Program Management Office Lead
Posted 3 days ago by Synapri
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Summary: The Head of PMO role is a contractor position focused on leading programme and portfolio management within the public sector, specifically in Glasgow. The position requires extensive experience in governance frameworks and stakeholder engagement, with a strong emphasis on IT service delivery outcomes. The role involves managing multiple projects concurrently while ensuring effective communication and reporting at senior levels. The working arrangement is hybrid, necessitating regular site visits to Glasgow and occasional trips to London.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead programme or portfolio management in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.
- Engage, facilitate, and negotiate with senior individuals to build strong relationships.
- Provide clear reporting on progress to senior management and executive levels.
- Manage multiple projects concurrently, ensuring timely delivery and evaluation.
- Utilize Agile methodologies and project management reporting tools, preferably Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence).
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in programme or portfolio management.
- Deep understanding of governance frameworks and public sector programme lifecycles.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Strategic mindset with a passion for IT service delivery outcomes.
- Experience in an IT service environment.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Glasgow
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Sector: Public Sector / Government
Job Title: Head of PMO
Type: Contractor
Location: Glasgow (2-3 days onsite)
Duration: 12 months +
Vetting: SC security clearance will be required
Essential Skills
- Proven experience in leading programme or portfolio management in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment
- Deep understanding of governance frameworks, delivery assurance, and public sector programme lifecycles
- Confident in engaging, facilitating and negotiating with senior individuals, building strong relationships and effective process to advance shared objectives to meet tight and fast-moving deadlines
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills — able to influence at senior management and executive level with clear reporting on progress
- Strategic mindset with a passion for IT service delivery outcomes have an in-depth knowledge of Agile and other methodologies
- Expert project management reporting, preferably with experience on Atlassian project tools (Jira, Confluence)
- The resilience to manage multiple projects concurrently, with the ability to research, benchmark, scope, design, implement and evaluate project delivery to tight deadlines
Desirable Skills
- Experience of working in an IT Service Environment
- Understanding of working across Government and public service
Our client operates hybrid working, regular client site visits will be required into Glasgow with occasional visits to London. For further details please apply including full CV.