PMO Manager - Fixed term contract until February 2027

BDO UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy firm in Greater London is seeking an experienced enterprise PMO Manager on a fixed term contract until February 2027. You will lead PMO activities, ensuring effective change delivery and governance. The ideal candidate will have strong PMO experience, knowledge of Agile and Waterfall methodologies, and a passion for improving PMO services. This role offers opportunities for career development in a collaborative and agile work environment.

Benefits

Career development resources

Agile working opportunities

Collaborative office spaces

Qualifications

• Extensive experience of PMO/P3M practices including maturity models.
• Experience of designing and operating Project and Programme Assurance Processes.
• A passion for leveraging emerging technologies for improvement.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for PMO services and continuous improvement.
• Embed in key programmes requiring interim support.
• Act as a custodian of PMO and delivery processes.

Skills

PMO practices

Agile methodologies

Risk management

Data analysis

Project assurance

Tools

Project Management Software

AI/Automation Technologies

Job description

Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.

We’ll broaden your horizons

The Operations PMO was created in June 2021 and is responsible for maximising BDO's change investment; helping deliver change in the most effective and efficient way; track, record and report on expectation, help build change delivery capability across the firm; and bring in teams to help the firm deliver.

The Operations PMO purpose is "Delivering Strategic Value at Pace". We enable BDO to make the most of its change investment, enhancing firm‑wide change competence and efficiently and effectively delivering value‑added change.

We’ll help you succeed

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long‑lasting relationships.

You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

We are looking for an experienced outcome‑focused enterprise PMO Manager on a fixed term contract until February 2027 to connect the dots across PMO services and the portfolio, lead on maturing and delivering central PMO activities (e.g. Project & Programme Assurance/Governance/Standards & Best Practice), and support the firm on focussing on what matters, analysing data to provide insightful recommendations to key governance forums, programmes and PMO processes. In this role you’ll:

• Be accountable for the provision, and continuous improvement of regular key PMO services (e.g. project and programme assurance, quality management, reporting, risk management, benefits management, resource management & capacity planning, dependency management, communications, process documentation etc.)
• Embed self in key programmes that require interim support until PMO practices are embraced
• Act as a custodian of PMO and Programme / Project delivery process and practices (and associated continuous improvement)
• Operating within and assist in maturing the Change Minimum Standards

You’ll be someone with:

• Extensive experience of PMO/P3M practices including maturity models
• Extensive experience of change delivery approaches (e.g., Waterfall, Agile)
• Experience of designing and operating Project and Programme Assurance Processes
• A passion for leveraging emerging technologies (e.g. AI/Automation) for the continuous improvement of PMO services and the ability to identify and lean into challenges
• Experience of Organisational governance structures and associated relationships
• An inquisitive nature, connecting the dots across complex processes and teams
• An understanding of the corporate vision and strategy and the wider industry.

You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people‑centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we’ve invested in state‑of‑the‑art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions

We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.