IT TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME MANAGER
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 16, 2026. First seen by Alion on Jul 22, 2026.
About the role
At Tesco, our colleagues are at the heart of everything we do.
Join us in shaping the future of People Technology across Central Europe. As a Technical Programme Manager, you'll lead high-impact transformation programmes that support colleagues across the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Poland.
Working at the intersection of People, Technology, Data, and Business Transformation, you'll help deliver innovative solutions that simplify processes, enhance colleague experience, and enable our business to thrive. From modernising HR technology and digital employee journeys to driving automation and data-driven decision-making, you'll play a key role in delivering meaningful change at scale.
This is an opportunity to work with senior leaders across HR, Technology, Product, and Business teams, influencing strategy while leading programmes that create real impact for thousands of colleagues across the region.
This role requires written and verbal fluency in Czech/Slovak and English.
This role is based in Prague, Czechia, operating in a hybrid model (3 days per week in the office).
You will be accountable for
- Lead complex People Technology and HR transformation programmes across Central Europe.
- Drive strategic initiatives such as Payroll, Core HR, and Colleague Experience.
- Partner with HR, Product, Engineering, and business teams to define priorities and deliver measurable outcomes.
- Create and manage programme roadmaps, governance, budgets, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communications.
- Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and influence decision-making across multiple markets.
- Lead organisational change and adoption activities to maximise programme benefits and long-term success.
- Contribute to the TPM community by promoting delivery excellence and sharing best practices.
What you bring?
- Proven experience delivering complex transformation, technology, HR, or People programmes.
- Strong programme, project, and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Experience influencing senior leaders and working across diverse, cross-functional teams.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and relationship-building skills.
- Strong governance, reporting, budgeting, and financial forecasting experience.
- Ability to navigate complexity, manage ambiguity, and drive results in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience in People Technology, HR systems, digital transformation, or employee experience initiatives is advantage.
- Passion for driving meaningful change and creating exceptional colleague experiences.
Additional information
Benefits
Tesco is a diverse and exciting employer, dedicated to being #aplacetogeton, providing career-defining opportunities to all of our colleagues. If you choose to join our business, we will provide you with (for all):
- Up to 20% yearly salary bonus - based on both individual and business performance
- Sick leave compensation
- 1 extra week of annual leave above your legal entitlement of 4 weeks, to support your well-being and family life
- Pension insurance contribution
- Cafeteria benefit system & Multisport card
- Training and Development Plan, supported by certified training and learning platforms like Udemy, Udemy Pro and LinkedIn
- Referral Bonus
- Flexible work time
- Hybrid opportunity: 3 days on-site work/week
- With our Tesco Colleague Clubcard you and your family can enjoy a 15% discount on in-store and online shopping
- Meal allowances
- Virtual doctor and Employee assistance program to support colleagues wellbeing
Join our team and be a part of building one of the biggest brands in the retail industry!
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