Lead PMO in London Area
Albany Beck is looking for an Lead PMO in London Area
Job description
Overview:
Albany Beck is seeking a dynamic and experienced Lead PMO to support a major investment bank in delivering a high-impact, fast-paced change programme replacing a legacy core banking system. This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in PMO who thrives in environments with evolving processes and limited structure. If you’re hands-on, thrive in ambiguity, and have experience presenting at senior levels, we want to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities:
- Act as the PMO lead for a next-level programme within the bank
- Work independently and collaboratively to drive delivery across multiple workstreams
- Navigate a fluid environment with limited established routines or processes
- Support planning activities including quarterly Programme Increment (PI) planning
- Own and manage dependency tracking, risk and issue management, and reporting
- Support onboarding/offboarding of resources and maintain resource tracking
- Present at governance forums and tollgate reviews, including SteerCo
- Contribute to testing readiness and go-live preparedness
- Ensure audit-readiness and oversee the implementation of key artefacts
- Maintain and manage SharePoint documentation and governance controls
- Support the Implementation Manager to ensure a smooth path to production
Experience Required:
- 10–15 years of experience in PMO, programme/project delivery, or business analysis
- Proven ability to operate at a senior level and confidently present to sponsors
- Experience in change programmes within banking or financial services
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Comfortable with ambiguity and able to evolve processes on the go
- "Roll sleeves up" attitude – willing to get involved at all levels
- Experience within wealth or private banking is a plus
Key Skills:
- Planning support and project governance
- Dependency management and reporting
- Risk and issue management
- Light-touch financial tracking
- SteerCo presentation and tollgate preparation
- SharePoint and artefact management
- Strong organisational and communication skills
Extra information
- Status
- Open
- Education Level
- Secondary School
- Location
- London Area
- Type of Contract
- Part-time jobs
- Published at
- 01-08-2025
- Profession type
- Accountancy
- Full UK/EU driving license preferred
- No
- Car Preferred
- No
- Must be eligible to work in the EU
- No
- Cover Letter Required
- No
- Languages
- English
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