PMO Lead

Rolls-Royce; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Rolls-Royce in Bengaluru is seeking a PMO Lead to drive governance for our Global Business Services transformation. You will partner with Project Managers to implement robust controls, track delivery, and keep plans aligned with the programme's objectives.

You will chair local governance sessions, manage Stage Gates, and contribute to reporting quality while developing your project controls expertise in an international programme.

Qualifications

• Practical project, programme or controls experience with independent routines.
• Understanding of planning, dependencies, baseline variance, risk and governance.
• Ability to identify gaps and escalate appropriately.
• Strong organisational and analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Proactive with ownership and follow-through.

Responsibilities

• Lead the local MSP update cycle.
• Monitor delivery against plans and highlight risks.
• Run project governance routines for decision-ready information.
• Own Stage Gate readiness and closure of conditions.
• Escalate delivery issues to the relevant lead.
• Support risk and opportunity management.
• Track cross-project dependencies and report impacts.
• Capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement.
• Increase ownership of controls through delivery activities.

Skills

Project management

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Stakeholder management

Detail orientation

Ownership mindset

Tools

Microsoft Project (MSP)

Job description

Job Title: PMO Lead

Location: Bengaluru

Fulltime/Permanent

Why join Rolls-Royce?

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

Summary:

• We are looking for a PMO Governance Analyst to work closely with our Project Managers (PMs) to deliver our Global Business Services (GBS) transformation programmes
• The role centres around driving programme rigour through effective controls and project planning; analysing delivery information, challenging gaps, and proactively managing issues and resolution
• You will run local governance session and update project plans, check and consolidate plans and improve reporting quality
• Be locally accountable for the delivery of robust Stage Gates including the scheduling, support of evidence creation, owning and chairing meetings and ensuring actions and captured, owned and closed.
• This role suits someone who analyses information rather than simply compiling it and wants to understand how our PMs drive projects forward, as opposed to simply administrating them.
• The role will allow successful candidates to develop their project controls expertise through hand-on responsibility and build their broader project management capability as part of an international programme, working in our flagship capability centres alongside experienced leaders

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the local Microsoft Project (MSP) update cycle.
• Monitor delivery against agreed plans and highlight emerging variance, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Run project governance routines, ensuring information is complete, accurate and available for effective decision-making.
• Own Stage Gate readiness, evidence and closure of conditions (nb: Stage Gate decision-making would remain with the relevant accountable leaders in accordance with our Stage Gate methodology)
• Escalate delivery issues to the relevant lead
• Support risk and opportunity management, ensuring appropriate ownership, mitigation and escalation.
• Track cross-project dependencies and ensure impacts are visible to Project Managers and the wider PMO.
• Capture lessons learned and support continuous improvement of GBS programme delivery practices.
• Build project management experience through increasing ownership of controls and defined delivery activities.

Essential Experience:

• Practical project, programme or controls experience, including independently running agreed routines and escalating exceptions.
• Good understanding of planning, dependencies and baseline variance, alongside risk, issue, governance and reporting disciplines.
• Experience maintaining and analysing project information rather than simply collating it.
• Able to identify gaps, inconsistencies and emerging issues and escalating appropriately.
• Strong organisational and analytical skills with good attention to detail.
• Able to work effectively with Project Managers and multiple stakeholders.
• Proactive approach with willingness to take ownership and follow issues through.
• Interest and capability to develop further within the project management profession.

Desirable Experience

• Transition, transformation, GBS or Shared Services experience.
• Exposure to business case, benefits or financial tracking.
• Experience scheduling in Microsoft Project (MSP) or an equivalent tool, or using other project controls tools and methodologies.
• Working towards APM, PRINCE2, PMP or equivalent project management qualification.

Additional Information

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.

Job Category: Project Management

Posting Date: 05 Nov 2026; 00:11