PMO Manager *FTC Until 31st September 2026*

SAGA PLC; Camden Town; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK financial services company is seeking a PMO Manager to support their Programme Management team. The candidate will manage programme office functions, track key dependencies, and prepare governance materials. Required skills include stakeholder management and the ability to handle complex information. This role offers a salary of £60,000 - £70,000 and includes a hybrid working model allowing for both office and home-based work.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension scheme matched up to 10%

Company performance related annual bonus

Life assurance policy

Wellbeing programme

Employee discounts on products and services

Qualifications

• Proven track record of meeting deadlines and targets.
• Comfortable with complex information and ability to simplify into digestible insight.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills.
• Flexible and able to change direction at short notice.
• Excellent organisational and presentational skills.
• Able to identify challenges before they materialise.

Responsibilities

• Consolidate workstream and programme planning artefacts.
• Track risks, issues, dependencies, and assumptions.
• Prepare weekly status reports for workstreams.
• Capture actions from governance forums.
• Interface with finance budget management.
• Schedule meetings and book rooms.
• Update Programme artefacts for best-practice.

Skills

Meeting deadlines & targets

Stakeholder management

Organisational skills

Ability to simplify complex information

Flexibility

Job description

Job Summary

Following Saga's recent announcement to partner with Ageas in early 2026, as PMO Manager you will support the Programme Management team with the execution of all programme management office functions in the delivery of the overall Programme throughout 2025. Reporting into the overall Programme Manager, you’ll be responsible for key areas of the programme office, including planning and dependency management across a large, multi‑workstream programme team, weekly/monthly production of governance materials to support Steering and Operating committees, execution of existing processes including resource management, interlock with finance and budgeting teams, and RAID management. We work in a hybrid way at Saga, both at home and in the office. This role requires you to work from our London office a minimum of twice a week, allowing us to collaborate and share success as a business.

Responsibilities

• Individual and consolidate workstream and programme planning artefacts
• Associated risk, issue, dependencies and assumptions tracking (with a particular focus on dependency management)
• Weekly status reporting at a workstream level and the consolidation of this into Steering and Operating committee materials
• Action capture from key governance forums and associated management and closure
• Interfacing into other key roles within the PMO including finance budget management, resourcing and risk management
• Meeting scheduling and room booking (via Executive Assistants)
• Review and update of Programme artefacts to ensure best‑practice is maintained with regards to storage, sign‑off etc.
• Aligning with and supporting other members of the Programme Office who are driving delivery in areas including technology alignment
• Joint plan management with third parties. The successful PMO manager would have experience supporting complex and large programme delivery projects across technology and business teams.

Qualifications

While experience in the insurance sector isn’t essential, a background working within financial services and an understanding of the regulator would be advantageous. Other skills required would include:

• Proven track record of meeting deadlines & targets
• Comfortable with complex information and ability to simplify into digestible insight
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills
• Flexible & able to change direction at short notice
• Excellent organisational and presentational skills
• Able to identify challenges before they materialise
• Comfortable operating across multiple levels & business units

Company Overview

Over the past 70 years we have become the UK's specialist provider of products and services to people aged over 50 in the UK. We're one of the most recognised and trusted brands amongst UK consumers in this demographic, recognised for its high‑quality products and exceptional standards of service. Our product portfolio includes cruises, holidays, insurance, personal finance products and our Saga Magazine. We aim to be the most‑trusted brand for older people in the UK. Our focus on delivering exceptional products and service empowers our colleagues to create moments that are personal and special for our customers and for each other. Our values underpin our approach and help guide us to deliver our purpose. We're committed to making sure that colleagues can be their best, be themselves and make a difference – more than anywhere else. We do this by creating a truly inclusive culture, where all colleagues can bring their full and authentic selves to work and be treated with dignity and respect in an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment. Thanks to our people, Saga has been ranked 6th in the UK's Best Employers 2025 by the Financial Times and Statista. This recognition, based on the voices of 20,000 employees across the UK, is a testament to the great culture we've built together. This award belongs to all our colleagues who collectively make Saga a fantastic place to work. We are champions of age inclusivity and signatories of the Age‑Friendly Employer Pledge, we are proud of our multigenerational teams we have in place. We're also a committed Disability Confident employer and ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary up to £60,000 - £70,000 per annum dependent on experience. At Saga we recognise that our people make us special. We believe our colleagues deserve rewards for the excellence they demonstrate every single day, that's why we have put together an amazing benefits package for all colleagues.

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Option to purchase additional leave - 5 extra days
• Pension scheme matched up to 10%
• Company performance related annual bonus - Up to 5%
• Life assurance policy on joining us, 4 x salary
• Wellbeing programme
• Colleague discounts including family discounts on cruises, holidays and insurance
• Range of reductions and offers from leading retailers, travel groups and entertainment companies
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Grandparents leave
• Income protection
• Access to Saga Academy, our bespoke learning platform