Strategic PMO Lead – Substitution Programme

Pay.UK; Aldgate; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave (excluding bank)

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Season ticket loan

Company funded fitness & wellbeing

Working from home policy

Job summary

Pay.UK is seeking a PMO Lead for the Substitution Programme in London on a 12-month fixed-term basis. You will collaborate with the Programme Director and delivery teams to keep planning, reporting, controls and governance clear and up to date, applying robust PMO practices in a live programme environment.

The role requires bringing structure to complex delivery, managing governance at SteerCo/ExCo/Board levels, and coordinating with Risk, Technology and external suppliers.

Qualifications

• Degree-level education in a relevant subject, or equivalent experience.
• Relevant PMO or PPM qualification, or equivalent practical experience.
• Significant experience leading PMO services for large, complex programmes with budgets in the tens of millions or more.
• Experience producing governance, reporting, risk, dependency and financial tracking for senior decision-making forums.
• Experience working with delivery suppliers and internal business control functions within a structured change framework.

Responsibilities

• Provide programme-level PMO services across reporting, governance, risk, benefits, dependencies, resource demand, cost forecasting and quality management.
• Maintain programme plans, milestones, deliverables, acceptance criteria and review cycles so decisions and approvals are recorded and tracked to date.
• Prepare governance reporting and executive papers for SteerCo, ExCo, Board and external stakeholder forums.
• Track programme costs, actuals and forecasts with Finance and support monitoring of benefits set out in the business case.
• Manage programme-wide risks and internal and external dependencies, including supporting dependency workshops and tracking mitigation actions.
• Work with suppliers and internal teams such as Risk, Technology and TPRM to maintain clear supplier governance and reporting.
• Maintain a structured store for key programme artefacts in line with the Change Framework Information Management Standard.
• Support adoption of the Change Framework across the Substitution programme through guidance, coaching and continuous improvement activity.

Skills

PMO leadership

Governance reporting

Risk management

Financial tracking

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree-level education in a relevant subject

Job description

Pay.UK is seeking a PMO Lead for the Substitution Programme in London on a 12-month fixed-term basis. You will collaborate with the Programme Director and delivery teams to keep planning, reporting, controls and governance clear and up to date, applying robust PMO practices in a live programme environment.

The role requires bringing structure to complex delivery, managing governance at SteerCo/ExCo/Board levels, and coordinating with Risk, Technology and external suppliers.