IT PMO Lead

Reading- 3 days per week onsite

Base salary to £70,000 + disc. bonus up to 15% (with over-performance targets available), 6% pension, 23 days leave

Keywords: “Portfolio Manager” OR “Portfolio Lead” OR “PMO Lead” OR “PMO Manager” OR “Portfolio Management Office Lead”

Following recent internal promotion we are now looking to recruit an experienced IT PMO Lead who will support and manage the end-to-end management of a £30m+ IT portfolio of projects and programmes. You will act as the main liaison between IT and globally distributed business units to capture, assess, prioritise and plan business demand.

Sat within the office of the CIO you will support the management of our IT portfolio, ensuring it aligns with business strategy and delivers expected outcomes. As the IT PMO Lead you will also:

• Monitor, track and manage all capital expenditure (CapEx) budgets
• Support financial planning and analysis of the IT portfolio
• Establish and maintain IT governance process and ensure its adherence against project in delivery
• Identify, track and manage risks and issues across the IT portfolio
• Create dashboards and produce all project and portfolio reporting up to board level

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key and central role in the supporting of a large portfolio of change. The right person we are looking for will have as much of the following attributes and experience as possible.

• You will have a background in portfolio level change.
• You will need to previous experience of managing CapEx budgets, to a reasonable scale.
• You will have implemented risk management frameworks before.
• Exceptional relationship building skills are needed.
• If you have worked for a company with multiple locations across the world then this is a real nice to have.

Working as the sole PMO Lead, supported by contractor PMO analysts when needed, you will play a key role in the successful delivery of our central IT portfolio. As demonstrated by the reason for looking for someone now, we are able to provide good future prospects to grow your career and experience.

If you are interested in applying for the role, can clearly demonstrate your experience of portfolio management support, financial tracking and board-level reporting etc, then please send over an up to date version of your CV clearly reflecting your experience.

Enterprise Planning & Assurance Manager

Edinburgh (Hybrid)

Perm

£70k – £75k

A fantastic new role has become available to shape the future of business change and make a meaningful impact across an innovative organisation. Our client is on the lookout for a dynamic and proactive Enterprise Planning & Assurance Manager to join their PMO team in the Business Change Function with our Pensions client.

This is no ordinary role-it’s a unique opportunity to engage with all areas of the business, identify ongoing change initiatives, and explore how the PMO function can deliver critical support to ensure success. Working at the heart of strategic decision-making, you’ll help drive their mission to make retirement more rewarding.

Responsibilities include:

• Working with cross-functional teams to support their change initiatives
• Be the ambassador for Change Framework governance model, embedding consistent, robust project management principles.
• Shape and maintain the overarching Group Change scope and reporting framework, influencing decision-making at the executive level.

For this role you should have:

• Experience in a similar role within Financial Service with Wealth/Investment/Asset Management experience highly advantageous
• Exceptional Planning background at a strategic level
• Extensive involvement reporting to Senior Stakeholders, making recommendations for areas of improvement
• Merger & Acquisition knowledge would be advantageous
• Driven, collaborative individual that is succinct in their communication

This is a truly rare role that offers significant scope to innovate and create and help shape the future of change delivery.

PMO

• 6 months initial contract
• London (Hybrid Working)
• Up to £350.00 (inside IR35)

Sanderson are working closely with a leading consultancy company for 2 Project Support Officers for a large complex public sector programme. This will be a hybrid role with a couple of days per week on site in Canary Wharf.

Key requirements:

• Project Documentation and Reporting i.e. prepare and maintain workstream documentation, including plans, schedules, and status reports. Track milestones and deliverables. Provide regular updates to the workstream lead and stakeholders
• Communication: Serve as the primary point of contact for workstream-related communications. Facilitate meetings and communication for the workstream. Ensure that all stakeholders are informed of progress and issues
• Coordinate meetings, including preparing agendas and taking minutes. Support the workstream lead with administrative tasks as required

If this is of interest, please apply online with your updated CV attached.