risk are part of the equation
Track, monitor, and drive execution of release plans with pace and accountability. Escalate and hold others accountable when needed
Define and maintain a clear release calendar. Provide timely updates on release readiness, risk, and post-release adoption metrics across all relevant audiences
Lead coordination of in-flight work across Jira (our system of record). Identify and mitigate release risk, flagging unrealistic plans early and ensuring alignment with Product Management and Services to support escalations and customer-specific builds
Align release artifacts across Product, Engineering, Marketing (including tier 1 and tier 2 launches), Sales (enablement), and Services (training)
Lead cross-functional release meetings and asynchronous processes as the definitive voice driving the holistic release process forward
Program Management
Lead program-level planning and governance across the ELN Platform. Manage dependencies, milestones, and delivery roadmaps across multiple concurrent workstreams
Translate company and customer objectives into a clear execution strategy. Ensure teams understand priorities and how their work connects to broader business goals
Identify, track, and mitigate program-level risks and issues early. Escalate where needed and hold stakeholders accountable for resolution
Provide regular, audience-appropriate reporting to stakeholders from engineering teams through to executive leadership. Cover progress, risk, and strategic alignment
Support the rollout of Solution Area Initiatives. Play an active role in embedding this new operational model across the company as it is defined and scaled
Build and maintain strong relationships across functions. Practice influence without authority and drive alignment across a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
Ways of Working
Champion agile delivery across the release and process. Align with and actively influence agile methodology to support effective product and engineering execution
Enable and coach product and engineering teams. Listen to day-to-day challenges and incorporate their input into how the teams plan and deliver
Apply a growth mindset. Embrace operational improvements and lead collaborative processes where team members feel heard and empowered
We are looking for people who have 10 + years of experience in program management and/or enterprise SaaS product release management. Agile SCRUM, Product Owner, SCRUM Master, or PMP certification is strongly preferred.
The keys skills we are looking for
Proven track record of leading and executing release and program management strategies through agile leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and proactive follow-through
Strong program governance skills, including milestone planning, dependency management, risk tracking, and executive-level reporting
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, clear and consistent across all audiences and deliverables, from engineers to executive stakeholders
Ability to bring structure and calm to a fast-paced environment with competing priorities across multiple workstreams
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across functions and seniority levels, internally and externally
Advanced Jira and Confluence skills, including creating and maintaining custom reports, dashboards, and program views
Proficiency in diagramming and planning tools such as Visio, Lucidchart, or Miro
Experience planning and executing long-term, multi-phase programs spanning development, configuration, and deployment
Openness to embracing how AI can improve you in your role. We are all learning how AI can help us be more efficient and collaborative, creating space for us to grow. We use Claude
Nice to have
Background or relevant work experience in life sciences or scientific software
People management or mentorship experience
Total Rewards
Dotmatics utilises a national market-based approach to base pay benchmarking and pay band development. The candidate's final starting pay is based on job-related skills, experience, job specific qualifications & location. In addition to base salary, Dotmatics has implemented a total rewards strategy, which is the combination of compensation, benefits and recognition.
Certain positions are also eligible for variable pay; your recruiter will discuss the full compensation package details.
Other Total Rewards Offered
Private Medical
Wellness Benefits (Mental Health Apps and Fitness Perks)
Company-paid Life cover
EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
Pension/Retirement Plan
This is the range that we, in good faith, believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
Base Pay Range
£66,104—£89,435 GBP
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