Senior PMO Analyst

Job Description

Senior PMO Analyst (Financial Services)

A leading UK merchant bank is seeking a Senior PMO Analyst to join their ePMO function to deliver IT projects. This person will provide pragmatic, informed support and assurance to all in-flight deliveries and associated stakeholders in relation to delivery governance across the portfolio to ensure successful delivery.

Additionally, you will also support the PMO Lead and Head of ePMO in building out the PMO capability across their team and the Bank by identifying areas for common improvement, increased collaboration and knowledge sharing as well as acting as a mentor for junior members in the team.

You will:

• Support the programme or project control boards, project assurance teams and quality review meetings
• Take responsibility for the provision of support services to projects.
• Use and recommend project control solutions for planning, scheduling and tracking projects
• Gather, maintain and analyse workforce capability data.
• Perform gap analysis to identify workforce strengths and shortfalls with reference to business strategy and specific future needs.

You will have:

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Extensive experience in engaging stakeholders and influencing outcomes.
• Relevant experience working in a delivery environment, preferably in a Financial Services environment
• An demonstrable understanding of key PMO responsibilities, methods, disciplines, tools and analysis techniques, to monitor, control and report on Programmes and/or Projects
• Familiarity with methods and techniques for reporting progress and financial conformance against an agreed plan
• Familiarity with principles, methods, techniques and tools for the effective management of projects from initiation through to implementation

This is a permanent position based in London, operating on a hybrid work setup.