Strategic PMO Lead: Growth & Governance

IBM SiXworks; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Private Medical cover

Life Assurance

Pension (10% employer, 5% employee)

Bonus

Professional development and training

On-site parking, gym, cafe & 餐厅

Job summary

SiXworks, a cyber-secure technology firm in the UK, is seeking an experienced PMO leader to design, develop and mature the PMO function as the business scales. You will partner with delivery teams, senior leaders and operations to provide independent assurance, governance, and controls in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes strengthening PMO maturity, driving governance, and enabling rapid decision-making.

Qualifications

• Strong PMO, Portfolio Management Office or Programme Office experience.
• Experience operating within governance, controls and assurance environments.
• Understanding of PMO risk management processes and best practice.
• Ability to provide constructive challenge to programme teams and senior stakeholders; pragmatic approach.
• Energy and drive to improve existing processes and help shape a growing PMO capability.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve the PMO function, frameworks, standards and governance processes.
• Support the successful delivery of business change and client programmes through effective controls, reporting and assurance.
• Maintain independent oversight of project and programme health, ensuring reporting is accurate, evidence-based and actionable.
• Own and strengthen PMO controls including: RAIDO management, governance compliance, change control, dependency management, benefits tracking, financial oversight.
• Facilitate governance forums, stage gate reviews and programme assurance activities.
• Produce clear portfolio reporting and executive-level insight to support decision-making.
• Drive continuous improvement across PMO processes, tools and ways of working.
• Conduct and coordinate project and programme audits, health checks and assurance reviews, ensuring governance standards and delivery practices are applied consistently and effectively.
• Track and monitor audit findings, assurance recommendations and improvement actions through to completion, providing visibility to senior stakeholders; develop and implement a PMO maturity roadmap aligned to business growth.
• Line manage PMO Coordinators and support future growth of the PMO team.
• Leverage AI, automation and technology to improve PMO efficiency and reporting capability.

Skills

PMO experience

Governance & assurance

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Security clearance

Tools

Jira

Project Online

Job description

SiXworks, a cyber-secure technology firm in the UK, is seeking an experienced PMO leader to design, develop and mature the PMO function as the business scales. You will partner with delivery teams, senior leaders and operations to provide independent assurance, governance, and controls in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes strengthening PMO maturity, driving governance, and enabling rapid decision-making.