Programme Manager

Number of employees

4300

Sheffield (GB), United Kingdom

Posted on: 2025-11-14

Category: energy

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

We're on a mission to make a big green dent in the universe by building a truly sustainable energy system globally.

That means making power greener, smarter, and more affordable for everyone.

We put customers at the heart of everything we do: with always-fair prices, transparency and outrageous customer service.

We drive system change: with transformative tech to make renewable energy the norm and end global reliance on fossil fuels.

Octopus Energy Group is made up of 10 businesses spanning 6 countries across 3 continents, including: Octopus Energy Retail, Kraken Technologies, Octopus Energy Generation, Kraken Flex, Octopus Electric Vehicles, and the Octopus Centre for Net Zero. More on OEG @ octopusenergy.group

We can't hire everyone… but we can help them shine somewhere brilliant.

At Octopus, we're lucky to attract some incredibly talented humans. And while we can’t bring every talented person into our team, we can help them land somewhere that’s just as mission-driven. That’s why we’re sharing opportunities from MOPO; a company we’ve proudly backed through a strategic investment.

MOPO is transforming access to clean, affordable energy across Sub-Saharan Africa with its pioneering solar battery technology. As part of our partnership to accelerate global electrification and leapfrog dirty fossil fuels, we’re supporting their hunt for exceptional talent. If you share our passion for tech-driven climate solutions, this could be your chance to make a serious impact.

Joining their existing growing Sheffield-based team, you'll guide cross-functional teams spanning electronics, software, and firmware, chinese supply chain and ongoing product support in the field. In this role, you will collaborate to drive the successful planning and execution of multi-disciplinary initiatives that integrate hardware and software systems with the Chinese supply chain. With the ability. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, excels at balancing multiple priorities (“spinning many plates”), and brings strong organisational and communication skills to drive alignment across diverse teams and time zones with the ultimate goal of to align engineering teams toward business goals.


More about MOPO:
MOPO is on a mission to enable renewable energy access in underserved markets. Already operating in Nigeria, DRC, Sierra Leone and Liberia, our solar power stations distribute energy through proprietary MOPO Batteries managed by a network of local agents.

Our model is already powering thousands of homes and small businesses - eliminating fossil fuel use and enabling livelihoods.

With backing from Octopus Energy, British International Investment, and Norfund, MOPO is scaling rapidly and is positioned to transform energy access and e-mobility across the continent

Key activities

  • Work with the Business leadership as well as operations to align program goals with business strategy, technology roadmaps and Operational realities
  • Work with the product focused CEO (who is also Head of Product) to define program scope, objectives, and success metrics in collaboration with engineering, product, and business leadership teams.
  • Lead end-to-end program execution across hardware, software, and firmware teams, ensuring technical alignment and on-time delivery
  • Appreciate the constraints with Chinese suppliers, OEMs, and manufacturing partners to align production schedules, quality standards, and component readiness.
  • Implement program governance, status tracking, and stakeholder communication processes across stakeholders
  • Support post-deployment operations, maintenance and issue resolution in the field for the full life of the product.
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