PMO Lead - Commercial Contracts

Expleo; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a detail-oriented PMO Lead to manage contract changes and stakeholder engagement for complex programmes. The ideal candidate will possess strong project planning skills, communication proficiency, and relevant certifications. This role is critical in ensuring commercial interests are represented accurately throughout project lifecycles.

Benefits

Collaborative working environment

Skills development through ExpleoAcademy

Competitive company benefits

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of project planning and milestone tracking.
• Experience in a contract management role within complex programmes.
• Proficiency in managing multiple change requests.

Responsibilities

• Track and manage all contract amendments.
• Liaise with the client for commercial discussions.
• Produce regular commercial reports for governance.

Skills

Project planning

Testing and quality assurance processes

Attention to detail

Excellent written and verbal communication

Proficiency in Excel

Education

MAPM, Scrum Master, PMP, Prince2 certifications

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

MS Project

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a highly detail-oriented and assertivePMO Lead with a commercial focus to support a complex, multi-partner programme.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing contract changes, assessing commercial impacts, and maintaining clear communication with both internal stakeholders and the client.

There is also an expectation of ensuring commercial documentation reflects testing dependencies and outcomes, so a good understanding of software testing lifecycle, quality assurance processes and change management is advantageous.

This role is critical to ensuring Expleo’s commercial interests are protected and accurately represented throughout the programme lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Contract Change Management:
  • Track and manage all contract amendments resulting from milestone changes and delivery delays.
  • Analyse the commercial impact of delays caused by delivery partners and the client.
  • Draft and review change requests, contract variations, and commercial documentation.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
  • Liaise directly with the client through ad-hoc channels and formal governance forums.
  • Represent Expleo in commercial discussions, ensuring clarity and assertiveness in communication.
  • Collaborate with internal delivery, testing, and planning teams to gather accurate inputs.
• Programme Oversight:
  • Monitor programme milestones and flag risks related to non-delivery or slippage.
  • Work closely with project planners to understand dependencies and forecast impacts.
  • Maintain a commercial risk register and support mitigation planning.
• Quality Assurance & Testing Alignment:
  • Understand the testing lifecycle and quality assurance processes to assess delivery readiness.
  • Ensure commercial documentation reflects testing dependencies and outcomes.
• Reporting & Documentation:
  • Produce regular commercial reports for internal and client governance.
  • Maintain a detailed audit trail of all changes, decisions, and communications.

Qualifications

• Desirable Certifications: MAPM, Scrum Master, PMP, Prince2

Essential skills

• Strong understanding ofproject planning, milestone tracking, and dependency management.
• Familiarity withtesting and quality assuranceprocesses in a delivery environment.
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to manage multiple change requests simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to communicate assertively and clearly.
• Proficiency in tools such asExcel, PowerPoint, MS Project, and contract management systems.

Experience

• Proven experience in acommercial analyst or contract managementrole within complex programmes.
• Experience working withmulti-partner delivery environmentsand managing client relationships.

What do I need before I apply

• You will be expected to be on-site with clients, 1 to 2 days per week or as the programme requires.

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and ourpeers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• ExpleoAcademy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo
• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
  • Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
  • Communicating and promoting vacancies
  • Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
  • Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
  • Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive

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