Program Management Office Lead

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and highly organized PMO Lead to drive the successful execution of key strategic programmes in a secure, fast-paced setting based in London, UK. This role suits a PMO expert passionate about introducing strong structure, governance, excellent reporting, and operational oversight to multifaceted projects. You will ensure project teams have the necessary frameworks, tools, reporting systems, and controls to achieve effective and efficient results.

Collaborating closely with Project Managers, Delivery Leads, and stakeholders, you will serve as the central point for project governance, risk and issue management, reporting, resource coordination, and project administration.

Key Responsibilities

• Enforce compliance with PMO methodologies, standards, and governance frameworks.
• Continuously monitor project progress to proactively identify risks, issues, or potential delivery challenges.
• Support project assurance functions and uphold governance standards.
• Coordinate project audits and quality reviews as needed.
• Develop precise and insightful project status updates, dashboards, and performance metrics.
• Track KPIs and analyze performance data to aid management decisions.
• Compile reports on progress, budget, resource utilization, and costs for stakeholders and leaders.
• Maintain project timelines and reporting schedules.
• Manage RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) logs meticulously, ensuring prompt resolution and escalation of items.
• Administer change control processes and deliver governance updates including exception reports.
• Arrange and support project meetings, steering groups, and governance boards; prepare agendas and minutes and monitor follow-ups.
• Keep project documents complete, accessible, and compliant with standards.
• Assist with onboarding/offboarding project members.
• Coordinate the allocation and tracking of project resources and manage infrastructure access provisioning.
• Work with internal support teams to confirm project readiness.
• Help monitor project budgets and manage financial administration tasks.

Qualifications & Skills

• Demonstrated experience in PMO, Project Support, Project Controls, or Coordination roles.
• Solid understanding of project management governance frameworks, methodologies, and lifecycle processes.
• Proficiency in project planning and reporting tools such as MS Project, Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Office Suite, and SharePoint.
• Strong analytical skills, excellent reporting capabilities, and a problem-solving mindset.
• Attention to detail with ability to juggle multiple priorities effectively.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience supporting technology, digital transformation, or business change initiatives on a large scale.
• Familiarity with IT infrastructure, software, and technology environments is an added advantage.
• Possession of active Security Clearance (SC) is mandatory.

Why Work With Us?

• Engage in significant programmes with direct business impact.
• Collaborate with skilled and knowledgeable project delivery teams.
• Gain exposure to complex transformations and technology-focused projects.
• Influence delivery success through governance and reporting expertise.
• Immediate opportunity to contribute meaningfully from day one.