Portfolio PMO

Luxoft; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider seeks a Portfolio PMO to manage and oversee strategic projects within a banking environment. Responsibilities include aligning projects with strategic objectives, managing resources, and ensuring budget compliance. The ideal candidate will have PMO experience, strong Excel skills, and formal project management training. This role offers a challenging and dynamic work environment in London.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing portfolio level PMO in Banking.
• Ability to manipulate large data sets and define dashboards.
• Knowledge of Waterfall project delivery lifecycle including financial management.

Responsibilities

• Manage portfolio of strategic projects ensuring alignment with bank's objectives.
• Oversee resource allocation and risk management.
• Create and manage project dashboards and reports.

Skills

Project Management Office (PMO) experience in Banking at Portfolio level under WATERFALL methodology

Excel - intermediate standard

Oracle financials or equivalent toolset experience

Previous experience with Planview and Power BI

MS Office - intermediate knowledge of PowerPoint, Word, Visio

SharePoint - intermediate knowledge

Formal project management training (e.g., Prince2 Foundation, PMI, APM)

Education

A level education or equivalent

Degree or equivalent work experience

Job description

Project Description

The Portfolio PMO in a banking environment is responsible for managing and overseeing a portfolio of strategic projects and programs. The role involves ensuring that all projects within the portfolio are aligned with the bank's strategic objectives, delivering value on time and within budget, while adhering to governance standards and regulatory requirements. The Portfolio PMO will play a key role in resource allocation, risk management, financial oversight, and reporting to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Portfolio Management & Oversight: Strategic Alignment, Prioritization, Governance, Financial Management.
• Project & Program Support: Methodology, Resource Management, Stakeholder Management, Risk Management, Quality Assurance.
• Reporting & Analytics: Dashboard Creation, Executive Reporting, KPIs & Metrics.
• Change Management: Process Improvement, Stakeholder Communication.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure adherence to GDPR, Basel III, SOX, AML and coordinate audits.

Must Have Skills

• Project Management Office (PMO) experience in Banking at Portfolio level under WATERFALL methodology.
• Excel - intermediate standard; ability to download and manipulate large data sets and define project management dashboards from multiple reports.
• Oracle financials or equivalent toolset - experience in Payables module.
• Previous experience with Planview and Power BI or equivalent toolset.
• MS Office - intermediate knowledge of PowerPoint, Word, Visio.
• SharePoint - intermediate knowledge.
• Waterfall project delivery lifecycle knowledge, including RAID log management, financials and resource management, defining requirements, implementing the project management framework, supporting working groups, managing project books and records, managing project baselines, budget management, influencing adherence to lifecycle.
• Formal project management training (e.g., Prince2 Foundation, PMI, APM) required.

Education & Qualifications

• A level education or equivalent.
• Degree or equivalent work experience (preferred).

Personal Requirements

• Excellent interpersonal, relationship and communication skills, able to collaborate and partner with all areas of Change, Technology and the business.
• Demonstrable track record of excellent stakeholder management, managing multiple stakeholders and dealing professionally with senior management.
• Strategic mindset, with the ability to focus on both big picture and practical impact.
• Strong problem solving skills and ability to collaborate across the firm and build an internal as well as external network.
• Proactive, results driven, with strong sense of accountability and ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly.
• Calm approach, able to perform well in a pressurised environment.
• Strong understanding of project financial management and experience influencing project managers to manage financials in a standard way with regular review and update.
• Strong numerical skills.
• Ensuring tasks are delivered on time and to a high standard.

Nice to Have

Preferred: Experience in Financial Crime or AML will be a bonus.