PMO Lead - Workday Financials Project

Summary: The PMO Lead will oversee a large-scale European finance transformation program focused on implementing a new Workday Financial platform within the Insurance industry. This role requires effective governance, risk management, and transparent reporting to ensure successful delivery standards throughout the project. The PMO Lead will coordinate efforts across multiple countries and phases, ensuring alignment with program objectives. Experience in ERP or SaaS financial system implementations, particularly Workday, is essential for this position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide central oversight, structure, and coordination for the finance transformation program.
• Ensure effective governance of the program and proactive risk management.
• Report progress transparently and maintain delivery standards throughout the project.
• Support multi-country/multi-phase program implementations.

Key Skills:

• Experience as a PMO Lead in large-scale ERP or SaaS financial system implementations (Workday preferred).
• Experience in the Insurance or Financial Services industry.
• Excellent planning, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• Attention to detail and ability to multi-task.
• Flexibility to accommodate program needs.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

PMO Lead

Insurance/Finanical Services experience

Large-scale ERP or SaaS financial system implementations (Workday preferred)

6 months

Outside IR35

My client in the Insurance industry are undertaking a large-scale European finance transformation programme to implement a new Workday Financial platform. The PMO will play an important role in providing central oversight, structure and coordination. The role holder will ensure that the programme is governed effectively, risks are proactively managed, progress is transparently reported and delivery standards are maintained throughout.

Skills & Experience

• Experience as a PMO Lead ideally gained in large-scale ERP or SaaS financial system implementations (Workday preferred).
• Experience of working in the Insurance or Financial Sevices industry.
• Excellent planning, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools
• Experience supporting multi-country/multi-phase programmes.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines
• Complete attention to detail and ability to multi-task
• Ability to work flexibly to accommodate Programme needs
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with the full team

Please apply if you possess the above skills

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.