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Head of PMO
£40,000 - 80,000
Alexander Edward James Consulting Limited
King William Street 68, London
£40,000 - 80,000
Requirements
Must:
- Proven experience leading a PMO within a BPO or client-facing service environment
- Strong expertise in RAID management, dependency management, and change control frameworks
- Experience in stage gate governance
- Demonstrable experience supporting large-scale, complex transformation programmes involving multiple stakeholders, partners, and suppliers
- Ability to establish governance, reporting, and a single source of truth across programmes
- Strong leadership capability with experience building, motivating, and developing PMO teams
- Excellent written communication skills, including production of high-quality programme documentation
- P3O Practitioner certification (essential)
- Desirable: Experience supporting an Oracle Fusion ERP implementation programme
- Desirable: PRINCE2 Practitioner and/or MSP Practitioner certification
- Desirable: Experience working within highly regulated or security-cleared environments
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the PMO team to deliver high-quality, value-adding programme support services
- Establish and embed robust governance frameworks, reporting structures, and control processes
- Implement and manage RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) and change control processes
- Own and oversee stage gate governance to support programme lifecycle control
- Ensure accurate, timely, and insightful reporting to support decision-making and transparency
- Create and maintain a centralised, auditable document repository (single source of truth)
- Drive consistency in programme standards, tools, and methodologies
- Leverage technology and automation to improve PMO efficiency and reduce manual overhead
- Facilitate effective stakeholder engagement and communication across multiple organisations
- Collaborate with senior programme leadership to ensure successful delivery outcomes
Description
We are seeking an experienced Head of PMO to lead and establish a Programme Management Office function supporting a major, multi-phase transformation programme for a high-profile external client on a remote basis. This is a significant opportunity to shape PMO delivery, embed best practice, and ensure excellence in governance, reporting, and programme control. You will be part of a dynamic team and play a crucial role in driving quality outcomes while sharing knowledge and best practices within a wider PMO community. This position is a fixed-term contract for approximately 12 months, and eligibility for Security Clearance (Level 2) is required.
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