PMO Lead

Job Description

Job Title: PMO Lead

Location: Ipswich with home working once a week

Salary: Confirmed on application

Hours: Monday to Friday 9 am to 5.30 pm

Benefits

• Company Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance (if applicable)
• Voluntary additional life cover
• Critical Illness Cover
• Dental Insurance
• Medical Cash Plan
• Health Screening
• Motor Breakdown Cover
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Retail Vouchers
• Season Ticket Loans

About the Role of PMO Lead

Reporting directly to the Head of Change, this role will play a pivotal role in enhancing and refining the project management framework, as well as the PMO operations and structure. Collaborating closely with the Business Analysis Lead, you will facilitate a comprehensive approach to change analysis, management, and control. Your contributions will feed into reporting and monitoring mechanisms, ensuring a holistic view of all project activities across the company.
This is an exciting time to join a leading global financial services business through a period of significant change

Responsibilities and experience required for the role of PMO Lead

• Ensure timely, cost-effective, and quality delivery of business change projects to meet our and their client's needs.
• Capture, define, and manage project requirements efficiently.
• Uphold project management standards and processes.
• Develop business cases for proposed changes.
• Conduct impact assessments for new projects to inform demand planning and cost vs. benefits.
• Define detailed requirements and obtain sign-off in collaboration with Business Analysts.
• Lead project delivery from discovery to warranty phase.
• Agree on delivery dates with change requestors and ensure requirements are met accordingly.
• Monitor delivery costs and report all expended efforts accurately.
• Coordinate with internal and external suppliers for successful change delivery.
• Understand and manage the pipeline of work in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Communicate change progress effectively to internal stakeholders and clients.
• Manage the PMO and project management teams.
• Serve as a focal point for PMO processes and procedures.
• Establish and evolve PMO standards and methods as needed.
• Ensure Project Managers adhere to the group PM framework
• Collaborate with the Head of Change to refine processes and adapt to best practices in project management and change management.

Experience required for the position of PMO Lead

• Significant Proven project management track record across Change.
• Recent team management and coaching experience.
• PMO proficiency, including frameworks and governance knowledge.
• Skilled in stakeholder management.
• Ability to build productive relationships.
• Flexible approach to meet deadlines and adapt to changing scope.
• Customer-focused communication skills.
• Experience with technical delivery resources.
• Project Management certification (e.g., Prince 2).
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Report writing and planning expertise.
• Collaborative teamwork.
• Maintains composure under pressure.
• Experience with a financial services business will be a massive advantage but not essential

For more information regarding the role of PMO Lead please contact us

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Due to a high volume of applications, we will only contact you if your application has been successful. We aim to contact all successful contacts within two business days.