PPMO Governance & Standards Manager

Tesco; Digswell; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco’s Governance & Standards team within the PPMO drives consistency across Finance Change delivery. You will govern methodologies, perform health checks and gate reviews, and coach stakeholders to embed best practices. You’ll influence with clear communication and help shape flexible governance structures as environments evolve.

You’ll partner with Programme Delivery, Finance Change Leadership, and PMO managers to ensure artefacts meet standards and are securely shared with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Programme and Portfolio management office experience with understanding of PMO process and delivery methods.
• Formal qualification in Portfolio/Programme/Project Management desirable (P3O, MoP, MSP, APM).
• Self-starter capable of autonomous work.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Strong coaching, presentation and communication abilities.
• Able to manage moving priorities.
• Confidently challenge decisions and data where appropriate.
• Excellent knowledge and advanced use of PowerPoint and Excel.
• Working knowledge of SharePoint and Teams.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain consistent standards across the Finance Change portfolio.
• Conduct gate assurance reviews for portfolio governance approval.
• Perform health checks on projects to maintain standards and report results.
• Design governance structures enabling effective decision-making and control.
• Continuously review governance processes to adapt to change.
• Work with programme management to maintain standards and implement new approaches.
• Develop training materials and train stakeholders on revised ways of working.
• Collaborate with project managers to ensure artifacts meet standards and are shared securely.

Skills

PMO experience

Stakeholder management

Coaching

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Prioritisation

Data critique

Autonomous working

Education

Formal Portfolio / Programme / Project Management qualification (P3O, MoP, MSP, APM) desirable

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

SharePoint

Teams

Job description

This role sits within Tesco’s PPMO (Project Portfolio Management Office), which operates across Finance Change & Enabling Functions Technology. Working in the Governance & Standards team you will be responsible for establishing and maintaining consistent standards across the Finance Change portfolio. Collaborating with Finance Change Delivery teams and the wider PPMO team, ensuring effective governance, and maintaining quality assurance standards. As the team’s specialist, you’ll continually review and improve these standards, while leveraging your coaching and communication skills to ensure their consistent implementation.

Governance & Standards:

• Ensure consistent application of the Finance Change delivery methodology across programmes and projects within the portfolio.
• Conduct gate assurance reviews for portfolio governance approval.
• Perform health checks on projects to maintain agreed standards and report results.
• Design flexible governance structures that enable effective decision-making and control.
• Continuously review governance processes to adapt to a changing environment.

Management:

• Work with the program management team to maintain standards and implement new approaches.
• Regularly assess current practices and develop best practices.
• Develop training material and train stakeholders on new and revised ways of working

Advisory:

• Collaborate with Project Managers and PMO Managers to ensure project artifacts meet agreed standards and are securely shared with stakeholders.
• Provide coaching and expertise in project management best practices, standards, and tools.

Key people and teams I work with in and outside of Tesco:

• Programme Delivery Team
• Finance Change Leadership Team
• Resource Manager
• Finance & Benefits Manager
• Finance Technology Project Managers
• PMO Managers
• Project Stakeholders

• Programme and Portfolio management office experience, with understanding of PMO process, best practice Programme and Project delivery methods
• Formal Portfolio / Programme / Project Management Qualification desirable (Such as P3O or MoP, MSP, APM) - preferable not mandatory
• Self-starter with the ability to work autonomously
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Excellent coaching, presentation and communication skills
• Ability to manage moving priorities
• Ability to confidently challenge decisions/data
• Excellent knowledge and advanced user of Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel
• Working knowledge of Microsoft SharePoint, Teams and other collaboration tools

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