PMO Lead

La Fosse; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

La Fosse leads a search for an experienced PMO Lead to set up and run a technology and product PMO for a global tech organisation of about 700 staff. You will deliver governance, reporting and portfolio oversight while engaging CTO, CPO, PMs and senior leaders to drive visibility and control across the tech portfolio.

The role is hands-on and autonomous, with initial onsite work in Oxfordshire, transitioning to remote work while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships at board level.

Qualifications

• Experience establishing, resetting or significantly improving a PMO.
• Strong technology/product portfolio experience including Azure DevOps experience.
• Excellent portfolio governance and delivery assurance capability.
• Experience with resource/capacity planning and project financials.
• Confident working directly with CTO/CPO/Board-level stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and challenge.
• Comfortable operating as a highly autonomous, hands-on PMO Lead.

Responsibilities

• Establish and continuously improve the PMO framework, governance and reporting.
• Provide portfolio-level oversight across milestones, RAID, dependencies and delivery health.
• Develop visibility of resource demand, capacity and utilisation.
• Track budgets, forecasts, costs and benefits alongside Finance.
• Produce concise, decision-focused reporting for executive and Board audiences.
• Challenge Project Managers and drive reporting without direct line authority.
• Improve and automate portfolio reporting and processes.

Skills

PMO leadership

Governance

Stakeholder management

Portfolio management

Azure DevOps

Financial awareness

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

PMO Lead - £85,000 - Setting up PMO function - Remote

We are looking for an experienced PMO Lead to establish and run a technology and product PMO for a global technology organisation - circa 700 employees.

The role will require some onsite presence to begin with in Oxfordshire to establish relationships and then can develop to fully remote.

This is a hands-on, autonomous role where you’ll work closely with the CTO, CPO, Project Managers and senior leadership, creating greater visibility and control across the technology portfolio.

Key responsibilities:

• Establish and continuously improve the PMO framework, governance and reporting


• Provide portfolio-level oversight across milestones, RAID, dependencies and delivery health


• Develop visibility of resource demand, capacity and utilisation


• Track budgets, forecasts, costs and benefits alongside Finance


• Produce concise, decision-focused reporting for executive and Board audiences


• Challenge Project Managers constructively and drive consistent reporting without direct line authority


• Improve and automate portfolio reporting and processes

What we’re looking for:

• Experience establishing, resetting or significantly improving a PMO


• Strong technology/product portfolio experience including Azure DevOps experience


• Excellent portfolio governance and delivery assurance capability


• Experience with resource/capacity planning and project financials


• Confident working directly with CTO/CPO/Board-level stakeholders


• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and challenge


• Comfortable operating as a highly autonomous, hands-on PMO Lead

Up to £85,000 ( may be flexible)

Onsite initially in Oxfordshire, then the role can develop to remote