PMO Manager

PMO Manager
Hybrid role – around 4 days per week on site

Based on outskirs of Leicester, driving licence required

We are looking for experienced PMO Manager / Portfolio Manager looking to oversee a range of business and IT projects within the retail and hospitality sector

Due to an increase in IT and Business Projects we are looking for an experienced Leader from a strong project management background to co-ordinate, track and deliver a large number of projects.
This is a multi-faceted role, where you will work with business leaders to triage and evaluate projects and their benefits, define project plans and resource needs, put governance and processes in place along with growing the PMO team from the ground up.

Projects will be varied across IT / Technology and the Business. These could include software implementation such as ServiceNow, finance, payroll or HR software along with network and infrastructure projects such as office moves and cloud projects. Business projects could include sales process within the call centre, service improvement, business process and business change.

* You will be an experienced Project Manager or Portfolio Manager who is looking for progression within a varied role that will offer the chance to grow the PMO team and implement best practices and methodologies.
* You will be looking for a new challenge that will maximise on your broad background and communication skills.
* You will have proven experience in both IT and Business Projects, multiple cross-discipline projects, working to Agile methodologies.
* Project budget, tracking, presentation, co-ordination and reporting skills are a must – you need to have come from a role where you have been the “go-to” person for all things project wise
* You must be able to show excellent collaborative skills along with tenacity, confidence, diplomacy as you will be working with all levels within the business.
* You will come from a medium size company ideally from the retail, financial services or hospitality sector
* This role will be working with teams based across the UK so may involve a small amount of travel.
* Relevant qualifications will be Prince2, Agile, or similar