Program & Community Manager

Program & Community Manager – Developer Engagement
Location: London | Hybrid: 3 days in office, 2 remote
Contract: 6 months
Location: London
Hybrid working: 3 days in office
Daily rate: £300-£350
Start date: ASAP

Are you a strategic organiser with a flair for bringing people together? Do you love working with tech communities, building strong networks, and leading impactful programs that truly make a difference? If so, this could be your perfect next move.
We’re looking for a confident and collaborative Program & Community Manager to lead regional developer engagement efforts and oversee the successful delivery of initiatives that support one of the world’s largest developer ecosystems.

What you’ll be doing
This is a hybrid role, split between program delivery and community leadership. You’ll be the driving force behind developer-focused events and outreach, while also scaling support for local tech user groups and community advocates.
Program Management (50%)

• Plan and execute regional developer initiatives, meetups, and third-party event collaborations
• Build and maintain project dashboards, track KPIs, and clearly demonstrate impact
• Streamline operations, introduce smarter workflows, automation, and process improvements
• Manage vendor relationships and program budgets
• Align your work with wider organisational objectives and cross-functional teams

Community Engagement (50%)

• Own and grow the User Group Program across a key region in EMEA
• Develop authentic relationships with community leaders, tech influencers, and developer advocates
• Support the delivery of grassroots events like Community Days and user-led workshops
• Gather feedback from the field and use it to shape future programs
• Help community organisers thrive; mentoring, promoting, and enabling them with resources

About you
You’re a natural connector and strategic thinker who thrives on making things happen. Whether you’re running events or building a dashboard, you bring energy, structure, and a solutions-focused mindset.
Essentials

• 5+ years in program/project management
• 3+ years in customer-facing or community engagement roles
• Proven experience managing complex programs with multiple stakeholders
• Strong data and reporting skills, able to turn insight into action
• Excellent communicator, comfortable engaging with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Familiar with developer culture and technical communities

Nice-to-haves

• Experience managing developer-focused communities or working in DevRel
• Proficiency in a second European language (German, French, Spanish…)
• Exposure to tools like Asana, JIRA, Salesforce, Marketo, Qualtrics
• Project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, or similar)
• Experience working with international or remote-first teams