PMO Lead

4 days ago

Reading Berkshire, United Kingdom Primark Stores Limited Full time

Our Technology teams are right at the heart of what we do. Surrounded by some of the best Technology Specialists in the industry, you’ll bring your own ideas to the business - helping to shape the experience of our customers as part of a forward-thinking team.
As the Portfolio Governance & Controls Lead , you will support the Channels programme leadership as a central source of truth through the collation and analysis of programme information, aiming at ensuring the safe delivery of the programmes of work. You will be tasked with setting up and growing the PMO/Governance function within Channels technology, whilst also identifying roles/resources needed to support the function as it evolves. You and your team will work in close collaboration with the programme team and wider stakeholders, including various 3rd parties, building effective working relationships at all levels, and offering consultancy support.
People are at the heart of what we do at Primark so it’s essential we provide the right environment for you to perform at your best. 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more.
~ Flexible Working, the opportunity for an early Friday finish, and a subsidised cafeteria.
~ Primark Perks – Discounts with some local partner businesses to our offices.

Programme Planning & Schedule Management
Facilitate and support project planning, including the development of robust project plans, identification of key milestones, dependencies, critical paths, risks and assumptions, ensuring planning standards are followed.
Compile and analyse programme performance metrics for meaningful insights, identifying trends, issues, and areas for improvement.
Develop reporting packages for various levels of the organisation, including senior management. Ensure data accuracy across all programme workstreams and address or escalate inconsistencies.
Champion a consistent approach, including standard policies, processes and templates across all programme workstreams.
Set up and maintain appropriate Documentation/Configuration Management systems following the necessary framework standards.
Programme Risk & Issue Management
Ensure risk and issue management procedures are followed.
Ensure risks and issues are prioritised and dealt with at an appropriate level of management.
Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:
# A minimum of 5 years of PMO experience, preferably in the IT / Technology sector.
# A project management qualification or membership such as PRINCE2, P3O, APM or PMI.
# Proven PMO experience on a large-scale complex multinational programme.
# Proven experience in MSP (Managing Successful Programme) methodology with the associated use of the full Microsoft Office suite (including Microsoft Project Professional and Teams) and Sharepoint Online.
# You’ll be joining a team of diverse, passionate, and talented individuals where you’ll truly belong, collaborating on projects that will shape the future of our industry. Apply to be part of our future and we’ll help you develop yours.
If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology please contact your talent acquisition specialist.
All offers of employment are subject to background checks, including the right to work, reference education and for some roles criminal, and financial checks. If you have any concerns please reach out to our talent acquisition team to discuss.
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