Samuel Lawrence

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Senior Program Manager at BAE Systems · Technical program management · program management, Jira

BAE Systems
London, UK · GMT (UTC+0)
11+ years experience
University of Edinburgh
English
Open to work
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Overview

Based in London. I work on technical program management at BAE Systems. Launched operations in 25 cities. Rebuilt the planning process the company still runs every quarter. Before that: EY and Shell. Most at home with cross-team delivery and program management.

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Skills
risk managementprogram managementJiraroadmappingcross-team deliveryprocurement
Open to workLooking for a role
closes in 3 months

Next role: Program Manager in HR tech, London or hybrid

Target roles
Program Manager
Level
Senior
Industries
Climate tech, Fintech
Work mode
On-site
Available
Immediately
Work authorization
Authorized to work in the UK
What I'm looking for
Early-stage company (Series B) where technical program management is core to the product.
Not interested in
Contract-only roles

11 years in technical program management. Strongest at procurement and risk management. Available from next month.

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Experience

  1. Senior Program Manager
    Aug 2025 - Present
    BAE Systems · 1 yr 2 mo · Full-time · London, UK
    • Brought support first-response time from 15 hours to under 1.
    • Cut cost per order by 40% with routing and staffing changes.
    • Rebuilt the planning process the company still runs every quarter.
  2. Operations Associate
    May 2023 - Aug 2025
    EY · 2 yr 3 mo · Full-time · London, UK
    • Built the privacy programme for launches in 7 countries.
  3. Operations Manager
    Dec 2019 - May 2023
    Shell · 3 yr 5 mo · Full-time · London, UK
    • Rebuilt the planning process the company still runs every quarter.
  4. Operations Associate
    Jan 2018 - Dec 2019
    AstraZeneca · 1 yr 11 mo · Full-time · London, UK
    • Negotiated 405 commercial agreements a year.
  5. Operations Associate
    Oct 2015 - Jan 2018
    Wise · 2 yr 3 mo · Full-time · London, UK
    • Negotiated 377 commercial agreements a year.

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Education

  1. University of Edinburgh
    MA, Economics
    2017 - 2019
  2. University of Leeds
    BSc, Economics
    2011 - 2014

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