PMO Manager

Cooper Parry; Derby; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Holiday entitlement

Enhanced pension

Parental leave

No dress code

Wellbeing program

Volunteering

Clubs

Job summary

Cooper Parry in Derby is seeking a PMO Manager to lead the PMO across Transformation and Integration, delivering governance, reporting and value realization.

You will build standards, monitor performance, manage budgets and risks, and influence senior stakeholders, helping to drive strategic change while balancing delivery excellence.

If you enjoy turning complex change into structured programs, apply now.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in a PMO role with leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of PRINCE2, PMP or Agile/Scrum.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and evolve PMO to align projects with firm growth.
• Governance framework ownership and delivery assurance.
• Monitor metrics, budgets and timelines across the portfolio.
• Coach and mentor project managers across Transformation and Integration.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Facilitation

Risk management

Budgeting

Lean / Six Sigma

IT skills (MS Office)

Agile / Scrum

Education

PRINCE2 Practitioner

Agile PM

P30

MoP

Tools

MS Project

Microsoft Visio

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Microsoft Teams

Job description

About the role...

Do you thrive in a fast-paced transformation environment? Get a buzz from bringing structure, governance and momentum to complex change programmes?

We have an exciting opportunity for a PMO Manager to lead and evolve our Project Management Office, ensuring our portfolio of projects, programmes and strategic initiatives are aligned to the firm's ambitions and growth agenda. Working across both the Transformation and Integration teams, you’ll play a pivotal role in providing the governance, visibility and control needed to deliver change successfully at scale.

As Cooper Parry continues its ambitious growth journey, you’ll be at the heart of ensuring resources are effectively prioritised, risks are managed and stakeholders have the insight they need to make informed decisions. You’ll own and continuously improve PMO standards, frameworks and reporting, helping to create a consistent and high-performing project delivery environment across the business.

This is the perfect opportunity for someone who enjoys balancing strategic oversight with operational excellence. We’re looking for a confident and collaborative PMO leader who can build strong relationships across the firm, influence senior stakeholders and bring clarity to complex change activity.

If you’re passionate about governance, portfolio management and enabling successful transformation through structure and best practice, we’d love to hear from you.

This is an incredibly diverse role, with responsibilities spanning across;

Governance and Standards

• Building upon existing project management methodologies, best practices, templates, and tools across the business to define a clear set of operating standards.
• Overseeing the governance framework to ensure compliance and quality control throughout the project lifecycle
• Serving as a custodian responsible for providing independent delivery assurance.

Portfolio and Performance Oversight

• Monitoring, tracking, and reporting on project performance metrics, timelines, budgets, and milestones to provide a single consistent view across Transformation to senior leadership.
• Consolidating risk, issue, and dependency logs across the portfolio, to enable oversight at a portfolio level and highlighting where mitigating actions are needed.
• Ensuring projects deliver expected business case benefits and strategic value.

Resource and Financial Management

• Coordinating capacity planning and resource allocation across multiple projects.
• Assisting in developing project budgets, forecasting costs, and managing financial reporting.

Stakeholder Engagement and Leadership

• Acting as a central point of communication between the project leads (in both Transformation and Integration), service lines, and senior stakeholders including the Board.
• Coaching, mentoring, and supporting project managers and business SME’s, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

About you...

At Cooper Parry, we’re in it together. All we ask of our people is that they play all in. You’ll continuously strive to keep learning – whether you’re a trainee or a Partner – and you’ll be brave, stepping out of your comfort zone to tackle new challenges. Above all, be nice. A simple notion, but an irreplaceable part of what makes CP, CP.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Proven experience working within a Project Management Office (minimum 3–5 years, with leadership/management experience).
• Strong knowledge of project management frameworks (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP, Agile/Scrum).
• Exceptional communication, proactive in providing updates to both stakeholders and the Transformation Director and Integration Associate Partner.
• Ability to collaborate and build effective working relationships, influencing others to make bold changes
• Strong facilitations skills, regardless of who is attending a session
• Adaptability to thrive in an ever-changing environment, naturally prioritising workload
• Ability to multitask, working on and coordinating activities for multiple improvements at different phases of the CI cycle at any one time
• A solution focused mindset with willingness to roll sleeves up and get stuck in
• Confidence to challenge stakeholders at all levels.
• Big picture thinking, relating improvements to strategy with support
• Strong IT skills, including full MS suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, Teams and Visio) and specific project management tools
• Good knowledge of Transformation and CI tools and techniques such as Lean/Lean Six Sigma, DMAIC etc.
• Excellent financial acumen, budgeting, and risk management skills.

While not essential, relevant professional certification (e.g., PRINCE2 Practitioner, Agile PM, Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices (P30) or Management of Portfolios (MoP)) would be ideal.

About us...

We’ve been dubbed ‘the rebels of accountancy’. We’re straight-talking. Never afraid to share our opinions. We put people and relationships before products and services, and deliver a streamlined, client-focused service – free from unnecessary red tape.

Check out our recent achievements:

• Best Companies’No.1 Accountancy Firm & No.30 Best Large Companyto Work For in the UK
• BecameB CorpCertifiedin 2023 and we’re still the UK’s largest accountancy B Corp, measuring and improving our impact beyond business for a brighter tomorrow
• Achieved 5 awards at theInspiring Workplace Awardsin 2025: winner in the Large Business category and best in class for inspiring People & Culture, Wellbeing, Inclusion and Employee Experience

What’s in it for you?

Our people are the beating heart of our culture. We know that if you love working here, and you’re given the trust and autonomy to work in a way that best suits you, you’ll produce amazing results.

That’s why we offer things like:

• A flexible approach to work - balancing working from home, in office or with clients
• A generous holiday entitlement
• An enhanced parental leave policy
• An enhanced pension scheme
• No dress code – just “wear something!”
• A multi-award-winning wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental, spiritual, and financial health
• Volunteering opportunities to work closer with local communities and charities
• Cooper Parry social/sports clubs

Feeling supported and welcomed is such a big part of bringing your whole self to work. As an equal opportunities employer, we’ll work with you to ensure you have everything you need to develop your skills and achieve your best.

Get in touch if you have any questions about our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion or about accessibility/accommodations during your application process.