PMO Lead – Risk Intelligence Engineering

LSEG; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Retirement planning

Paid volunteering days

Job summary

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is seeking a PMO Lead to drive governance, risk management, and delivery excellence across the Risk Intelligence Engineering portfolio in the UK. You will partner with Portfolio, Programme, and Project Managers to oversee delivery performance and ensure adherence to group standards.

The role focuses on portfolio health, financial control, and capacity planning, with leadership responsibility for a team of PMO Analysts and ongoing capability development.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in PMO, portfolio, programme, or project management within a complex technology or engineering environment.
• Proven ability to manage portfolio-level governance, risk, and reporting frameworks.
• Experience in financial planning, budgeting, and performance tracking.
• Expertise in resource management and capacity planning.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels.
• Demonstrated experience in implementing change and driving process improvements.
• Leadership experience, including mentoring or managing delivery professionals.

Responsibilities

• Portfolio Governance & Risk Management: identify, assess, and manage risks across portfolios; ensure governance and delivery controls.
• Portfolio Planning & Resource Management: track portfolio pipeline; enable workforce planning and align capacity with objectives.
• Performance & Reporting: oversee portfolio status reports; provide insights on progress, risks, issues, scope changes, and resource impacts.
• Financial Management: lead annual budgeting; conduct financial reviews; monitor cost and value delivery.
• Portfolio Health & Delivery Excellence: maintain holistic portfolio health; implement frameworks to reduce delivery risk.
• Change & Transformation Management: develop change roadmap; implement processes and new frameworks/tools.
• People Leadership & Capability Development: oversee PMO Analysts; training, coaching, and leadership responsibilities.

Skills

PMO experience

Governance

Risk management

Budgeting

Resource planning

Stakeholder mgmt

Change leadership

Delivery performance

Job description

ABOUT US:

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services – and our open-access model – we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity.

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services – and our open-access model – we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity.

LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific. LSEG’s ticker symbol is LSEG.

OUR PEOPLE:

People are at the heart of what we do and drive the success of our business. Our culture of connecting, creating opportunity and delivering excellence shape how we think, how we do things and how we help our people fulfil their potential. We embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. We break down barriers and encourage teamwork, enabling innovation and rapid development of solutions that make a difference. Our workplace generates an enriching and rewarding experience for our people and customers alike. Our vision is to build an inclusive culture in which everyone feels encouraged to fulfil their potential.

We know that real personal growth cannot be achieved by simply climbing a career ladder – which is why we encourage and enable a wealth of avenues and interesting opportunities for everyone to broaden and deepen their skills and expertise. As a global organisation spanning 70 countries and one rooted in a culture of growth, opportunity, diversity and innovation, LSEG is a place where everyone can grow, develop and fulfil your potential with meaningful careers.

ROLE SUMMARY:

The PMO Lead plays a critical role in driving governance, risk management, and delivery excellence across the Risk Intelligence Engineering portfolio. This role partners closely with Portfolio, Programme, and Project Managers to ensure robust oversight of delivery performance, resource optimisation, financial control, and adherence to LSEG Group standards.

The role provides visibility of portfolio health, supports strategic decision-making, and ensures consistent implementation of best practices across project delivery.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

Portfolio Governance & Risk Management:

• Partner with Portfolio, Programme, and Project Managers to identify, assess, and actively manage risks across multiple key portfolios
• Ensure compliance with LSEG Group standards for governance, risk management, and delivery controls
• Drive proactive risk mitigation strategies and escape critical issues where required

Portfolio Planning & Resource Management:

• Track and manage the portfolio pipeline, ensuring accurate and up-to-date visibility of demand and supply
• Enable effective workforce planning and resource optimisation across the portfolio
• Support prioritisation decisions by aligning resource capacity with strategic objectives

Performance & Reporting:

• Oversee the preparation and delivery of high-quality portfolio status reports
• Provide clear, timely insights to senior management on:
• Portfolio progress
• Key risks and issues
• Scope changes
• Resource impacts
• Maintain transparency and consistency in reporting standards across the portfolio

Financial Management:

• Lead the annual portfolio budgeting process in alignment with strategic priorities
• Conduct regular financial reviews to monitor performance against plan
• Track and report on key financial metrics, ensuring cost control and value delivery

Portfolio Health & Delivery Excellence:

• Establish and maintain a holistic view of portfolio health
• Implement frameworks to track, measure, and reduce delivery risk at both programme and portfolio levels
• Drive continuous improvement in delivery effectiveness and operational performance

Change & Transformation Management:

• Develop and manage the portfolio change roadmap
• Lead the implementation of change management processes, policies, and best practices
• Ensure effective adoption of new frameworks, tools, and delivery methodologies

People Leadership & Capability Development:

• Oversee the work of 3 PMO Analysts, including hiring and onboarding
• Support capability development through training, coaching, and knowledge sharing
• Perform people leadership responsibilities where required, fostering a high-performing delivery culture

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

• Strong experience in PMO, portfolio, programme, or project management within a complex technology or engineering environment
• Proven ability to manage portfolio-level governance, risk, and reporting frameworks
• Experience in financial planning, budgeting, and performance tracking
• Expertise in resource management and capacity planning
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels
• Demonstrated experience in implementing change and driving process improvements
• Leadership experience, including mentoring or managing delivery professionals

Career Stage:

Manager

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you. LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth. Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions. Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas. We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives. Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering. LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

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