Technical Program Manager

CompanyPersistent Systems

LocationLondon Area, United Kingdom

Posted At2/9/2026

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About Persistent

We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what’s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

Our disruptor’s mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We have delivered 21 sequential quarters of growth with $389.7M in Q1 FY26 revenue, up 3.9% Q-o-Q and 18.8% Y-o-Y growth. Our 25,000+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We have been named the fastest-growing Indian IT services brand in the “Brand Finance India 100” 2025 report. We were also cited as a Leader in the ISG Provider Lens™ 2025 for Digital Engineering Services 2025 and the Everest Group Talent Readiness for Next-generation Application Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025

About Position:

Please mention a brief description of the position.

Role: Technical Program Manager
Location: London and Glasgow
Experience: 10-15 years
Job Type: Full Time Employment
Mandatory Mention 3 skills: Project Management, Agile, Stakeholder Management.

Job Title : Technical Program Manager (TPM)

Location : London UK

Experience range: 10-15

Must have Skills:

Strong communications skills.
Customer centricity, obsession for customer
Ability to manage stakeholders (product owners, business stakeholders, cross function teams) to coach agile ways of working.
Ability to structure, organize teams, and streamline communication.
Prior work experience in the product engineering/development with hands on technical role is mandatory.
Prior experience in Indian Banking segment (Lending) and/or Fintech is desired.

Responsibilities:

Technical Program Manager (TPM) plays a crucial and critical role in driving the success of digital platforms for the Bank. TPM leads the technical projects and takes bottom line accountability to ensure project and team success. As a TPM you:

Will be part of Technology team.
Own the delivery and ensure Product is successful.
Provide technical program management leadership to ONE team (across Product, Technology, Enterprise, IT, Vendor partners)
Have experience in SAFe standards.
Understand, have experience in, Agile Ways of working and are able to coach others to promote Agile ways of working.
Have forward thinking and apply that working backwards
Help define the Product Vision & define the success (like KPIs) and business goals.
Create Software Development roadmaps and align different Product Increments for Product success.
Create & optimize Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
have knowledge of India stack - open banking (UPI), RBI regulations, and Systems (KYC, UIDAI) and apply the knowledge to solve technical dependencies.
Understand Software Development Lifecycle: and interface, manage dependencies with different enterprise teams

Compliance

Risks

Operations

Cross Functions

Promote usage of collaboration, Project Management tools (Azure DevOps, Teams … Create and maintain plans/sprints for

User Journeys / features

Epic, User Stories, Acceptance Tests

Understand and help define, implement Non Functional requirements

Help setup and succeed in Architecture Review Board

Have ability to influence KPIs like Total Cost of Ownership, maintainability so on.

Own and ensure that execution is inline with the vision of the Product.

Lead the Sprints (and ceremonies) of Product & Engineering to actively drive towards product success

Plan and manage sprint demos & provide feedback to scrum teams

Plan and conduct User Acceptance Testing, Closed User Group product acceptance

Lead triage of defects, bugs and track them to closure

Provide one view of Product, Program progress (by tracking to KPIs) to stakeholders

Do status reporting (weekly) with Agile KPIs, lead the Steer Co meetings

Lead the ONE team (vendor partners, enterprise teams, product team, technology team) of all stakeholders to drive dependency, risk, issues resolution.

Benefits:

Competitive salary and benefits package
Culture focused on talent development with quarterly promotion cycles and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
Annual health check-ups
Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Inclusive Environment:

Persistent Ltd. is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

We offer hybrid work options and flexible working hours to accommodate various needs and preferences.
Our office is equipped with accessible facilities, including adjustable workstations, ergonomic chairs, and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.

If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all employees can thrive.

Our company fosters a values-driven and people-centric work environment that enables our employees to:

Accelerate growth, both professionally and personally
Impact the world in powerful, positive ways, using the latest technologies
Enjoy collaborative innovation, with diversity and work-life wellbeing at the core
Unlock global opportunities to work and learn with the industry’s best

Let’s unleash your full potential at Persistent - persistent.com/careers

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“Persistent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind.”