Company Description

JMAN Group is a fast-growing data engineering & data science consultancy. We work primarily with Private Equity Funds and their Portfolio Companies to create commercial value using Data & Artificial Intelligence. In addition, we also work with growth businesses, large corporates, multinationals, and charities.

We are headquartered in London with Offices in New York, London and Chennai. Our team of over 450 people is a unique blend of individuals with skills across commercial consulting, data science and software engineering.

We were founded by cousins Anush Newman (Co-founder & CEO) and Leo Valan (Co-founder & CTO) and have grown rapidly since 2019. In May 2023 we took a minority investment from Baird Capital and in January 2024 we opened an office in New York with the ambition of growing our US business to be as large as, if not bigger than, our European business by 2027.

Position

We are seeking an experienced professional who will Lead our Delivery Governance strategy and responsible for defining, implementing, and overseeing governance frameworks that ensure the successful delivery of programs, projects, and services across the organization.

This role ensures that delivery is aligned with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices, while driving operational excellence and continuous improvement.

This leader will be critical to bridge between cross-functional teams, senior leadership, and clients to bring visibility, control, and structure to our project delivery execution ecosystem.

• Strategic Governance Leadership: Develop and lead the enterprise-wide delivery governance strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and transformation initiatives.
• Framework Development & Implementation: Establish standardized governance models, delivery methodologies, and quality assurance protocols across all business units.
• Portfolio Oversight: Monitor and review the health of strategic programs and projects, ensuring timely delivery, budget adherence, and risk mitigation.
• Risk & Compliance Management: Ensure delivery processes comply with internal policies, external regulations, and contractual obligations. Lead audits and reviews as needed.
• Executive Reporting: Provide regular updates to executive leadership on delivery performance, risks, and strategic insights through dashboards and reports.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with senior leaders, program managers, and delivery teams to foster a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Capability Building: Mentor and develop governance and delivery teams. Promote best practices, training, and knowledge sharing across the organization.
• Tooling & Automation: Lead the selection and implementation of governance tools and platforms to enhance visibility, control, and efficiency.
• People & Process Leadership: Mentor project managers and coordinators across departments. Drive a culture of continuous improvement, agile thinking, and structured execution. Enable project teams with training on PM tools, methodologies (Agile/Scrum/Waterfall/Hybrid), and best practices.

Requirements

Key Requirements:

• 15+ years of relevant experience in project/program management preferably in IT/Tech or consulting firms.
• PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, SAFe, or equivalent.
• Lean Six Sigma or other process improvement certifications.
• Proven success in Program Management or delivery governance functions.
• Strategic thinking and decision-making
• Risk management and compliance
• Change management and transformation leadership
• Data-driven performance analysis
• Cross-functional collaboration

Nice to Have:

• Prior experience in data engineering, SaaS, cloud/data platform projects.
• Exposure to client-facing delivery models and contracts (Time & Material, Fixed Price, Managed Services).
• Ability to evolve PMO to support business transformation and OKR tracking over time.