PMO Lead
Posted Today by NP Group
£510 Per day
Outside
Remote
England, United Kingdom
Summary: The PMO Lead role is a contract position focused on delivering governance and operational excellence in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, ideally within startups. The individual will be responsible for defining PMO processes, ensuring cross-functional alignment, and managing a portfolio of strategic initiatives. Strong stakeholder management and analytical skills are essential for influencing decision-making and maintaining project focus. The position requires a confident communicator capable of driving clarity and accountability across the organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading PMO processes, frameworks, and reporting across the business
- Managing a portfolio of strategic initiatives, ensuring visibility, accountability, and clear delivery paths
- Facilitating governance forums, leadership reviews, and cross-functional communication
- Advising teams on best-practice project delivery and resource planning
- Identifying risks, dependencies, and improvement opportunities across workstreams
Key Skills:
- PMO leadership in a startup or high-growth organisation
- Strong stakeholder management and the ability to influence at senior levels
- Confident communicator who can command a room and drive alignment
- Structured thinker with a bias for action and continuous improvement
Salary (Rate): £510.00/daily
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Contract: PMO Lead
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 3 months +
Location: Remote
Rate: £500 per day deemed outside of IR35
Reference: 20087
Immediate contract for a PMO Lead with strong experience in fast-paced, high-growth environments-ideally startups-who can define structure, clarity, and strategic oversight to the project portfolio. This role owns delivery governance, drives operational excellence, and ensures cross-functional alignment across the organisation. The PMO Lead combines analytical strength with exceptional stakeholder management skills. You can "hold the room," influence at all levels, and bring the gravitas needed to challenge constructively, facilitate decision-making, and keep teams focused on outcomes. You will establish and scale PMO processes, track execution against business priorities, and partner closely with senior leadership to ensure projects land effectively and on time.
- Key responsibilities include:
- Leading PMO processes, frameworks, and reporting across the business
- Managing a portfolio of strategic initiatives, ensuring visibility, accountability, and clear delivery paths
- Facilitating governance forums, leadership reviews, and cross-functional communication
- Advising teams on best-practice project delivery and resource planning
- Identifying risks, dependencies, and improvement opportunities across workstreams
- Key skills/experience:
- PMO leadership in a startup or high-growth organisation
- Strong stakeholder management and the ability to influence at senior levels
- Confident communicator who can command a room and drive alignment
- Structured thinker with a bias for action and continuous improvement
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