PMO Manager – Portfolio & Programme Delivery

About the role

The PMO Manager will lead a team of PMO professionals to ensure high‑quality delivery across a portfolio of programmes and projects. You will own PMO standards, drive adoption across the organisation and work closely with Delivery Leads, Product, Engineering, Finance and Risk stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of PMO analysts, setting goals and capability roadmaps.
• Define ways of working, workload allocation and service levels for programmes at different maturity levels.
• Design, implement and continuously improve portfolio governance, stage‑gates, change control and benefits tracking.
• Oversee integrated planning, dependency mapping and health‑check routines across business areas.
• Maintain a holistic view of resource allocation and partner with Finance on forecasting, budgeting and benefits realisation.
• Set standards for RAID management, ensure actionable mitigation plans and track closure.
• Develop portfolio performance metrics, dashboards and executive‑ready status reports.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, translating delivery data into clear insights and facilitating executive communications.
• Support organisational change readiness, training and communications planning.

Required profile

• 8‑10 years of experience in PMO, programme or portfolio operations within complex, matrixed organisations.
• 2‑4 years of experience leading teams.
• Proven track record establishing or maturing PMO functions and governance at scale.
• Deep knowledge of delivery methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall/hybrid) and associated governance practices.
• Expertise in portfolio planning, dependency management and financial stewardship (OpEx/CapEx, capitalisation, benefits).

Required skills

• Jira
• Confluence
• Agile
• Scrum
• Kanban
• Waterfall
• Portfolio planning
• Financial stewardship (OpEx, CapEx, capitalisation)