PMO Analyst

Standard Life plc; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover

38 days annual leave

Employer pension contribution 12%

Job summary

Standard Life plc in the United Kingdom seeks a PMO Analyst to join the Change Hub, supporting the integration of project data, dependencies and governance across major change programmes. The role focuses on resource management in Smartcore, cost forecasting, and timely, accurate financial data.

You will engage with senior stakeholders, prepare dashboards and reports, and contribute to delivering market-leading transformation in a large retirement savings business.

Qualifications

• Proven, hands-on experience delivering complex, multi‑million‑pound, multi‑workstream, high‑profile Regulatory and/or advanced CRM change projects within large, complex organisations.
• Advanced Reporting & Analytical Capabilities.
• Strong analytical capability with demonstrable experience using advanced Excel functionality to produce dashboards, delivery plans and KPI tracking.
• Strong Governance & Risk Management Skills.
• Extensive experience operating within formal governance frameworks, including maintaining RAID logs, tracking milestones and ensuring compliance.
• Highly Proficient in Project Financial & Resource Management.
• Significant experience managing project finances, including cost tracking, ledger analysis, accruals and forecasting.
• Excellent Stakeholder Communication & Presentation Skills.
• Highly effective communicator, preparing materials for steering groups and cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency with PMO Tools & Process Improvement.
• Strong working knowledge of PMO tools and methodologies, including MS Project, Smartcore and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Support integration of project and programme information to identify and monitor key dependencies, ensuring risks and assumptions are managed within the Change Management Framework.
• Maintain accurate resource plans in Smartcore and proactively manage project costs.
• Forecast monthly spend, process invoices accruals and identify trends to challenge data accuracy and completeness.

Skills

Regulatory change projects

Advanced Excel

Governance & Risk

Project cost forecasting

Stakeholder communication

PMO tools

MS Project

Smartcore

Job description

Job Description

Job Type:

Permanent

Location:

Edinburgh, Telford or Birmingham

Closing Date:

25th November

Salary:

Up to £45,000 dependent upon experience, discretionary bonus, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, up to 12% employer pension contribution, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more!

Flexible working:

All roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can read more about flexible working here.

We’re Standard Life, a retirement specialist focused entirely on retirement savings and income. We champion the belief that everyone’s journey to and through retirement can be better, and for more than 200 years, we’ve been helping our customers plan and prepare for their financial futures.

Life today is increasingly complicated, uncertain and unpredictable. People move through different careers, face unexpected moments and navigate important choices. We offer our colleagues flexibility, trust and benefits that work for whatever life brings. In return we expect curiosity, connection, accountability and high standards. We make room for what matters - so you can bring your best, every day.

At Standard Life, we’ve built a hugely successful, well respected and rapidly developing business by putting our people first. We believe attracting, developing, motivating and inspiring exceptional people benefits our customers, our shareholders and ultimately, our performance. We strive to be the best place anyone has ever worked. Join us and you can look forward to challenging and rewarding work, alongside highly skilled colleagues with world class expertise.

The Role

The Pensions and Savings Change Hub is a dynamic team of change professionals driving strategic transformation across three core delivery centres. We play a pivotal role in aligning change initiatives with business strategy, enabling market-leading outcomes in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

We have an exciting opportunity for a PMO Analyst to join the team to support the integration of project and programme information to identify and monitor key dependencies, ensuring risks and assumptions are managed in line with the Change Management Framework.

You will support resource management strategy by maintaining accurate resource plans in Smartcore and proactively managing project costs. This includes forecasting , reviewing monthly spend, processing invoices accruals, and identifying trends/challenging the accuracy and completeness of project data.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven, hands‑on experience delivering complex, multi‑million‑pound, multi‑workstream, high‑profile Regulatory and/or advanced CRM change projects and programmes within large, complex organisations
• Advanced Reporting & Analytical Capabilities
• Strong analytical capability with demonstrable experience using advanced Excel functionality (or equivalent tools) to produce dashboards, delivery plans and KPI tracking. Able to turn complex data into clear, insight‑led reporting that supports senior decision‑making and builds stakeholder confidence.
• Strong Governance & Risk Management Skills
• Extensive experience operating within formal governance frameworks, including maintaining RAID logs, tracking milestones and ensuring compliance. Confident in identifying risks early, constructively challenging stakeholders (often at senior leadership level) and escalating issues appropriately.
• Highly Proficient in Project Financial & Resource Management
• Significant experience managing project finances, including cost tracking, ledger analysis, accruals and forecasting. Able to reconcile budgets end‑to‑end, identify discrepancies and resolve issues through thorough analysis and problem‑solving.
• Excellent Stakeholder Communication & Presentation Skills
• Highly effective communicator, fully competent in preparing and presenting materials for steering groups, leadership forums and cross‑functional teams. Comfortable translating complex delivery, financial and performance data into clear, concise and actionable messages.
• Proficiency with PMO Tools & Process Improvement
• Strong working knowledge of PMO tools and methodologies, including MS Project, Smartcore and Excel. Evidence of leading and embedding high‑impact process improvements that enhance delivery control, efficiency and transparency.

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