PMO Lead - London Stock Exchange Group

Leads a Programme Management Office for a key delivery programme, managing governance, risk, financials and reporting and drives a consistent and effective approach to project and programme management.

The ideal candidate would be proactive and a self-starter that has the confidence to question and challenge others where there is a lack of transparency, even with participants that may be more senior. They would be diligent, and strive to set high standards that enable success.

Role Responsibilities & Key Accountabilities

• Works with Portfolio, Programme and Project Managers to understand and lead risk within the programme and implements LSEG Group Standards for governance and risk management.
• Supervises the programme pipeline, providing accurate resource demand and supply data to drive resource optimisation.
• Financial governance and tracking of budgets and forecasts, working with the Project Managers to ensure clear, detailed and timely reporting for all budget consumption.
• Prepares and distributes programme status reports, keeping management appraised of programme progress, major risks and issues and scope and resource changes.
• Owns the annual programme budget request process and regular financial reviews to supervise key financial programme metrics.
• Maintains and builds transparency around the comprehensive programme health and reporting, tracking and reducing delivery risk at a programme and portfolio level.
• Ensures adherence to project management standards and frameworks, governance procedures and standard templates.
• Builds and maintains a change roadmap for the programme and is responsible for the implementation of organisational change processes, policies and standards.
• Owns the induction and training of all new project managers within the programme.

Qualifications & Experience

• Significant previous PMO experience in a portfolio, project or programme management environment.

Benefits

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone's race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.