AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.
Job Title: R&D Program Manager
Location: Cambridge, UK
Employment Type: Full Time/ Hybrid
The job
A Program Manager will be results-driven and lead cross-functional initiatives that maximize business value from technology investments. This role is pivotal in aligning opportunities and their outcomes with enterprise goals, driving teams to deliver on measurable success KPIs, and ensuring stakeholder engagement across technical and business domains.
Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong leadership experience, exceptional communication skills and a strong ability to navigate and manage complexity across technological and organizational landscapes. They will be change agents in organizational and cultural transformation, guiding and supporting teams through process alignment.
Key responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end program management for value realization initiatives across multiple technology platforms and strategic areas.
- Collaborate with Portfolio to track KPIs to measure success, assess performance against those measures and work with stakeholders to support course correction as needed.
- Work with Portfolio, Value Realization, Architecture, UX and R&D Execution leadership to align value drivers and execution plans.
- Work in cooperation with Customer Success and Lighthouse teams to ensure the delivered capabilities provide measurable value to our customers.
- Coordinate with Value Realization, Portfolio, Governance and Capability Team leadership to maintain initiative priorities.
- Develop and maintain Initiative delivery plans, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
- Manage cross-functional dependencies and proactively addressing barriers to execution, escalating issues when appropriate and ensuring timely communication of changes to stakeholders.
- Monitor and oversee program risks, implementing mitigation strategies to ensure successful delivery.
- Engage with Senior Leaders through regular reporting and insights which are tailored for executive decision making.
- Help to facilitate higher level planning and backlog refinement on a regular cadence.
- Support change management efforts and stakeholder alignment to ensure sustained value delivery and stakeholder alignment.
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and innovation in initiative execution.
Essential requirements
Experience collaborating with teams and stakeholders across multiple geographies.
7+ years of experience with commercial software product development, with at least 3 years in team leadership or managerial role.
Experience with Agile, Lean, or other modern delivery methodologies.
Desired skills and competencies
Demonstrated experience navigating organizational complexity and driving cross-functional collaboration.
Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence across teams and levels.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively articulate strategic outcomes and value realization.
Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams.
Technical expertise, with the ability to translate complex concepts into strategic business outcomes.
Passion for fostering an inclusive, customer-focused, and high-performance team culture.
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R&D at AVEVA
Our global team of 2000+ developers work on an incredibly diverse portfolio of over 75 industrial automation and engineering products, which cover everything from data management to 3D design. AI and cloud are at the centre of our strategy, and we have over 150 patents to our name.
Our track record of innovation is no fluke – it’s the result of a structured and deliberate focus on learning, collaboration and inclusivity. If you want to build applications that solve big problems, join us.
Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/r-and-d-careers/
UK Benefits include:
Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, education assistance program.
It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.
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Hybrid working
We work in a hybrid way at AVEVA. Most roles are based at a local AVEVA office, with an expectation of being on-site 50% of your working hours to support collaboration and connection. Some positions are fully office-based depending on the nature of the work, and certain roles that support specific customers or markets may be remote. The working arrangement for this position will be confirmed during the hiring process.
Hiring process
Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.
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About AVEVA
AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably.
We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-report.aveva.com/
Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/
AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.
AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Skills Required
- Experience collaborating with teams and stakeholders across multiple geographies
- 7+ years of experience with commercial software product development
- At least 3 years of experience in a team leadership or managerial role
- Experience with Agile, Lean, or other modern delivery methodologies
- Experience navigating organizational complexity and driving cross-functional collaboration
- Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills
- Excellent communication skills and ability to articulate strategic outcomes and value realization
- Technical expertise and ability to translate complex concepts into strategic business outcomes
- Ability to foster an inclusive, customer-focused, high-performance team culture
AVEVA Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AVEVA and has not been reviewed or approved by AVEVA.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away from work is positioned as a meaningful part of the rewards mix, including paid time off that can increase with tenure and additional paid volunteering days. This breadth is reinforced by mentions of public holidays and emergency leave as part of the overall time-off offering.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing support appears broad and multi-channel, combining counseling access, coaching resources, and region-specific digital wellbeing tools. Flexible work hours and a hybrid model are also presented as lifestyle-supporting elements within the broader rewards package.
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Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards — Recognition is tied to tenure milestones through a formal program that provides rewards and symbolic recognition. Development-linked rewards also appear through learning access, mentorship, and education reimbursement that connects benefits to skill growth.
AVEVA Insights
What We Do
AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software, sparking ingenuity to drive responsible use of the world’s resources. The company’s secure industrial cloud platform and applications enable businesses to harness the power of their information and improve collaboration with customers, suppliers and partners. Over 20,000 enterprises in over 100 countries rely on AVEVA to help them deliver life’s essentials: safe and reliable energy, food, medicines, infrastructure and more. By connecting people with trusted information and AI-enriched insights, AVEVA enables teams to engineer efficiently and optimize operations, driving growth and sustainability. Named as one of the world’s most innovative companies, AVEVA supports customers with open solutions and the expertise of more than 6,400 employees, 5,000 partners and 5,700 certified developers. With operations around the globe, AVEVA is headquartered in Cambridge, UK. Learn more at www.aveva.com
