CSO PMO Delivery & Governance Leader

GlaxoSmithKline plc; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

GLAXOSMITHKLINE plc is seeking a Senior Manager, CSO PMO to lead governance for the CSO PMO and own the CSO Delivery Framework, its standards and controls. You will provide enterprise-wide oversight of projects, ensuring disciplined delivery across the portfolio.

You will drive automation, continuous process improvement and executive insight, partnering with CSO leadership to align investments with risk priorities and capacity in a regulated cyber security environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Substantial experience leading portfolio, programme or enterprise PMO governance in a complex global organisation.
• Ownership of a delivery framework, methodology or governance operating model with standards, controls, assurance and adoption.
• Strong portfolio and programme management acumen across prioritisation, integrated planning, financial management, resource and capacity planning, risk, dependency, change and benefits governance.
• Proven ability to provide independent oversight, constructive challenge and clear escalation across multiple projects without displacing accountable delivery leaders.
• Experience designing and implementing process automation, reporting improvements and simplified governance workflows.
• Strong analytical, financial and commercial acumen, translating delivery data into executive insight and recommendations.
• Experience operating in cyber security, technology, pharmaceutical, life sciences or other highly regulated environment.
• Proven leadership, coaching, stakeholder management, influencing and communication skills across senior teams.
• Ability to balance pace, rigour and risk, simplify complex processes and drive sustained adoption of common ways of working.
• Deep knowledge of cyber security delivery or significant experience in a Cyber Security Office.
• Advanced capability in data analysis and visualization.

Responsibilities

• Own, govern and continually evolve the CSO Delivery Framework, defining lifecycle, standards, controls and evidence for delivery.
• Act as head of governance for the CSO PMO, establishing portfolio governance forums, rhythms, escalation routes and accountabilities.
• Provide independent oversight and constructive challenge to CSO delivery projects without taking day-to-day management accountability.
• Govern portfolio intake, prioritisation, sequencing and roadmap integration with CSO strategy and capacity.
• Set expectations for project planning and control across scope, milestones, dependencies, resources, finances and risk.
• Lead portfolio-level assurance, identify delivery risks and drive timely decisions and recoveries.
• Own integrated CSO delivery plan and executive governance reporting for a single, reliable view.
• Advance automation of PMO workflows, data collection, reporting and management insight.
• Drive simplifying processes while maintaining proportionate controls in a regulated cyber security environment.
• Define portfolio data standards and performance measures; enable evidence-based governance decisions.
• Lead, coach and develop PMO governance capability across teams.
• Build trusted relationships with CSO leaders, finance, risk, quality, technology and delivery partners.

Skills

PMO governance

Delivery framework

Portfolio management

Process automation

Executive insight

Regulated environment

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience

Job description

GLAXOSMITHKLINE plc is seeking a Senior Manager, CSO PMO to lead governance for the CSO PMO and own the CSO Delivery Framework, its standards and controls. You will provide enterprise-wide oversight of projects, ensuring disciplined delivery across the portfolio.

You will drive automation, continuous process improvement and executive insight, partnering with CSO leadership to align investments with risk priorities and capacity in a regulated cyber security environment.