Dependency Manager
Posted 1 day ago by Expleo
£450 Per day
Outside
Onsite
Andover, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Dependency Manager role involves overseeing cross-programme dependencies at both programme and portfolio levels, particularly within defence and government environments. The position requires managing complex interlocks across multiple teams and suppliers, ensuring alignment with risk-informed decision-making. Candidates must demonstrate strong stakeholder engagement and the ability to manage delivery risks and opportunities effectively. An immediate start is preferred for this contract role based in Andover, England.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage programme and portfolio-level ownership of cross-programme dependencies.
- Oversee complex interlocks across multiple delivery teams, suppliers, and service lines.
- Enable alignment and integration across programmes, supporting risk-informed decision-making.
- Manage delivery risks and opportunity dependencies, ensuring alignment to benefits and capability outcomes.
- Integrate dependencies with commercial and delivery plans in multi-vendor environments.
- Define clear escalation routes and governance frameworks.
- Engage with senior stakeholders and provide visibility of trade-offs, impacts, and critical path dependencies.
Key Skills:
- Experience in programme/portfolio dependency management.
- Background in defence/government environments.
- Cross-functional delivery experience across digital, security, supplier, and operational teams.
- Strong senior stakeholder management skills (SROs, Programme Boards).
- Experience in multi-vendor and commercial dependency management.
- Knowledge of risk, governance, and integrated planning.
Salary (Rate): £450/day
City: Andover
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Role Details:
Role: Dependency Manager
Rate: £450/day (Outside IR35)
Location: Bristol / Andover
Travel: 1 day per week onsite (mandatory)
Clearance: Active SC Clearance required
Contract: Immediate start preferred
A strong Dependency Manager should demonstrate programme and portfolio-level ownership of cross-programme dependencies, with clear experience managing complex interlocks across multiple delivery teams, suppliers, and service lines. Look for candidates who enable alignment and integration across programmes with evidence of supporting risk-informed decision-making for SROs and Programme Boards. The role requires the ability to manage both delivery risks and opportunity dependencies, ensuring alignment to benefits and capability outcomes, not just schedules. Strong profiles will show experience in multi-vendor environments, integrating dependencies with commercial and delivery plans, and defining clear escalation routes and governance frameworks. Candidates should also demonstrate independent challenge, senior stakeholder engagement, and the ability to provide clear visibility of trade-offs, impacts, and critical path dependencies.
We are looking for strong experience in:
- Programme / portfolio dependency management
- Defence / government environments
- Cross-functional delivery across digital, security, supplier and operational teams
- Senior stakeholder management (SROs, Programme Boards)
- Multi-vendor and commercial dependency management
- Risk, governance, and integrated planning