PMO Analyst (6 month FTC) in Reading

We’re growing and want you to be a part of our journey. This role is hybrid 2-3 days in the office each week and can be based in any of our regional offices (with the exception of London). Supporting the Head of Strategy Execution in delivering a firmwide operations programme, the PMO Analyst ensures robust project governance, controls, and reporting to drive efficient delivery of firmwide initiatives. This role focuses on coordinating project planning, maintaining documentation, managing RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies), and producing actionable insights for senior stakeholders. The PMO Analyst acts as a central point of integration across teams, ensuring alignment with Isio’s strategic priorities while fostering operational excellence and compliance.

Core Priorities

• Project Governance & Delivery Support: Ensure effective planning, tracking, and reporting for a defined firmwide operational programme, including planning, governance, and progress tracking.
• Operational Process Alignment: Support the implementation of the Target Operating Model through clear controls and cross-functional coordination.
• Performance Measurement: Supporting the development and embedding of a consistent set of operational KPIs.

Role And Responsibilities

• Project Governance & Reporting: Maintain project documentation (e.g., plans, status reports, budgets) and ensure adherence to governance frameworks. Schedule meetings, track milestones, and coordinate resources across cross-functional teams (e.g., IT, Risk, Finance). Prepare concise progress updates, dashboards, and MI for senior leadership (ExCo/Board), highlighting risks, financial status, and resourcing challenges. Organise and facilitate project/programme governance sessions, ensuring compliance with Isio’s reporting standards.
• Operational Controls & Process Alignment: Support the refinement of the firm’s Target Operating Model by clarifying roles, responsibilities, and interfaces between teams. Work with stakeholders to align operational processes, controls, and reporting across service lines and central functions. Embed project standards into business-as-usual activities while maintaining client delivery continuity.
• Performance Measurement & MI: Develop and maintain a KPI framework to track project performance against strategic goals. Create executive-level dashboards using Power BI/Excel to monitor progress and enable proactive decision-making. Track budgets, forecasts, and resource allocation to ensure cost-effective delivery.
• RAID Management: Drive early identification and resolution of project risks, issues, and assumptions. Maintain RAID logs and ensure alignment with Isio’s risk management standards. Support audits and quality assurance processes to mitigate operational risks.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Act as a liaison between project managers, delivery teams, and senior stakeholders. Draft clear meeting minutes, action logs, and status reports to ensure accountability. Manage dependencies and escalations across workstreams to maintain project momentum.

Experience Key Skills & Experience required

• Experience in a PMO or project support role in financial services, consulting, or regulated sectors.
• Proven ability to manage project documentation, RAID processes, and governance frameworks.
• Familiarity with regulatory standards (e.g., FCA/PRA) and operational risk management.
• Proficiency in MS Project, Jira, SharePoint, and Confluence for task tracking and collaboration.
• Advanced Excel/Power BI skills for dashboard creation and data analysis.
• Strong organisational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to balance day-to-day project delivery with long-term process improvements.
• Self-motivated with a focus on driving efficiency and accountability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Relevant professional qualifications desirable (e.g. PMP/PRINCE2, Lean, or similar).

Demonstrated Commitment to our Core Purpose

• Power in Partnership: We work in partnership with our clients & each other – building open and trusted relationships. Working together allows us to deliver the best for our clients.
• Future Focus: We want to push our industry forward by solving problems in better ways that benefit both our clients & society.
• Strength in Difference: We work with diverse perspectives to find better solutions. Working with differences makes us stronger.
• People First: We recognise that pensions is a people business. People are the source of Isio’s expertise and it is people’s lives that we affect through our advice.

What We Offer You

Isio is a people business, and we’re committed to helping our great colleagues gain a wide variety of experience, significant development opportunities and progression through the business. The variety of work that’ll be available to you will enable you to do this.

About Isio

Isio was ‘born’ in 2020 from the sale of KPMG UK’s Pension Practice to a private equity firm. An industry-leading challenger, we provide diverse expertise spanning Pensions, Investment, Benefits and Wealth to give clients an integrated experience. Isio is built by challengers, innovators and forward-thinkers, grounded around a vision which strives to deliver greater financial confidence for everyone. We empower and develop those who join us – valuing curious minds and giving people the freedom to outperform. Known and respected for our agility, we harness specialist experience, bold thinking and the desire to push the boundaries of what we can achieve for our clients, from small to blue chip, public to private. At Isio, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse workplace, in which our colleagues feel they belong, regardless of background or difference. We uphold the values of respect, fairness, and inclusion in our actions and decisions. We believe that by adhering to these principles, we will create a stronger, more innovative, and supportive environment for all, as well as ensuring that the advice and support we provide to our clients is more creative, more insightful and leaves a lasting impact. We have offices across the UK and many of our roles offer a hybrid, flexible approach to work to help create a work-life balance that works for you. Isio Group is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. If you think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for any reason at any stage of your recruitment process, please email hrrecruitment@ISIO.com