PMO Manager - Retail Transformation

Lord Search & Selection; London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a PMO Manager for a 9-month contract based in London. The role involves overseeing financial control and reporting for various projects within a Retail Transformation programme. Ideal candidates will possess experience in financial management, Agile and Waterfall methodologies, and PMO governance best practices, along with a strong understanding of stakeholder management in the retail industry.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial management essential.
• Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Strong understanding of PMO governance best practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage project finances and support PMs with forecasting.
• Ensure robust financial controls from setup to closure.
• Collaborate with Programme Managers and Commercial Finance.

Skills

Financial management

Stakeholder management

Change management

Agile and Waterfall ways of working

PMO Governance best practices

Retail industry experience

Job description

PMO Manager - Retail Transformation

9 Month Contract

Hybrid - occasional travel into the office (London)

Our Retail client is seeking a PMO Manager to join them on a 9-month contract basis. This role sits within their retail transformation programme, where you will be responsible for overseeing the financial control, governance, and reporting across a variety of projects that impact their nationwide store estate.

Accountabilities:

• Manage an accurate and auditable view of the project finances, supporting and coaching PMs and Workstream Leads to provide accurate forecasting; Coordinate the collation of Programme Forecasts for MLO submissions to provide an accurate view of R&Ops.
• Assuring robust financial controls from set up to closure including: maintaining Oracle, amendment forms, exceptionals reporting, including facilitating resolution of Opex queries.
• Collaboration with Programme Manager & Commercial Finance Managers to ensure alignment of programme financials.
• Managing the look forward agenda to coordinate the production of all weekly, monthly status reporting & steering group reporting and key decisions needed or escalations into Value Stream governance.
• Ensuring all Portfolio reporting (Planview) is completed to a high standard, collate programme summary for Programme Manager and PMO review to ensure high quality view of project and programme risks in readiness of informing monthly LOB review meeting.

Experience Required:

• Financial management
• Agile and Waterfall ways of working
• PMO Governance best practices
• Stakeholder management
• Change management
• Retail industry

To apply for this position please submit your CV.

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