Head of Digital & Data PMO

Page Executive; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy in Birmingham is seeking a Head of PMO for Digital & Data to oversee project management functions. The successful candidate will play a critical leadership role in aligning projects with business objectives, promoting agile practices, and ensuring effective governance across digital initiatives. Strong experience in project management, risk management, and collaboration is essential. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact through strategic leadership in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading PMO functions with a strategic focus.
• Proven track record in delivering digital transformation projects.
• Strong understanding of governance and compliance in project management.

Responsibilities

• Align PMO activities with business strategy and objectives.
• Implement agile frameworks and promote continuous improvement.
• Develop risk management strategies for digital initiatives.
• Define and enforce governance structures for project oversight.
• Facilitate collaboration between teams to ensure project alignment.
• Establish KPIs to measure project impact on business goals.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Risk management

Project management

Collaboration skills

Job description

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Working closely with senior leaders, delivery teams, and cross-government partners, you'll ensure consistent standards, agile decision-making, and robust reporting across all projects, enabling the GPA to deliver real impact through smarter use of technology and insight.

To deliver GPA's Business plan, there are a significant number of digital & data activities, spread across tactical, operational and strategic, with dependencies across budget, resource, time-lines, risks, portfolio, business impact, etc. These areas need to be better managed to set ourselves up for success going forward and continue to deliver GPA's business objectives in a more sustainable, integrated and coordinated way.

Currently, in Digital & Data, we have PMO resources but under separate teams. The Head of PMO for Digital & Data, reporting into the Chief Digital & Information Officer, will aim to create a more cohesive PMO function to better support, oversee and coordinate the successful delivery of our programmes of work and deliverables, which are spread across the Digital & Data teams.

In parallel, ensuring the activities are aligned with GPA objectives, following best practices and delivering value by ensuring structured, efficient and strategically aligned execution of projects.

The Head of PMO for Digital & Data will play a critical leadership role in driving the successful delivery of business plan objectives by creating a high-performing environment for project management and ensuring alignment with strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership and Vision

• Ensuring that the PMO's activities align with the broader business strategy, especially focusing on digital transformation and data initiatives.
• By clearly linking projects to business outcomes, the role will ensure that all efforts contribute directly to achieving business objectives.

Driving a culture of Agility and Continuous Improvement

• The role will help implement agile frameworks and promote a culture of adaptability and learning within the PMO.
• This will enable the GPA to respond quickly to changes, refine processes, and improve project outcomes over time.

Managing Risks and Ensuring Compliance

• The role will develop strategies to identify, mitigate, and manage risks related to digital transformation and data initiatives.

Establishing Governance and Accountability

• The role will define and enforce robust governance structures, ensuring projects adhere to best practices, timelines, and budgets.
• Improving oversight reduces project risks, ensures accountability, and enhances transparency, keeping stakeholders informed and engaged.

Enhancing Collaboration across Teams

• Importantly, the role will act as a facilitator, ensuring seamless collaboration between Digital & Data and the wider business towards delivering business plan objectives.
• Ensuring cross-functional alignment and projects which are relevant to business needs and deliver user-centric solutions.
• Importantly, the oversight will support resource planning and allocation, ensuring the right skills, tools, and budgets are in place for critical digital and data projects.
• Ensuring efficient resource management minimises bottlenecks and ensures high-priority initiatives are adequately supported.

Measuring and Communicating Impact

• Helping to establish KPls and performance metrics to track how digital and data projects contribute to business objectives.
• Demonstrating the tangible impact of projects builds confidence in the PMO and reinforces its strategic value.