PMO Lead, Birmingham, Hybrid

PMO Lead

Location: Birmingham

Full Time, 6-month FTC - Hybrid Working

Salary: Up to £53k, depending on experience

Summary of the role

A financial services company is seeking a dedicated PMO Lead to join their company. They are looking for someone to act as the central point of coordination for programme governance, controls, reporting, and financial tracking, whilst working with senior stakeholders across the business to provide clear visibility of programme performance, risks, issues, dependencies, and budget position.

What you'll be doing

• Owning and maintaining PMO governance, controls, reporting, and assurance activities across the programme.
• Managing RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies), ensuring effective tracking, escalation, and resolution.
• Producing, enhancing, and maintaining programme reporting, dashboards, and management information for senior stakeholders.
• Supporting financial budget tracking, forecasting, and reporting activities in partnership with the Finance Business Partner.
• Facilitating programme governance forums, steering committees, and stakeholder meetings.
• Ensuring actions, risks, issues, and dependencies are effectively managed and communicated.
• Driving consistency across programme delivery through the implementation of PMO best practices and standards.
• Identifying and implementing opportunities for continuous improvement within PMO processes and ways of working.
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders across multiple business areas, providing trusted PMO support and guidance.

What we're looking for

• Previous PMO experience within a financial services environment.
• Knowledge of PMO methodologies, governance frameworks, and programme controls.
• Experience managing RAID processes, reporting, and programme governance activities.
• Experience of financial budget tracking, forecasting, and reporting within programme or project environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage confidently at all levels.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely.
• Experience producing high-quality management information, dashboards, and executive reporting.

Reasonable Adjustments: Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients. If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.