Senior PMO Leader: Strategy, Delivery & Governance

GlaxoSmithKline plc; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

GlaxoSmithKline plc is seeking a Senior Manager, PMO to lead internal projects from initiation to completion within the Cyber Security Office. You will oversee planning, resourcing, budgeting and governance to ensure timely, high-quality outcomes in a regulated environment.

The role requires strong leadership, cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management, with a focus on continuous improvement and delivering value across a global, matrixed organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience planning and managing projects from initiation through completion.
• Experience managing resources, budgets, risks, changes, quality, timelines and delivery outcomes.
• Experience operating in the pharmaceutical industry, research and development, quality control or another highly regulated environment.
• Proven ability to lead, coach and motivate teams and manage performance.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, cross-departmental collaboration, communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to deliver high-quality results against tight deadlines, adapt priorities as business needs change.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the project management team, fostering motivation, accountability and performance.
• Plan and manage projects from initiation through completion, ensuring delivery meets quality, timing and cost requirements.
• Organize collection of business and user needs and coordinate interfaces across users, technical teams, and governance functions.
• Secure and coordinate resources required to deliver approved project outcomes.
• Apply formal project management processes and tools to control scope, plans, resources, budgets, risks and changes.
• Provide project management expertise and challenge delivery and validation approaches with stakeholders in regulated and non-regulated contexts.
• Create a culture of continuous improvement to balance quality, cost, pace and business need.
• Work across organizational boundaries to build trusted stakeholder relationships and resolve delivery challenges.
• Translate strategy into clear plans, objectives and delegated accountabilities, balancing pace, rigor and risk.
• Ensure activities comply with applicable quality, environmental, health and safety, security and governance requirements.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Budget management

Risk management

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

GlaxoSmithKline plc is seeking a Senior Manager, PMO to lead internal projects from initiation to completion within the Cyber Security Office. You will oversee planning, resourcing, budgeting and governance to ensure timely, high-quality outcomes in a regulated environment.

The role requires strong leadership, cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management, with a focus on continuous improvement and delivering value across a global, matrixed organization.