Global Head of PMO

Job Title: Global Head of PMO / PMO Manager
TR Ref: DB/13537
Location: Home-based (but need to reside in the UK)

A genuinely exciting opportunity to build a new PMO, virtually from scratch, for a global SaaS business, which delivers AI powered enterprise analytics solutions to some of the world’s biggest companies.

This role will suit an accomplished PMO Manager / Head of PMO with experience embedding and applying the core principles of Governance, Assurance, Performance Management & Quality across a global portfolio of high value, often complex and long-term, enterprise software implementations, migrations, upgrades and other changes.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead on portfolio governance and cadence inc. exec reporting, stage gates, risk management etc.
• Continuously improve our client’s PM methodology and portfolio management processes
• Improve the project and programme management skills of regionally dispersed PM’s including new hire PMs and ensuring consistency across the business
• Support the development of best practice, policies and procedures within their PS team
• Conduct independent project reviews inc. audits, health checks and gate reviews
• Ensure correct and consistent use of project tools and systems across the delivery team ensuring alignment to their group methodology
• Maintain the portfolio master plan and RAIDs
• Track each project monitoring financials, baselined plans, gating etc
• Collect and share lessons learned, building a library, ensuring future improvements and summarising to leadership
• Identify and help resolve recurring issues / areas of non-compliance, along with other related PMO Continuous Improvements
• Be proactive in identifying project risks and issues, advising the relevant PM on risk and issue management plans

SKILLS / EXPERIENCE:

• At least 5 years’ PMO experience, including PMO management (inc portfolio, resource and risk management) and ideally also including experience setting up / improving PMO processes.
• PM certified eg Prince2, PMP, MSP, P30
• Experience using PS automation tools such as Changepoint
• Thorough understanding of PM principles, methods, techniques and tools
• Understanding of SDLC methodologies such as Agile
• Results driven and resilient through change
• Leadership and coaching / mentoring skills
• Analytical and numerate
• Excellent communication skills

Our client is part of a large (multi-$bn) group of companies with a truly global presence. They are extremely well-funded with a remit for significant growth over the coming months/years (they’re already working with more than 50% of Fortune 500 companies!), hence this need to establish better governance and controls over their professional services projects.

In addition to a competitive salary, you will enjoy a 20% bonus and a great range of other flexible benefits including private healthcare, pension, income protection, life assurance etc.

Finally, this is a true remote working role, with only occasional visits needed to London and Europe.