Portfolio - PMO Analyst

Whitbread; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 37,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality company in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced PMO Analyst to ensure effective governance and support for projects within the Technology team. The role involves developing PMO processes and managing financial budgeting across projects. Strong project management, communication, and stakeholder skills are essential. This is a fixed-term contract until November 2026 with a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Individual BUPA healthcare

10% matched pension

Up to 60% discount on Premier Inn stays

25% discount on Restaurant brand

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing full life cycles of projects.
• Experience in both Waterfall and Agile environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop PMO processes, governance, standards, and best practices.
• Manage financial budgeting processes across projects.
• Develop reporting to support decision making and project prioritization.

Skills

Project life cycle management

Waterfall methodology

Agile methodology

Stakeholder management

Reporting standards

Job description

This is a Fixed term contract till November 2026

Here at Whitbread, we are seeking an experienced PMO Analyst for our corporate technology team to work closely with the Portfolio Manager to ensure the backbone of the PMO Office is driven forward whilst all standards are maintained.

This is a unique opportunity to provide leadership and support for Delivery Portfolios across Whitbread Technology, ensuring they have the resources and guidance needed to succeed.

Role: PMO Analyst

Salary: £44,000

Contract Type: FTC till end of November 2026, Permanent

Location: Whitbread Court, Dunstable (Hybrid working model of 3 days per week in office)

Why You’ll Love It Here

Healthcare: Individual BUPA healthcare

10% matched pension

Discounts: Up to 60% discount on Premier Inn stays and 25% discount on our Restaurant brand

Check out all our benefits here: https://www.whitbreadcareers.com/about-us/benefits/

What you’ll be doing

As a PMO Analyst, you will help develop the PMO processes, governance, standards, and best practices across Whitbread Technology, working closely with other teams within technology. Alongside this, you will manage financial budgeting processes across projects.

You will also help develop reporting to provide insights which support decision making, facilitate project prioritisation, funding allocations and resource allocation processes as well as foster a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across the technology.

What you’ll need

• Proven experience managing full life cycles of projects
• Experience in both Waterfall and Agile environments
• Ability to support multiple projects, manage own work activities, meet deadlines in a timely and effective manner
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong knowledge of reporting standards, dashboard production & production of governance meeting packs

Be part of our Technology Team at Whitbread

Through collaboration, passion and hiring the smartest minds, our Technology team builds products and services that are used by 38,000 of us at Whitbread and millions of guests. Everything from an eCommerce website that handles £2 billion in transactions per year, applications that are scalable across our 1,200 hotel and restaurants, devices that enable our teams and guests to have a seamless experience, all whilst keeping data secure. Together we’re building the hotel of the future.