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Position: PMO ManagerLocation: London, UK (Hybrid - 2 to 3 Days/Week Onsite)Type of Employment: Contract / Full-Time
Purpose of the PositionResponsible for establishing, governing, and driving PMO excellence across strategic programmes and portfolios within the organization. The PMO Manager will oversee programme controls, portfolio governance, financial tracking, resource planning, executive reporting, and change governance while ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and delivery commitments.The role requires strong coordination across programme teams, senior stakeholders, delivery managers, and executives to provide transparency, governance, risk oversight, and performance reporting across complex transformation and regulatory initiatives.
- Key Result Areas and ActivitiesEstablish and manage PMO governance frameworks across programmes and portfolios.
- Drive portfolio reporting and executive-level programme dashboards.
- Implement and maintain programme controls to ensure delivery compliance.
- Manage RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies) processes and governance.
- Coordinate dependency management across multiple programmes and workstreams.
- Govern change control processes and ensure appropriate approvals and impact assessments.
- Oversee programme financial tracking, forecasting, and budget reporting.
- Lead resource planning, utilization tracking, and capacity management activities.
- Produce high-quality executive reporting and steering committee materials.
- Monitor programme health, milestones, KPIs, and delivery performance metrics.
- Support programme managers and delivery leads in governance and reporting activities.
- Drive PMO best practices, standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Essential SkillsExtensive experience in PMO Governance and Portfolio Management Office operations.
- Strong expertise in Portfolio Reporting and Executive-Level Dashboard Management.
- Proven experience in Programme Controls, Governance Frameworks, and Delivery Assurance.
- Hands-on experience managing RAID logs, risk tracking, and dependency management.
- Strong understanding of Change Control and Governance processes.
- Experience with financial tracking, budget management, and programme forecasting.
- Expertise in resource planning, capacity management, and workforce tracking.
- Strong analytical and reporting skills with attention to detail.
- Experience creating executive reports, steering committee packs, and management dashboards.
- Proficiency with project and portfolio management tools such as Microsoft Project, Clarity PPM, JIRA, Confluence, or Planview.
- Ability to support large-scale transformation, regulatory, and strategic programmes.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication capabilities.
- Desirable SkillsExperience within Banking, Financial Services, or highly regulated industries.
- Knowledge of regulatory change programmes and governance requirements.
- Experience supporting enterprise transformation and portfolio management initiatives.
- Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid delivery methodologies.
- Exposure to financial management and benefits realization practices.
- Experience building PMO functions from inception through maturity.
- Knowledge of portfolio prioritization and strategic planning frameworks.
- Experience working with geographically distributed teams and stakeholders.
- Understanding of project lifecycle governance and audit requirements.
- Exposure to PMO automation and reporting tools such as Power BI and Tableau.
- Qualifications6 to 12+ years of experience in PMO Management, Portfolio Governance, Programme Controls, or related functions.
- Proven experience supporting large-scale transformation, regulatory, or enterprise portfolio programmes.
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Project Management, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
- Certifications such as PMP, Prince2, MSP, P3O, PMI-PMOCP, or Agile certifications are highly desirable.
- Demonstrated experience managing governance and reporting across multiple concurrent programmes.
- QualitiesHighly organized with exceptional attention to detail.
- Strong planning, coordination, and governance mindset.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Analytical thinker with strong problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Collaborative and proactive approach to programme support.
- Strong ownership and accountability for delivery outcomes.
- Results-oriented with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Ability to work effectively across teams, functions, and time zones.
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