Head of PMO – Platform Transformation Programme

1 week ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Vantage Point Global Full time £80,000 - £120,000 per year

Role Overview
We are seeking a highly experienced
Head of PMO
to establish and run a Programme Management Office (PMO) for a multi-year banking platform transformation programme within our international wealth management business. This strategic initiative will modernise core banking capabilities, enhance client experience, and enable scalable growth across multiple jurisdictions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and implement PMO structure, governance, planning, and reporting frameworks.
  • Develop and maintain integrated programme planning, including with 3rd parties, milestone tracking, planning change control and dependency management.
  • Establish and operate risk management, ensuring proactive identification, assessment, mitigation, issue escalation, and dependency tracking processes.
  • Implement and manage programme tooling (eg JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, Power BI) to support planning, reporting, and collaboration.
  • Define and enforce project management standards , including documentation templates, status reporting, delivery methodologies and quality assurance.
  • Build and lead a high-performing PMO team; define roles, coach, and develop talent.
  • Define and embed programme roles and responsibilities across delivery teams and governance bodies.
  • Ensure transparent communication and reporting to executive sponsors and regulators where applicable.
  • Facilitate steering committees, programme boards, and executive reporting.

Experience & Skills

  • Proven experience leading PMOs in large-scale banking or wealth management transformation programmes.
  • Strong understanding of core banking platforms, regulatory environments, and operational processes.
  • Expertise in programme governance, planning, risk management, and tooling.
  • Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies.
  • Relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, MSP, Agile) preferred.

Vantage Point Global is fully committed to being an Equal Opportunities, inclusive employer.
We are passionate about attracting diverse talent, and welcome applications regardless of ethnicity, culture, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.
Things You Need To Know

  • To apply, you'll need to provide us with a CV and answer a few initial questions.
  • We'd like to make you aware that if you have not heard back from us within three weeks of the date of application that we will not be progressing your application.

Vantage Point Global (VP) is a talent consultancy established in 2014 to support top-tier clients in building their talent pipeline. VP provides opportunities for all, hiring exceptional, diverse talent who are supported and developed throughout their career journey at VP, enabling them to be highly effective in their roles.

We partner with our clients to create opportunities for individuals to launch into fulfilling and rewarding careers in the industries we serve and deliver a future-ready workforce to our clients.

Our unique model delivers continuous formal training, personal development and mentoring to create a driven, high-calibre, highly skilled workforce that is empowered to add value to our clients from the outset.

Our head office is in London, but we work with clients globally. We currently have teams in London, Manchester, Newcastle, Belfast, Warsaw, Wroclaw and are expanding into the US and Asia.

Vantage Point Global is a fully committed inclusive employer. We are passionate about attracting diverse talent, and welcome applications regardless of ethnicity, culture, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.

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