Program Manager

Experis - ManpowerGroup; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis - ManpowerGroup is seeking an experienced Enterprise PMO Lead to establish and manage programme governance for a complex transformation programme spanning multiple business units, product teams and technology teams in London. This role is Inside IR35 and hybrid onsite, with 3 days in the London office.

In this hands-on leadership role you will provide executive-level visibility into progress, risks, dependencies, decisions and financial performance while driving accountability across

Qualifications

• 10+ years of PMO, programme management or transformation experience.
• Experience managing PMOs for complex enterprise programmes.
• Experience supporting executive governance and steering committees.
• Strong programme controls and reporting expertise.
• Strong risk, dependency and financial management capabilities.
• Experience working across business and technology organisations.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish and manage programme governance frameworks and reporting standards across multiple workstreams.
• Develop and manage integrated programme plans, milestones and critical path activities.
• Maintain RAID logs, identify dependencies and drive risk mitigation and escalation.
• Provide concise executive dashboards and progress reports for senior leadership.
• Track budgets, forecasts and resource allocation to support financial governance.
• Coordinate activity across business units and with product, technology, operations, risk and compliance.

Skills

PMO leadership

Programme governance

Executive reporting

Stakeholder management

Risk & issue management

Financial management

Job description

e are seeking an experienced Enterprise PMO Lead to establish and manage programme governance for a complex strategic transformation programme spanning multiple business units, product teams, technology teams and senior stakeholders. This role is Inside IR35 and Hybrid Onsite for 3 days in London.

The successful candidate will provide executive-level visibility into programme progress, risks, dependencies, decisions and financial performance while driving accountability across multiple workstreams. This is a hands-on leadership role suited to an experienced PMO professional who has operated within large global organisations and is comfortable working directly with VP and SVP-level stakeholders.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Programme governance

• Establish and manage programme governance frameworks
• Define reporting standards, delivery controls and operating rhythms
• Coordinate leadership reviews, steering committees and governance forums
• Maintain clear programme decision-making processes

Integrated planning

• Develop and manage integrated programme plans across multiple workstreams
• Track milestones, deliverables and critical path activities
• Identify and manage dependencies across business and technology teams
• Drive accountability for programme commitments

Risk and issue management

• Maintain programme RAID logs
• Lead risk identification, mitigation and escalation activities
• Drive issue resolution with accountable owners
• Provide early visibility of delivery risks and impacts

Executive reporting

• Produce concise executive dashboards and programme reporting
• Provide clear analysis of progress, risks, dependencies, financial status and decisions required
• Prepare materials for senior leadership and steering committee reviews

Financial and resource management

• Track programme budgets and forecasts
• Monitor resource allocation across workstreams
• Identify capacity constraints and resource risks
• Support financial governance activities

Stakeholder management

• Coordinate programme activity across multiple business units
• Work with product, technology, operations, risk, compliance and external partners
• Support senior stakeholder communications and decision-making

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

Essential

• 10+ years of PMO, programme management or transformation experience
• Experience managing PMOs for complex enterprise programmes
• Experience supporting executive governance and steering committees
• Strong programme controls and reporting expertise
• Strong risk, dependency and financial management capabilities
• Experience working across business and technology organisations
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Preferred

• Financial services or payments industry experience
• Product and technology transformation experience
• Regulatory programme experience
• Experience supporting global programmes across multiple region