Head of PMO

TransUnion; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking global business as the Head of PMO, where you'll oversee strategic project management and governance for a diverse portfolio. This role offers the opportunity to lead a talented team, drive efficiencies, and ensure alignment with business objectives. You'll be instrumental in enhancing project delivery maturity while fostering a culture of continuous improvement. With a focus on flexibility and inclusivity, this position not only promises professional growth but also a supportive environment that values diverse perspectives. If you are passionate about project management and want to make a significant impact, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

26 days annual leave + bank holidays

Global paid wellness days

Generous contributory pension scheme

Private health care

Access to mindfulness tools

Diversity forums and communities

Qualifications

• Experience in leading PMO teams and managing project portfolios.
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior management and stakeholders.
• Proven track record of managing change programmes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee strategic alignment and execution of project portfolios.
• Ensure compliance with governance requirements across all projects.
• Lead and mentor the PMO team, fostering a culture of excellence.

Skills

Outstanding influencing skills

Project management

PMO structures

Technology discipline background

Organizational skills

Change management

Communication skills

Education

Relevant degree level qualification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft SharePoint

Smartsheet

Jira

Job description

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What We'll Bring:

We Are TransUnion:

TransUnion is a major credit reference agency, and we offer specialist services in fraud, identity and risk management, automated decisioning and demographics. We support organisations across a variety of sectors including finance, retail, telecommunications, utilities, gaming, government and insurance.

What You'll Bring:

We’re looking for a Head of PMO to join our growing team.

The Head of PMO is responsible for overseeing the strategic alignment, governance, and execution of the UK business’ portfolio of projects and programmes. This role ensures the administration and control of delivery frameworks, enabling delivery teams to manage change consistently and achieve expected business outcomes. The role involves aligning projects with the overall business strategy and financial plan, managing the PMO team, and driving efficiencies, consistency, and improved maturity in project delivery.

Day to Day You’ll Be:

• Define and own the Portfolio Delivery Lifecycle (PDLC) and ensure compliance with corporate governance requirements across all projects.
• Define, implement, and ensure adherence to the Change Framework Policy at the enterprise level.
• Manage enterprise governance forums within delivery lifecycles, including C-suite stakeholders, to ensure effective decision-making on project undertakings and funding.
• Develop and deploy standards, methods, and tools for project management to ensure robust design, planning, and execution.
• Monitor portfolio health and performance, providing regular updates to senior leadership. Communicate portfolio status, risks, issues, and recommendations clearly to stakeholders.
• Lead the prioritisation of the enterprise portfolio, ensuring strategic alignment, financial control, and feasibility.
• Design and implement portfolio-level reporting and key management information.
• Ensure internal and external compliance standards are understood and demonstrated to an auditable level, embedding requirements into project processes.
• Lead and mentor the UK PMO team, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
• Provide programme and project managers with guidance on appropriate project governance

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Outstanding influencing skills, with the ability to communicate appropriately and credibly at all levels across the organisation, including senior management, executive, and corporate leadership.
• Proven ability to define and articulate a comprehensive and actionable programme of work, resolving complex inter-dependencies across multiple teams and systems.
• Understanding and experience of PMO structures in large organisations
• Background in a technology discipline, understanding different project types, their specific challenges, and how to address them effectively.
• Methodical, thorough, diligent with excellent organisational skills. Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.
• Knowledge of the markets in which TransUnion operates.
• Ability to use standard Microsoft products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint) and Project Management tooling such as Smartsheet/Jira.
• Proven ability to manage diverse change programmes in a matrix management environment.
• Experience of full project delivery lifecycle, with knowledge of multiple delivery methodologies across development and technical delivery disciplines.
• Substantial PMO experience operating at a leadership level.

Desirable Skills & Experience:

• Relevant degree levelqualification

Impact You'll Make:

What’s In It For you?
At TransUnion you will be joining a friendly, forward thinking global business.
As well as an excellent salary and bonus scheme or commission scheme (if joining our sales teams) our benefits package comes with:

• 26 days’ annual leave + bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Global paid wellness days off + a bonus day off to celebrate your birthday
• A generous contributory pension scheme + access to the TransUnion Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Private health care + a variety of physical, mental and financial fitness wellbeing programmes such as access to mindfulness tools
• Access to our diversity forums and communities so you can get involved in causes close to your heart

TransUnion – a place to grow:
If there’s something on the list of essential / desirable skills that you can’t quite tick off, don’t let that put you off applying. We are open to exploring training and development opportunities for the right candidate to ensure you are successful.
We know imposter syndrome is real, lets confront it so we can continue to grow and thrive together

Flexibility at TU:
We recognise that our people need the freedom to balance their day-to-day lives with their work. This is why we’ve set out to create inclusive and flexible policies and practices for you to accommodate all your responsibilities and needs: children, family and beyond. If the role is advertised as full time, don’t let this stop you from applying. Let us know if you’re looking for a part time or flexible working arrangement and we can discuss this with you.

Additional support:
At TransUnion, we’re committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where all individual’s talents and perspectives are valued. When you apply for a position with us, you’re not just joining a team, you’re becoming part of a community that celebrates differences and embraces equality. We understand that everyone has different needs, which is why we offer a range of reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments to help you through the application process or to attend an interview with us by contacting [e-mail]

Interview & Hiring Process:
Most of our recruitment processes are virtual, so you’ll get to know our hiring managers and teams over the phone and through video. If we need you to attend a physical in person interview your recruiter will inform you of this.

We do not accept any unsolicited CV’s from recruitment agencies. If you are a recruitment agency on our PSL our talent team will contact you directly should we require any assistance.

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This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week.

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Sr Manager, Project Management

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Through our acquisitions and technology investments we have developed innovative solutions that extend beyond our strong foundation in core credit into areas such as marketing, fraud, risk and advanced analytics.

As a result, consumers and businesses can transact with confidence and achieve great things. We call this Information for Good — and it leads to economic opportunity, great experiences and personal empowerment for millions of people around the world.