PMO Analyst

Legal And General Group; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services group in the UK is looking for a PMO Analyst to support project governance and control within their Change & Technology Services team. The successful candidate will be organized and detail-oriented, with experience in project support. Duties include maintaining project data, ensuring quality reporting, and supporting process improvements. Flexible working options are available.

Benefits

Performance-related bonus plan

Generous pension contribution

Life assurance

Healthcare Plan

25 days holiday plus public holidays

Electric car scheme

Discounts at various retailers

Qualifications

• Experience in PMO or project support roles is essential.
• Familiarity with methodologies like Waterfall and Agile needed.
• Strong organizational skills and Excel proficiency required.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of project and portfolio processes.
• Maintain accurate portfolio, project, and resource data.
• Ensure timely and high-quality reporting on status.

Skills

Experience in PMO or project support roles

Familiarity with project management methodologies

Strong organisational skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint

Ability to analyse data and produce accurate reports

Effective communication and influencing skills

Knowledge of financial tracking and resource management

Exposure to PPM tools such as KeyedIn

A proactive approach to problem-solving

Tools

PPM tools such as KeyedIn

Job description

Company Description

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.

We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.

We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

Our Group Functions provide the services that all areas of the business need. This requires a talented and diverse team behind the scenes, who enable everyone at L&G to do what they do best.

Joining us means helping to improve the lives of our customers and contributing to the success of the business every day.

Job Description

We’re looking for a PMO Analyst to join our Group Functions, Change & Technology Services team. This role is key to supporting governance and control within the Service Office, enabling effective delivery of the Group Change Portfolio. If you’re organised, detail-oriented, and passionate about driving successful change, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting delivery of project and portfolio processes to meet stakeholder requirements
• Maintaining accurate portfolio, project and resource data within PPM tools
• Ensuring timely and high-quality reporting on status, risks, issues and dependencies
• Monitoring adherence to lifecycle frameworks, standards and controls
• Tracking and managing financial processes including cost reporting and accruals
• Producing meeting packs and capturing actions and decisions accurately
• Identifying and sharing continuous improvement opportunities across processes
• Supporting mandate and business case submissions and approvals

Qualifications

Who we’re looking for:

• Experience in PMO or project support roles
• Familiarity with project management methodologies such as Waterfall and Agile
• Strong organisational skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to analyse data and produce accurate reports
• Effective communication and influencing skills
• Knowledge of financial tracking and resource management
• Exposure to PPM tools such as KeyedIn or similar
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and process improvement

Benefits

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance‑related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand‑new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart

Additional Information

At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all.

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time, term‑time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.