RELX

Program Manager

RELX
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeParis • FranceSeniorLead💰 €78,000 - €129,800 per yearWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in leading complex, cross-functional programs with a focus on strategy development, risk management, and stakeholder engagement. Proficient in utilizing AI and automation tools to enhance program delivery and improve operational efficiency.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Program ManagementStakeholder EngagementRisk ManagementChange ManagementAI-Enabled Tools

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead major programs spanning multiple business areas, products, regions, or functions
  • Define program strategy, objectives, roadmap, operating model, governance, decision rights, and integrated delivery plan
  • Manage program-level risks, issues, dependencies, constraints, and change impacts
  • Establish mitigation and contingency plans, remove blockers, and escalate material decisions
  • Partner with sponsors and business owners to define value and success measures
  • Track benefits, adoption, readiness, and post-launch performance
  • Frame options, evaluate trade-offs, and recommend paths forward using business, customer, financial, operational, and delivery data
  • Align senior stakeholders on priorities, scope, sequencing, resources, and outcomes
  • Provide decision-oriented communication to executives, delivery teams, and partners
  • Lead change management activities, including impact assessment, stakeholder engagement, readiness, and adoption
  • Mentor project managers and delivery professionals
  • Use approved AI and automation tools to improve program planning, research, risk identification, reporting, and delivery activities
  • Improve end-to-end ways of working, test new approaches, define success measures, and scale effective practices
  • Help teams adopt new tools and ways of working
  • Challenge unclear outcomes, unsupported assumptions, duplicative work, and misaligned delivery approaches

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 8+ years of progressive project and program management experience
  • Independent leadership of complex, cross-functional programs or multiple related projects
  • Ability to create program strategy, integrated plans, governance, and executive decision structures in ambiguous environments
  • Experience influencing senior stakeholders, negotiating priorities and resources, resolving cross-functional conflict, and leading without direct authority
  • Experience managing program risks, dependencies, budgets or investments, delivery performance, change impacts, and benefits or outcome measures
  • Exceptional written, verbal, facilitation, and executive communication skills
  • Ability to translate complex information into clear decisions and actions
  • Experience using data and modern project, collaboration, automation, or AI-enabled tools
  • Working knowledge of responsible AI practices, including output validation, human oversight, data protection, transparency, and appropriate escalation
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Country specific benefits
  • Accommodation or adjustment support during the hiring process for disabilities or other needs

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Hard Skills
Program StrategyIntegrated PlansGovernance StructuresRisk IdentificationBudget ManagementOutcome MeasuresData AnalysisDecision MakingPerformance TrackingFacilitation Skills
Soft Skills
Executive CommunicationNegotiationConflict ResolutionMentoringInfluencing
Tools & Technologies
Project Management ToolsCollaboration ToolsAutomation ToolsAI ToolsData Protection Tools
Industry Keywords
Cross-Functional ProgramsChange ImpactsStakeholder EngagementBenefits TrackingResponsible AI Practices