Belfast or London Hybrid (occasional AMS office requirement)
Working Hours/Shifts:
Full Time, 37.5 hours/week
Employment Type:
Permanent
Join our World of Talent.
Global, culturally diverse, inclusive, and innovative - welcome to AMS, where talent is our world. Over the last two decades, AMS has redefined the landscape of talent outsourcing and consulting. From pioneering the concept of RPO to continually revolutionising how organisations approach talent acquisition, AMS stands as a world leader in the industry.
Committed, engaged, and inspired, we feel a real sense of belonging, and all have one thing in common: a real passion for talent. Become part of this world and make a difference with us.
The Role
Take the next step in your career journey and discover our exciting opportunities.
If you're passionate about technology and want to work in a fast paced, yet collaborative environment with highly focused people, this could be a great fit for you.
Your Role:
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Technology Consulting Program Lead to drive the delivery of complex technology programs across implementation, optimisation, diagnostics, and transformation initiatives. You will be responsible for leading technology workstreams, managing client and partner relationships, and ensuring high-quality outcomes across a diverse portfolio of projects.
You will act as a senior point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, supporting regional leaders in achieving contractual deliverables and maintaining governance standards. This is a strategic leadership role requiring deep technical expertise, strong commercial acumen, and exceptional stakeholder management skills.
You will have accountability for technology partners, clients, and projects beginning at the onset of a prospective engagement and mobilisation through to completion of projects, responsible for high-quality delivery, budget management, relationship management and leadership. While most programs and projects will be highly complex, the size, scope, and complexity will vary based on the client engagements.
Key Accountabilities
What you'll be doing:
Delivery
Accountable for delivering complex technology implementation, optimisation, diagnostic, and technology strategy projects, including overall project management, process design, functional and technical design, business requirements, test planning, data migration strategy, test planning, hypercare strategy, and knowledge transfer
Lead technology workstream on diagnostics, roadmap, and outsourcing engagements. This will include developing findings and recommendations, performing market reviews, and creating project plans
Prepare and present design playback and recommendations with key senior client stakeholders and technology vendor partners
Brief and manage project resources; set expectations and coach resources on deliverables
Lead and develop Change Control procedures, including working with colleagues and technology partners to quantify impact of any proposed change in scope
Take accountability to document risks, issues, actions, and decisions and partners with clients, technology partners, and internal stakeholders to mitigate risks and resolve issues
Relationships
Build strong and influential trusted partner relationships with identified senior client and technology partner stakeholders to develop and maintain business plans and organisational structures
Lead MBRs and QBRs in partnership with the Consulting Technology Regional Leader
Create and work with team members to document standard procedures and ways of working, taking accountability for toolkits and templates
Growth
Review and apply contractual documentation such as Statements of Work (SOWs) and Service Change Request Agreements (SCRAs) to ensure alignment with project delivery and client expectations
Develop and scope technology consulting proposals, inclusive of defining activities, timelines, resource requirements, and costs as well as writing proposals and presentations
Team Leadership
Develop and mentor AMS talent for the future through robust hiring, driving performance management and continuous improvement, and by creating an inclusive and engaging workplace culture
Leadership of managers and individuals in direct reporting line or supporting projects
Conducts resource management, capacity planning, and forecasting - ensuring all team members are maintaining project status updates and forecasting
Accountable for issue resolution, supporting Managers and Consultants to resolve at the appropriate level
Ensures team members have current technology certifications and develops upskilling and training courses to support ongoing evolution of the team
Driving knowledge and awareness of industry trends (measured by feedback and specific activities/knowledge upskilling to broader team)
Quarterly performance and development conversations for all direct reports and team members leading on a project
Skills & Experience
You'll need to demonstrate:
Must haves
Experience leading talent technology implementations, transformations, outsourcing, or change projects as part of a consulting or outsourced professional service engagement
Strong working knowledge of the talent acquisition technology landscape and talent acquisition services, including knowledge of future trends in our industry (such as robotics and artificial intelligence)
Extensive senior leadership experience working with global/multi-geographical teams and stakeholders to effectively guide and self-manage in high-pressure environments, balancing multiple priorities and delivering against tight deadlines
Experience in leading projects using more than one project delivery methodology and leveraging tools that include Microsoft Project, Visio, Teams, Smartsheet, and JIRA (or equivalent)
Experience in successful performance management to drive operational excellence
Process analysis and process re-engineering expertise
Ability to accurately forecast a wide range of projects on the basis of NFI, resource allocation, and timelines
Nice to have
Experience in responding to Requests for Proposal (RFP) and producing sales collateral
Experience in reviewing, interpreting, and applying SOWdocumentation to guide project scope, deliverables, and resource planning
Experience in designing future state talent technology ecosystems
Deep knowledge of multiple talent acquisition technologies, Workday, Avature, iCIMS, SmartRecruiter, etc.
Other
Why AMS?
At AMS, we recognise the value of different perspectives and experiences in prompting innovation, sparking creativity, and solving problems.
We come from every walk of life, and our culture is open and inclusive. Our people enjoy flexibility, autonomy, and being trusted to work their way. We offer you career opportunities in every direction you want to explore. It's our world but you can do it your way.
We offer:
Full training and support
High value and challenging work
A vibrant, diverse, and collaborative culture
Flexible working
A competitive reward and benefits package The opportunity to embark on a recruitment career with one of the world's leading recruitment companies
Details may vary slightly depending on your location, local labour law, etc.
Our culture of inclusion and belonging.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, and all aspects of employment are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic.
If you require any accommodations or have any accessibility needs, please reach out via email Talent@weareams.com or make a member of our Talent Acquisition team aware at any time.
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We take pride in being Disability Confident. This helps to ensure that you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long- term health conditions, or are neurodiverse. You will be shortlisted based on minimum criteria for the role and will be offered support and/or adjustments for the recruitment process if you wish.
Details
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Reference
AMS27987
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Closing
10/10/2025
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Location
United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Belfast / United Kingdom, England, London
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Schedule
Full Time
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Business area
Consulting
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Sector
Professional Business Services
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Employment Type
Permanent
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