PMO Lead
Posted 3 days ago by Royal London
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Alderley Edge, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The PMO Lead role at Royal London Group involves supporting the operational execution and development of Portfolio reporting and Tooling capabilities within the Data & Tooling team. The position requires collaboration with various PMO teams and stakeholders to enhance tooling solutions and manage user inquiries effectively. The role is hybrid, allowing for a mix of home and office work, and is a fixed-term contract for 12 months. Candidates should have experience in financial services and proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support and administer the Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) tooling, including design and development of changes.
- Manage day-to-day user inquiries and identify areas for improvement.
- Undertake admin configuration tasks within the tooling landscape.
- Utilise data analysis to identify and resolve recurring data and tooling issues.
- Manage standardised reporting processes to support the Change community.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to develop tooling and reporting solutions.
Key Skills:
- Experience in the financial services sector.
- Knowledge of Change Management Tooling (PPM/SPM tools).
- Proficiency in Business intelligence and data visualisation tools, such as Power BI.
- Strong data analytical skills for complex datasets.
- Demonstrable PMO experience in delivering projects within a financial service environment.
- Ability to act as a subject matter expert for effective tooling usage.
- Experience with Agile and Waterfall models in a PMO context.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Alderley Edge
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Job description: Job Title: PMO Lead Contract Type: 12 months FTC Hiring Manager: Martin Stokes Recruitment Business Partner: Adam Edward Grade: B-3 Location: Alderley Edge OR Edinburgh Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based Closing date: 26th March 2026
Royal London Group has an exciting opportunity for a PMO Lead to join the Data & Tooling team, supporting the Data & Tooling Manager. The primary objective of this role is to support on the operational execution and development of our suite of Portfolio reporting and Tooling capability and service offering. You will work as part of a small team for Data, Tooling & Reporting PMO Analysts, maintaining a close relationship and collaborating with the Enterprise Portfolio Office and Delivery Oversight PMO teams.
About the role
- Support and administer the Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) tooling, including the design and development of all changes dealing with stakeholders and suppliers to successful implementation.
- Manage the range of day-to-day user enquiries, supporting the resolution and identifying where improvements can be made.
- Undertake the admin configuration tasks within our tooling landscape.
- Utilise data analysis to identify recurring data and tooling issues and support the improvements within the tooling team.
- Manage standardised reporting to support the Change community, operating the production processes and managing change.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to develop appropriate tooling and reporting solutions.
About you
- Experience working within the financial services sector
- Experience of Change Management Tooling (PPM/SPM tools)
- Proficient with Business intelligence and data visualisations tools, such as Power BI
- Strong data analytical skills, with the ability to unpick, analyse and challenge complex datasets
- Demonstrable PMO experience in delivering a wide range of projects and programmes within a financial service environment
- Act as a subject matter expert and champion for effective tooling usage
- Be a pro-active support to the Data & Tooling Manager and other stakeholders with the ability to obtain buy-in and build consensus
- Experience of both Agile and Waterfall models and their application within a PMO
About Royal London
We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services. Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve. We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits
Inclusion, diversity and belonging
We’re an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background.