PMO Analyst

About the role

Sky is looking for a PMO Analyst in its Content Technology and Innovation team, based at the Osterley campus near London. The analyst analyses information across the portfolio, covering programme finances, delivery, demand, capacity, risks and issues, and prepares material for executive-level stakeholders. The role is a full-time contractor position.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse project financial reports, spend versus budget and portfolio data, and educate the delivery community on project financial management, governance and portfolio processes.
• Act as PMO subject matter expert for demand management, capacity planning and resource forecasting, defining strategy, processes, governance, reporting and continuous improvement.
• Design and embed demand, capacity and resource management frameworks, including roles, controls, data standards, governance forums and decision-making processes.
• Maintain a view of FTE demand, available capacity, skills, utilisation, allocations, vacancies and future resource needs, and partner with Content Broadcast Platforms domains to identify constraints, bottlenecks and optimisation opportunities.
• Develop metrics, reporting, scenarios and recommendations that support investment planning, portfolio sequencing, prioritisation and resource allocation.
• Own portfolio planning and reporting, including roadmaps, demand plans, capacity views, delivery forecasts, executive dashboards, steering group materials and governance packs.
• Challenge plans, forecasts and assumptions, and support Project Managers, Scrum Masters and Delivery Leads with integrated planning, financial and resource forecasting and risk analysis.
• Monitor portfolio financial performance, manage budgets, spend, capital and operating expenditure, and handle financial breaches and mitigations.

Required profile

• Proven experience supporting PMOs across large, complex strategic portfolios, with a strong understanding of the project lifecycle, project governance and portfolio management.
• Extensive expertise in demand management, capacity planning and resource forecasting, able to deliver data-driven recommendations.
• Experience analysing demand against capacity and interpreting resource forecasts and utilisation metrics.
• Knowledge of workforce planning, portfolio planning and resource management in large organisations.
• Experience in Agile delivery environments and in fast-paced commercial settings.
• Right to work in the UK; no sponsorship offered.

Required skills

• Clarity PPM or a similar enterprise portfolio management platform.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills.

What we offer

• Hybrid working, two days in the office per week.
• Free Sky TV or NOW package, including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema.
• Pension with up to 9% employer contribution, private healthcare and Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance.
• Discounts on Sky products, sharesave and tech schemes, and Sky VIP rewards.