Company Description

IFS is a billion-dollar revenue company with 7000+ employees on all continents. Our leading AI technology is the backbone of our award-winning enterprise software solutions, enabling our customers to be their best when it really matters–at the Moment of Service™. Our commitment to internal AI adoption has allowed us to stay at the forefront of technological advancements, ensuring our colleagues can unlock their creativity and productivity, and our solutions are always cutting-edge.

At IFS, we’re flexible, we’re innovative, and we’re focused not only on how we can engage with our customers but on how we can make a real change and have a worldwide impact. We help solve some of society’s greatest challenges, fostering a better future through our agility, collaboration, and trust.

We celebrate diversity and understand our responsibility to reflect the diverse world we work in. We are committed to promoting an inclusive workforce that fully represents the many different cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints of our customers, our partners, and our communities. As a truly international company serving people from around the globe, we realize that our success is tantamount to the respect we have for those different points of view.

By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to be part of a global, diverse environment; you will be joining a winning team with a commitment to sustainability; and a company where we get things done so that you can make a positive impact on the world.

We’re looking for innovative and original thinkers to work in an environment where you can #MakeYourMoment so that we can help others make theirs. With the power of our AI-driven solutions, we empower our team to change the status quo and make a real difference.

If you want to change the status quo, we’ll help you make your moment. Join Team Purple. Join IFS.

Job Description

Copperleaf provides enterprise decision analytics software to companies managing the critical infrastructure we all rely on every day. We help the world’s leading organizations decide where and when to invest in their businesses to manage risk, contribute to ESG strategies, deliver against performance expectations, and maximize value for every dollar spent. Join our team as we empower our clients to make the best strategic decisions through our innovative, award-winning solutions.

We're on the lookout for an experienced Program Management Leader to join our Platform team.

In this role you will have the overall responsibility for realizing the intended value of approved investment cases within the allocated domain. He or she will oversee coordinated execution of multiple investments while managing the risks associated with the execution.

The Program Management Leader functions as the key link between Product Management, Customers and Software Engineering, ensuring that the product vision gets translated into a set of initiatives aimed at delivering the intended value, as per the IFS Development Process.

The Program Management Leader is responsible for the delivery of intended value on time, on budget, and with the right quality together with the Software Engineering leaders and Quality Assurance Leaders. The Program Management Leader would strive to achieve great customer adoption of the products delivered and high customer satisfaction.

The Program Management Leader will lead a Program Management team and works with all aspects of the development cycle alongside the Software Engineering leader; from scope definition and design, through to delivery to market and ongoing support. Depending on the scale of the operation he or she can be part of a development team during the life of the investment case or work across multiple teams. Coordination, sequencing, and prioritization within the set scope, as well as ensuring development is on track across investment areas would be part of his or her daily activities. Ensuring that the right amount of prioritized work comes in from the backlog.

The Program Management Leader will also be an evangelist who inspires colleagues, customers, and partners both internally and externally. This also includes explaining plans, demonstrating product capabilities, and presenting our vision, strategy, and roadmap. He or she continuously works to expand domain knowledge, pro-actively shares knowledge and experience, and guides others. Interacting and collaborating effectively across all parts of R&D and the wider organization is a must to succeed

Duties and Responsibilities

The Program Management Leader and his/her team will:

• Work together with Product Managers, Software Architects and Software Engineering Leaders to coordinate and plan work in designing and building world-class products that deliver value to our customers
• Analyse incoming business requirements and work with the team to create a high-level solution design, then come up with scope and delivery plan across multiple releases to get the best value for the investment
• Coordinate with cross functional units and teams to get the work planned for IFS releases
• Demonstrate strong leadership skills in motivating teams towards the planned schedule
• Evangelize our Products and showcase how customers would benefit from what we deliver
• Be proactive, drive initiatives and take ownership
• Plan, execute & monitor the progress of development work
• Manage risks, issues & dependencies
• Coordinating across RnD groups when required for planned initiative work
• Manage customer escalations and handle communication

If you are looking for a new challenge with the possibility to lead and inspire, then the position as Program Manager Leader is something for you!

Qualifications

• University degree, or equivalent professional qualifications, in a field relevant for the technical and/or functional area or responsibility along with 5-10 year's hands-on experience in a leadership role
• Experience of agile development methodology
• Has Excellent communication, presentation, strong decision making and negotiation skills.
• Has very good coordination and organizational skills.
• Good understanding of one or more of our target industries and domain product/technology offerings as well as the business application processes for our target customers.
• Experience from relevant industries and markets, and are used to interaction with customers and partners
• Can work in a fast-paced environment handling multiple competing priorities.

Additional Information

We embrace flexibility and hybrid work opportunities to support diverse needs and lifestyles, while also valuing inclusive workplace experiences. By fostering a sense of community, we drive innovation, strengthen connections, and nurture belonging. Our commitment ensures you can work in a way that suits you best, while also engaging with colleagues to share ideas and build meaningful relationships.