Technical Programme Manager

About the role Our vision here at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home, out shopping, on the move, anywhere in the world.

We want our customers to be inspired and whatever they are looking for, we’re finding bigger and better ways to provide it.

Everything is underpinned by our continuous drive for the best tools and technology to deliver our vision. We’re driving innovation and transforming our Technology to become the world’s leading retailer.

We need people who share our ambition to deliver for our customers; Passionate and confident people willing to take the initiative and drive us forwards. In return we offer excitement, a great team, an excellent benefit package, and significant career development opportunities.

Joining us means playing a part in defining; building and launching an ambitious roadmap of digital products that could affect the lives of millions of people over the years to come.

If that sounds exciting, then we would love to hear from you.

The position will be based at our Bengaluru Offices.

About The Technology Online Programme

This is an opportunity to work in Online Technology Programme Team working closely with the xAPI team across a number of complex programmes and areas of our ever-growing ecommerce journey. We have multiple growth and revenue driving initiatives coming into one unified customer experience and need support in coordinating the delivery of Media, Marketplace, Personalisation, Whoosh, F&F and most importantly continuing to grow our established GHS and helping it grow to a £6.2bn business in 3 years’ time.

Driving forward our “Easily the most convenient” strategic pillar you will be working on group of different programmes with different stakeholders. This is a great opportunity to work in a complex, customer facing area where you can experience almost all parts of the Tesco and Tesco Technology ecosystem.

Join us on this journey, and you’ll be a key member of a hardworking, collaborative team that’s delivering on our promise to serve our customers, communities and the planet a little better every day.

You will be responsible for Whilst specific responsibilities will be dependent upon the changing needs of the Tesco business, the following provides an overview of the role’s key responsibilities and measures:

• Deliver complex programmes with multiple business and technical risks that will unlock value of key Tesco business priorities

• Collaborating with Product teams to create and communicate long term roadmaps

• Contributing to the forecasting and budgeting for the stream of work

• Create and track a plan to deliver the programme goals & KPI’s, including the technical implementation plan

• Manage dependencies across platform and technology teams to deliver transparency and visibility for key outcomes

• Able to foresee potential risks and issues, facilitate discussions that lead to decisions accepted by all. Escalating where appropriate.

• Managing the trade-offs between competing priorities for resources and understanding of the business value, its contribution to the growth plan and cost of delay

• Able to understand a technical architecture to be able to foresee the impact on dependencies, delivery timelines and implementation plans

• Have good knowledge of engineering best practices and practical infrastructure implementations to appreciate delivery challenges

• Understand technology concepts, grasp new ones quickly and appreciate their implications on delivery

• Effectively manage incidents, ensuring stakeholders are updated with the right information to drive the correct decisions. Followed by conducting Post incident reviews, effectively communicate the output and follow up on the next steps

• Proactively identify problems, working closely with Product and engineering teams to quantify their impact and prioritise fixes

• Build positive relationships with internal & external stakeholders to deliver software, co-ordinate rollouts or installations, or professional services

You will need Key Skills and Experience

You’ll need to have demonstrated experience of:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills – you must be able to articulate complex concepts to a diverse audience

• Good understanding and managing within an agile framework through the entire Software development Lifecycle

• The ability to influence without authority and bring people with you

• Strong Project, Stakeholder & Programme management skills

• Demonstrate resilience during incidents or change and continue delivery

• Understanding of agile techniques to deliver world beating products

Personal

• Flexibility to deliver in a 24x7 environment

• Ability to plan and organise, responsiveness, self-starter

• Able to build solid working relationships with peers and senior leadership

• Ability to demonstrate strong written, verbal communication and presentation skills to all levels of seniority and disciplines within the organisation.

Whats in it for you?

At Tesco, we are committed to providing the best for you. 

 

As a result, our colleagues enjoy a unique, differentiated, market- competitive reward package, based on the current industry practices, for all the work they put into serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day. 

 

Our Tesco Rewards framework consists of pillars - Fixed Pay, Incentives, and Benefits.  

 

Total Rewards offered at Tesco is determined by four principles -simple, fair, competitive, and sustainable. 

 

Salary - Your fixed pay is the guaranteed pay as per your contract of employment. 

 

Leave & Time-off - Colleagues are entitled to 30 days of leave (18 days of Earned Leave, 12 days of Casual/Sick Leave) and 10 national and festival holidays, as per the company’s policy. 

 

Making Retirement Tension-FreeSalary - In addition to Statutory retirement beneets, Tesco enables colleagues to participate in voluntary programmes like NPS and VPF. 

 

Health is Wealth - Tesco promotes programmes that support a culture of health and wellness including insurance for colleagues and their family. Our medical insurance provides coverage for dependents including parents or in-laws. 

 

Mental Wellbeing - We offer mental health support through self-help tools, community groups, ally networks, face-to-face counselling, and more for both colleagues and dependents.  

 

Financial Wellbeing - Through our financial literacy partner, we offer one-to-one financial coaching at discounted rates, as well as salary advances on earned wages upon request.  

 

Save As You Earn (SAYE) - Our SAYE programme allows colleagues to transition from being employees to Tesco shareholders through a structured 3-year savings plan.  

 

Physical Wellbeing - Our green campus promotes physical wellbeing with facilities that include a cricket pitch, football field, badminton and volleyball courts, along with indoor games, encouraging a healthier lifestyle. 

About Us At Tesco, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We believe in treating everyone fairly and with respect, valuing individuality and uniqueness to create a true sense of belonging. Diversity and inclusion are deeply embedded in our values—we treat people how they want to be treated. Our goal is for all colleagues to feel they can be themselves at work, and we are committed to helping them thrive. Across the Tesco group, we are building an inclusive workplace that actively celebrates the cultures, personalities, and preferences of our colleagues, who in turn contribute to the success of our business and reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. 

 

 At Tesco Bengaluru, we are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer, highlighting our commitment to creating a supportive environment for individuals with disabilities. We are dedicated to offering equal opportunities for all candidates and encourage applicants with disabilities to apply. Our recruitment process is fully accessible, and we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments during interviews. If you need any accommodations to participate in the recruitment process, please let us know. We are here to ensure that everyone has the chance to succeed. 

 

 We also believe in fostering a work environment where you can excel both professionally and personally. Our hybrid model allows you to work flexibly—spend 60% of your week collaborating in person with colleagues at our office locations or local sites, and the rest of the time working remotely. We understand that everyone’s life journey is unique, whether you are starting your career, pursuing passions, or navigating life changes, and we are here to support you. Flexibility is a core part of our culture, and we encourage open conversations about how we can best accommodate your needs, so talk to us throughout your application process on the support required.