Derek Flexer is a Programme Manager and senior programme director with eight years in defence digital transformation and over three decades of delivery experience across telecoms, defence and compliance. He currently leads complex, stakeholder-heavy programmes at the UK Ministry of Defence, applying a rare blend of technical understanding and diplomatic programme governance honed at TM Forum and Motorola. Derek has a track record of restoring under-performing initiatives, rationalising collaboration across global ecosystems, and driving standards and tooling adoption (Confluence, JIRA, GitHub APIs) to accelerate delivery. His background spans hands-on software engineering through to executive portfolio control and international compliance work across challenging territories. Colleagues value his ability to translate strategic intent into disciplined, auditable change while navigating voluntary-member dynamics and regulatory constraints. He combines chartered engineering credentials with practical PMO and Agile leadership that repeatedly turns complexity into clear, deliverable outcomes.
8 years of coding experience
30 years of employment as a software developer
MAPM, MIET, C. Eng., CEI (II),, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, MAPM, MIET, C. Eng., CEI (II),, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Hull, Southampton, Hatfield, Watford.
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Derek Flexer - Programme Manager at UK Ministry of Defence