PMO Lead - Planning & Delivery

ZipRecruiter; London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services compensation body is seeking an experienced PMO Lead to oversee strategic project planning. This crucial role involves managing a complex portfolio, ensuring high-quality project plans, and enhancing team performance across various projects. Applicants should possess strong scheduling abilities in Microsoft Project, alongside effective communication and stakeholder management skills, to drive project success in both Agile and Waterfall frameworks.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with complex scheduling in Microsoft Project.
• Proven ability in both Agile and Waterfall project environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic project planning for complex portfolio.
• Manage dependencies and provide visibility on milestones and risks.
• Mentor project teams and promote best practices.

Skills

Project Scheduling

Stakeholder Engagement

Agile Methodologies

Waterfall Methodologies

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Job Description

PMO Lead – Planning & Delivery

London (Hybrid working – 2 days onsite)

Permanent

LHH is partnered with a leading financial services compensation body as they recruit for an experienced PMO Planner to lead strategic project planning across a busy and complex portfolio.

You will support the development of high-quality project plans, ensuring alignment with planning standards, accurate resource allocation, and clear sequencing across all phases. Your expertise will be key in managing dependencies across multiple projects and providing executive-level visibility of key milestones, risks and delivery performance.

The role requires someone confident in both Agile and Waterfall environments, with a proven ability to navigate enterprise-level interdependencies. You will also play a central role in mentoring project teams, embedding best practices and promoting continuous improvement in planning.

To succeed, you must have hands-on experience with complex scheduling in Microsoft Project and a solid understanding of how planning supports each phase of project delivery. Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills are essential.