Strategic PMO & Transformation Lead

83zero Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

83zero Ltd is seeking a Principal Consultant with strong PMO and Project Controls expertise to help clients shape and deliver complex business transformation.

You will design operating models, governance and delivery controls that connect strategy with measurable outcomes, and you will lead client workshops and guide senior stakeholders through challenging decisions. This is a hands-on role requiring independence and structured problem-solving.

Qualifications

• Strong PMO and/or Project Controls background with experience establishing or improving these functions.
• Proven track record leading complex business transformation.
• Ability to operate a strategic PMO / 3PO within a business.
• Knowledge of operating models, capability, processes, data, technology and KPIs.
• Consulting or advisory experience with credibility to lead client assignments.
• Excellent workshop facilitation and communication skills.
• Experience applying AI and digital technologies to enable transformation.
• Self-starting delivery mindset turning ambiguity into a structured plan.

Responsibilities

• Lead PMO and Project Controls assignments, assessing capability, identifying gaps, implementing improvements.
• Design and embed strategic PMO / 3PO functions to enable transformation and drive performance.
• Establish governance and delivery controls covering planning, scheduling, costs, risks, issues, dependencies, reporting and assurance.
• Shape transformation operating models aligning structures, people, capabilities, processes, data and technology.
• Connect strategy with delivery by defining priorities, accountabilities, KPIs and benefits measures.
• Independently lead client workshops, challenge assumptions, explore trade-offs and build consensus.
• Apply AI and digital technologies to improve transformation delivery with appropriate data and governance controls.
• Drive implementation and adoption, maintaining momentum and embedding sustainable ways of working.

Skills

PMO

Project Controls

Governance

Operating models

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

83zero Ltd is seeking a Principal Consultant with strong PMO and Project Controls expertise to help clients shape and deliver complex business transformation.

You will design operating models, governance and delivery controls that connect strategy with measurable outcomes, and you will lead client workshops and guide senior stakeholders through challenging decisions. This is a hands-on role requiring independence and structured problem-solving.