Head of PMO

Salary: £40,000 - 80,000 per year

Requirements

• Proven experience leading a PMO within a BPO or client-facing service environment
• Strong expertise in RAID management, dependency management, and change control frameworks
• Experience in stage gate governance
• Demonstrable experience supporting large-scale, complex transformation programmes involving multiple stakeholders, partners, and suppliers
• Ability to establish governance, reporting, and a single source of truth across programmes
• Strong leadership capability with experience building, motivating, and developing PMO teams
• Excellent written communication skills, including production of high-quality programme documentation
• P3O Practitioner certification (essential)
• Desirable: Experience supporting an Oracle Fusion ERP implementation programme
• Desirable: PRINCE2 Practitioner and/or MSP Practitioner certification
• Desirable: Experience working within highly regulated or security-cleared environments

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the PMO team to deliver high-quality, value-adding programme support services
• Establish and embed robust governance frameworks, reporting structures, and control processes
• Implement and manage RAID (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) and change control processes
• Own and oversee stage gate governance to support programme lifecycle control
• Ensure accurate, timely, and insightful reporting to support decision-making and transparency
• Create and maintain a centralised, auditable document repository (single source of truth)
• Drive consistency in programme standards, tools, and methodologies
• Leverage technology and automation to improve PMO efficiency and reduce manual overhead
• Facilitate effective stakeholder engagement and communication across multiple organisations
• Collaborate with senior programme leadership to ensure successful delivery outcomes

Technologies

• ERP
• Support
• Oracle
• Security

More

We are seeking an experienced Head of PMO to lead and establish a Programme Management Office function supporting a major, multi-phase transformation programme for a high-profile external client on a remote basis. This is a significant opportunity to shape PMO delivery, embed best practice, and ensure excellence in governance, reporting, and programme control. You will be part of a dynamic team and play a crucial role in driving quality outcomes while sharing knowledge and best practices within a wider PMO community. This position is a fixed-term contract for approximately 12 months, and eligibility for Security Clearance (Level 2) is required.

last updated 18 week of 2026