Lead PMO Analyst

Summary: The Lead PMO Analyst role at Direct Line Group involves supporting the management and delivery of programs and projects through planning, reporting, and analysis activities. This position requires collaboration with the change management community and entails responsibilities such as financial forecasting, risk management, and stakeholder communication. The role is offered as a fixed-term contract with a hybrid working model, requiring two days a week in the office. The successful candidate will contribute to the continuous improvement of project management practices within the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the change management community in the adoption of tools and processes.
• Produce regular project/program level reporting.
• Manage financial forecasting, tracking, and procurement activities.
• Maintain plans and manage dependencies.
• Support risk, issue, and change request management.
• Ensure appropriate governance and quality assurance is conducted.
• Conduct program/project health-checks and post-implementation reviews.
• Produce stakeholder updates and decision support materials.
• Facilitate formal governance forums and maintain key artefacts.
• Identify and implement opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement.

Key Skills:

• Experience in a lead capacity within a Project/Program PMO team.
• Service-oriented, adaptable, and resilient.
• Knowledge of various delivery methodologies (e.g., Waterfall, SCRUM, Kanban).
• Strong attention to detail and quality control.
• Willingness to learn and build new skills.
• Ability to work independently and develop new skills as required.
• Experience with project management and collaboration tools (e.g., Planview, MS Project, Jira/Confluence).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, especially MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, SharePoint, and MS Teams.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Leeds

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other