Data Strategy PMO Analyst

USS Investment Management Limited; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Data Strategy PMO Analyst to contribute significantly to a complex Data Strategy & Architecture programme. This role offers the chance to manage governance, planning, and reporting while collaborating with a diverse team of experts. The ideal candidate will have strong project management knowledge, excellent communication skills, and a passion for data strategy. Join a forward-thinking organization that values inclusivity and personal development, and make a meaningful impact on securing financial futures for members.

Benefits

Competitive starting salary

Generous annual leave

High-quality pension scheme

Enhanced sick pay

Family-friendly benefits

Health and wellbeing services

Learning and development opportunities

Employee Volunteer Days

Cycle to Work Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a demanding project environment with strong administrative skills.
• Knowledge of PMO policies and project management frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Manage PMO for Data Strategy & Architecture programme.
• Provide accurate programme reports, dashboards, and KPIs.

Skills

Administrative experience

Project management frameworks knowledge

Excellent written and spoken English

Strong interpersonal skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Organizational skills

Self-motivation

Investment management experience

Project management methodologies knowledge

Data analysis skills

Tools

Microsoft 365

Atlassian tools

Power BI

Job description

When you join USS, the size and scale of our pension scheme provide numerous opportunities to learn and develop your career. Given our size, you'll have real autonomy and influence as you collaborate closely with a wide-ranging team of experts.

About the role

As a Data Strategy PMO Analyst, you will make a meaningful and valued contribution from the outset. This role offers a great opportunity to manage the PMO for a complex Data Strategy & Architecture programme, ensuring effective governance, planning, reporting, risk management, and delivery support to enable successful programme execution and alignment with strategic objectives.

What you will be doing

This role reports to the Data Strategy Programme Manager and includes the following responsibilities:

Governance & Oversight

• Establishing and maintaining governance documentation, ensuring compliance with change frameworks
• Maintaining accurate record-keeping and document control
• Attending and facilitating key forums, including scheduling, circulating materials, taking minutes, and monitoring actions
• Adhering to change control and approval processes, working with the programme team to ensure an acceptable audit trail for key artefacts and decisions
• Promoting best practices, standards, and tools to ensure consistency across the programme in collaboration with Enterprise PMO

Planning, Scheduling & Management Support

• Maintaining and tracking the integrated programme plan, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and milestones
• Maintaining milestone trackers from each workstream and consolidating into a programme view
• Understanding the plan and dependencies to analyze impacts if milestones shift
• Engaging proactively with Workstream Leads to identify and support needs
• Liaising with Enterprise PMO to reflect programme information accurately in the overall roadmap
• Managing the team mailbox, coordinating logistics, and organizing meetings/workshops

Tracking, Reporting & Insights

• Providing accurate and timely programme reports, dashboards, KPIs, and executive updates
• Preparing management information packs for executive audiences, ensuring clear and cohesive messaging
• Identifying, tracking, and managing risks, issues, and dependencies with mitigation actions
• Logging actions and seeking updates proactively
• Collaborating with Finance for budget and forecast reporting

Resource Management

• Tracking and managing resource allocation across the programme
• Supporting hiring and onboarding processes
• Maintaining a holiday tracker and flagging resource availability issues

About you

We know that sometimes people can be put off applying if they don't meet every requirement. If you're excited about working with us and have most of the skills or experience, we encourage you to apply regardless of whether you meet all the criteria.

To succeed in this role, you should have:

• Administrative experience in a demanding project environment
• Knowledge of project management frameworks, PMO policies, processes, and procedures
• Excellent written and spoken English and presentation skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Project, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Self-motivation and proactive engagement
• Experience in investment management sector and data strategy projects
• Knowledge of project management methodologies, including waterfall and agile
• Experience writing executive summaries and working within an Executive-facing Portfolio Management Office
• Competency with Microsoft 365 tools (SharePoint, Forms, Planner, Power BI, Power Automate)
• Experience with Atlassian tools (Confluence, Jira, BigPicture)
• Data analysis skills and investment data terminology knowledge

At USS, every individual contributes to building a secure financial future for our members and their families. We strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive professionally and make a meaningful impact. We support your career development with various opportunities and recognize individual growth.

How we will reward you

• Competitive starting salary
• Generous annual leave
• Access to a high-quality pension scheme through USS
• Supportive policies, including enhanced sick pay and family-friendly benefits
• Contributions towards personal development and wellbeing
• Health and wellbeing services, including private healthcare and gym discounts
• Learning and development opportunities
• Employee Volunteer Days
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Our culture and values

We foster a diverse and inclusive culture that embraces individuality, where people are welcomed and comfortable being themselves. Our purpose centers on members, with values of:

• Integrity
• Collaboration
• Excellence

About us

Founded in 1974, USS is the principal pension scheme for UK universities and higher education institutions, serving over 528,000 members with assets around £75.5bn (as of 31 March 2023). We work with approximately 330 employers to secure members' futures. Visit us at https://www.uss.co.uk.

USSIM is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We support candidates with reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Contact [e-mail] for support.