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PMO Manager

£75,000 + 6k car allowance
 

Job Description

PMO Manager – PMO, PMO Management, Prince 2, IT Services, PMO Manager

PMO Manager, IT, PMO, PMO Management, Prince 2, Prince 2 Practitioner, IT Services

Permanent opportunity

Central London (hybrid working)

A PMO Manager is required by a multinational IT Services business to lead their PMO team on a permanent basis. The successful PMO Manager will have experience building and managing a PMO function, identifying core issues within the PMO and developing a strategy to drive excellence through the Projects team. Ideally, the PMO Manager will have experience of working within a Technology and IT Services business.

Responsibilities:

  • Define and build the PMO function from scratch
  • Help define and ensure the successful implementation of the PMO’s strategy, responsibilities, services and deliverables
  • Lead the improvement of project tracking and monitoring
  • Coordinate project reporting and collate inputs to project governance and management meetings
  • Drive the Change Control Process and Change Controls within Project Team
  • Working closely with Project Managers and Technical Project Managers in the team
  • Proactively managing risks and issues

To be considered we are looking for:

  • A confident, experienced PMO Manager who has built the PMO function from scratch within an IT Services business
  • Prince 2 Practitioner certification
  • Certification in APMP, ITIL Foundation or Six Sigma desirable
  • Proven experience successfully managing various projects simultaneously
  • Good understanding of IT concepts and processes
  • Able to lead others  
  • Excellent organisational skills – ability to prioritise tasks and maintain documentation
  • Highly developed communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Able to challenge the current way of working and confidently implement improvements to processes 
  • Excellent organisational skills with the ability to juggle multiple competing priorities and focus on critical activity

Please apply with CV for further details.

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