PMO Lead

Head Resourcing Ltd; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a highly skilled PMO Lead to oversee the successful delivery of strategic programmes in Edinburgh. This role involves managing multiple projects, ensuring governance, and fostering collaboration across teams. Strong interpersonal skills and experience in UK financial services are essential. The position offers a hybrid working model, combining office presence with flexibility.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to implement project management disciplines and drive process improvements.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• Self-motivated with leadership qualities to inspire team members.

Responsibilities

• Support the Programme Delivery Director in delivering the overall programme plan.
• Manage resources across a portfolio of projects, addressing dependencies and constraints.
• Monitor and mitigate project risks, timelines, resourcing, and budgets.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder management

Project management

Leadership

Communication skills

Process improvement

Financial services experience

Job description

Head Resourcing our working with a leading financial services company, who are seeking a highly skilled PMO Lead to oversee the successful delivery of a strategic programme plan on a permanent basis. This role involves managing multiple projects, ensuring governance and quality standards, and driving efficiency across the portfolio. You will work closely with senior leadership and stakeholders to ensure timely, high-quality outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Programme Delivery Director in delivering the overall programme plan.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive programme plan covering strategic, new, and existing projects.
• Manage resources across a portfolio of projects, addressing dependencies and constraints.
• Ensure robust project management practices, including planning, reporting, and internal communication.
• Monitor and mitigate project risks, timelines, resourcing, and budgets.
• Prepare progress reports in collaboration with business and technical teams.
• Maintain standard development processes and ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Act as a member of the Design Authority to help shape project direction and outputs.
• Build strong relationships with governance representatives and industry stakeholders.
• Promote standards and best practices across the financial services industry.
• Foster collaboration and positive communication across teams.

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to implement project management disciplines and drive process improvements.
• Ability to identify and deliver key project milestones.
• Self-motivated with leadership qualities to inspire team members.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, adaptable to different audiences.
• Willingness to support proposition, sales, and marketing activities.
• Experience in UK Financial services

If you would like to find out more, please send across an update CV at your earliest convenience. This role is based in Edinburgh based but offers hybrid working