PMO Manager

Unum; Dorking; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Healthcare cash plan

DC pension

Life assurance

Private medical

Income protection

Remote GP access

Mental health support

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

EV salary sacrifice scheme

Free shuttle from Dorking

Wellbeing & career development culture

Job summary

Unum is seeking a PMO Manager to lead the Project Management Office, ensuring governance, portfolio oversight, reporting and delivery assurance across change initiatives. You will provide leadership to project teams, establish standards, and use AI/automation to boost efficiency and impact.

You’ll work with senior stakeholders to turn complex delivery data into clear insights, drive continuous improvement, and manage risks and dependencies across programmes.

Qualifications

• Experience leading PMO, portfolio or programme governance and delivery controls.
• Ability to turn delivery data into clear insights for senior stakeholders.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting and benefits realisation.
• Proficiency in PMO tools such as Azure DevOps or similar platform.
• Familiarity with AI/automation to improve PMO efficiency and outcomes.
• Proven leadership, coaching and cross-team collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop PMO frameworks, standards, methodologies, and controls.
• Provide governance, challenge and delivery assurance across projects and programmes.
• Produce clear portfolio reporting, dashboards and management information for senior stakeholders.
• Manage portfolio risks, issues, dependencies, actions and decisions with timely escalation.
• Support resource planning, capacity forecasting, business cases, and financial reporting.
• Drive continuous improvement of PMO tools, templates and processes.
• Apply AI/automation to improve PMO efficiency and delivery impact.
• Lead, coach and support PMO colleagues and project managers.

Skills

Portfolio reporting & dashboards

Executive reporting & insight

Financial management & budgeting

Risk & change control

PMO tools e.g. Azure DevOps

AI/automation in PMO

Leadership & stakeholder influence

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Who are we?

We’re a specialist employee benefits provider, striving to create healthy, happy workplaces. As part of the international Unum Group, we’re on a collective mission to help the working world thrive.

The role

What will you be doing? Purpose: The PMO Manager is responsible for leading the Project Management Office (PMO), ensuring effective governance, portfolio oversight, reporting, resource management, and delivery assurance across change initiatives. The role provides leadership and support to project and programme teams, establishes standards and controls, and ensures projects are aligned with organisational strategy and governance requirements, using AI and other technologies to develop and support the key accountabilities and deliverables below.

What you’ll be doing

Leading and developing PMO frameworks, standards, methodologies and controls.

Providing governance, challenge and delivery assurance across projects and programmes.

Producing clear portfolio reporting, dashboards and management information for senior stakeholders.

Managing portfolio risks, issues, actions, dependencies and decisions, ensuring timely escalation where needed.

Supporting resource planning, capacity forecasting, business cases, benefit tracking and financial reporting.

Driving continuous improvement across PMO tools, templates, processes and ways of working.

Using AI, automation and technology-led solutions to improve efficiency, insight and delivery impact.

Leading, coaching and supporting PMO colleagues, project managers and programme managers.

What we’re looking for

You’ll bring significant experience in PMO, portfolio or programme management, with a strong understanding of governance frameworks and delivery controls. You’ll be confident working with senior stakeholders, turning complex delivery data into clear insight, and providing constructive challenge that helps teams stay on track.

We’d love to hear from you if you have experience in:

• Portfolio reporting, executive dashboards and performance insight.


• Financial management, forecasting, budgeting and benefits realisation.


• Risk, issue, dependency and change control management.


• PMO tools such as Azure DevOps or other portfolio management platforms.


• Using AI, automation or technology to improve PMO processes and productivity.


• Leading people, influencing stakeholders and supporting continuous improvement.

In return, you'll benefit from:

• Competitive salary and generous bonus scheme


• Healthcare Cash Plan (Level 1 funded)


• Defined Contribution pension scheme


• Life assurance, private medical and income protection insurance


• Access to a remote GP, nutrition coaching, personal training, unlimited mental health support and medical second opinions


• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 additional days


• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme with on-site charging facilities


• Free shuttle bus from Dorking train station


• A supportive culture focused on wellbeing, development and career growth

Why join us?

At Unum, we’ve created a workplace where people feel supported to progress and grow, and can see their ambitions coming to life.

As a part of our commitment to creating an inclusive workplace, we actively encourage applications from those with disabilities and those with long-term health conditions. If you meet the essential criteria for the role and choose to opt in to the scheme during your application, you will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail]. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

Company

Unum UK

About Unum Group

At Unum Group, we’re a Fortune 500 company and leading international provider of workplace benefits and services, helping workers and their families thrive for more than 175 years. Through our Unum and Colonial Life brands, our company offers disability, life, accident, critical illness, dental and vision insurance; leave and absence management support; and behavioral health services. Our 10,000+ employees work across operations in the US, UK and Poland, as well as our dedicated Technology Centre in Ireland. Unum Group is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for any applicant with a disability. If you are disabled and need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or hiring process, please contact us by submitting a request here.