At Dyson, we demand the highest standard of performance from the technologies we engineer. Our people expect the same from the technology that supports them. We are a community that appreciates and advocates better engineering. A community of pioneers. In the same way that Dyson’s engineers better technology to solve problems others ignore, Global IT transforms the way Dyson does business through world-class and pioneering IT services and systems.
Dyson’s global IT RDD & NPI function has end-to-end accountability for the strategic roadmap, design, delivery, and support of many of the applications enabling Dysons global RDD and NPI teams and processes, with particular focus on early product research and development teams, the international research and engineering functions, robotics, and software development for teams located across 20+ sites in APAC, Europe, and China.
About the roleReporting to the RDD & NPI IT Programme Manager you will be responsible for delivering medium complexity projects at pace for the global RDD, engineering, software development, and new product innovation (NPI) organisations, providing sound decision-making and calm leadership under pressure. This will include building high-performing project teams using matrix management to ensure that the team is effective in achieving project goals and securing business buy-in through effective stakeholder engagement and communications.
You will be able to ensure excellent financial stewardship by delivering predictable and reliable cost estimating, management, and forecasting whilst embedding quality across all aspects of the project to deliver successfully with no major issues at go live; this includes effective management of change, risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies.
You will enable the growth and success of Dyson by working with teams inside and outside of IT to produce checkpoint reports and project highlight reports, upholding the IT project management methodology, looking for improvements to discuss with the Programme Manager whilst seeking out opportunities for innovation by identifying and leveraging delivery accelerators that improve the speed of delivery and/or the cost to serve.
You can develop your career at Dyson by creating and owning your professional and personal development plan, using the internal talent development framework to baseline your capabilities and identify stretch targets to build your career.
About you- At least 8 years of IT project management experience, ideally gained in consultancy or for an engineering/software development organisation
- Proven ability to manage project budgets effectively and experience in financial reporting
- Experience in successfully leading multi-disciplinary project teams across a range of locations and including at least one 3rd party organisation with offshore capabilities
- Experience in delivering medium complexity projects with budgets up to £1m
- Knowledge of multiple project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall & Hybrid), backed up with the experience of applying at least one of them successfully in practice
- Good knowledge and experience of all stages of the project and programme lifecycle, including the development of business cases, and mobilisation of projects
- Experience with value tender/vendor selections
- Project management certifications preferred - PMP/ Prince
Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.
Skills Required
- At least 8 years of IT project management experience
- Proven ability to manage project budgets effectively
- Experience in leading multi-disciplinary project teams
- Experience in delivering projects with budgets up to £1m
- Knowledge of multiple project management methodologies
- Project management certifications preferred - PMP/Prince
Dyson Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision offerings are broad, paired with company‑paid life and disability coverage, plus EAP, backup care, and wellness incentives. Employer‑funded healthcare dollars and premium‑discount or Lifestyle Spending Account options further enhance coverage value.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a company match is consistently advertised on U.S. postings. This provides predictable retirement support across roles.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing programs, commuter benefits, and notable product discounts supplement core coverage. Wellness incentives and a Lifestyle Spending Account expand lifestyle support beyond medical plans.
Dyson Insights
What We Do
At Dyson we are focused on solving the problems that others have ignored; solving them first using our technology and ingenuity. In order to achieve this we need to pioneer technologies that are different and authentic. This is the core of what we do and who we are. We must strive to create the future, every single day by developing new things, different things, things that go against the grain with a diverse and global team of ingenious minds. Dyson employs over 14,000 people and is present in more than 80 countries. And while we are growing fast we want Dyson to remain a start-up in spirit with the freedom of experimentation and learning, constantly reinventing our products as well as reinventing how we work, how we sell and how we support our owners. At the same time we are working through the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson Award and Dyson Institute to inspire future engineers and pioneering a new approach to engineering education. Underlining everything we do in this diverse environment is the need to always show respect, supporting each other as one team to overcome whatever challenges we encounter. We drive empowerment, development and equality in an inclusive environment for our people around the world. The future doesn’t just happen, we look to make it happen, to achieve leaps through pioneering new ideas
