PMO Analyst

Standard Life; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover

38 days annual leave

Excellent pension

Life assurance 12x salary

Career breaks

Income protection

Volunteering days

Job summary

Standard Life is seeking a PMO support specialist for a fixed-term contract to June 2027. The role is hybrid with onsite work in Edinburgh or Telford, offering flexibility and a broad benefits package. You will support programme governance, drive PMO rhythm and manage risks, dependencies and financials while engaging diverse teams.

Applicants should have proven PMO experience, Smartcore data skills, and strong communication. This is a pivotal role within the migration governance framework.

Qualifications

• Experience in working within Standard Life project standards and methodologies.
• Smartcore administration skills allowing data analysis and conclusions.
• Organised with strong planning and governance schedule development.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management across teams.
• Proven experience in a PMO role is essential

Responsibilities

• Provide programme-level PMO support to deliver against quality, cost and time targets.
• Establish and maintain governance and controls in line with Change Management Standards.
• Support activity across Migrations and maintain PMO rhythm for risks, dependencies and reporting

Skills

PMO

Stakeholder mgmt

Governance

Analytical skills

Planning

Tools

Smartcore

PMO tooling

Job description

Job Description

Job Type: Fixed term contract to June 2027

Location: Hybrid, with some onsite working in either Telford or Edinburgh

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.

Closing Date: 20th October 2026

Salary and benefits: £33,500 - £53,600 plus an indicative bonus range of 8-16% , private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, career breaks, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more.

Who are we?

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.

The role

You will provide programme-level PMO support to help deliver against quality, cost and time targets. This includes establishing and maintaining effective governance and controls in line with Standard Life’s Change Management Framework Standards and Migration governance.

You will also support activity across Migrations, helping to maintain a consistent PMO rhythm across risks and issues, dependencies, financials, reporting cycles and governance meetings.

What are we looking for?

• Experience in working within the Standard Life project standards and methodologies.
• Smartcore administration skills includingstrong analytical skills allowing you to look at Smartcore data, carry out computation and analysis and draw conclusions.
• You will be organised and structured, with strong planning and organisational skills and able to generate a PMO schedule aligned to ensure deliveries and governance requirements are met.
• You will have strong communication and stakeholder management, with an ability to work with others, across various teams, to find optimal solutions and achieve results.
• Proven experience in a PMO role is essential

We want to hire the whole version of you.

We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.

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