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IT Portfolio PMO

Arc IT Recruitment
Posted a day ago, valid for an hour
Location

London, Greater London EC2V 7WS, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A prestigious Financial Services organization is seeking a talented IT Portfolio PMO for a London/Hybrid role with a salary of circa £65k plus bonus and excellent benefits.
  • The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 3 years of experience working in or as part of a PMO team, focusing on governance, standards, and processes.
  • Key responsibilities include ensuring project standards are met, running the Portfolio Governance Forum, and providing support to Project Coordinators and Managers.
  • Candidates should possess strong reporting and analytical skills, experience with project toolsets like Azure DevOps, and hold a PRINCE2 Practitioner certification or equivalent.
  • Fluency in French is desirable but not essential, and the role involves contributing to the ongoing development and execution of the IT strategy.
IT Portfolio PMOLondon/HybridCirca £65k + bonus + excellent benefitsTalented IT Portfolio PMO sought by prestigious Financial Services organisation. You will be part of the CIO Office and IT PMO function and help ensure the smooth and predictable delivery of change projects for our clients Group IT. Primarily your focus will be on the PMO activities focusing on the governance, standards and process and running the quarterly Group IT dashboards and reporting.  You will also be responsible for reporting of projects and portfolio and champion the project toolsets. In addition, you will use your reporting and analytical skills to help the CIO Office deliver the key reports and dashboards for the Global IT Department.    Key Responsibilities:  
  • Work as a PMO for Group IT ensuring alignment with the CIO’s strategy.
  • Ensure project standards are met including, planning, reporting, RAID management, budgeting, governance and resource management.
  • Providing quality assurance over plans, budgets, reporting and governance.
  • Running the Portfolio Governance Forum.
  • Act as a point of escalation and provide support and guidance to all Project Coordinators, Project Managers and Programme Managers.
  • Ensure rigour is applied in meeting the requirements of each project lifecycle (initiation, delivery and closure).
  • Review lessons learned and update the master lessons learned themes.
  • Creation of dashboards and analysis delivering succinct reports ensuring key elements and messages are maintained.
  • Collate and collect information from varied stakeholders to meet timelines.
  • Contribute to the on-going IT strategy development and execution.
  • Responsible and SME of the Project Management Toolset and standards
  Key Skills:  
  • 3+ years of working in /as a PMO team and defining / improving PMO processes at portfolio level
  • Creation, analysis of executive reporting and ability to summarise succinctly.
  • High attention to detail.
  • Experience in Project Management delivery.
  • Active PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent project management methodology certification.
  • Experience of managing a portfolio of projects.
  • Hands on experience with project toolsets such as Azure DevOps, MS Planner and Project, and or Planisware.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, with strong interpersonal skills at all levels.
  • Ability to adjust to changing demands and priorities.
  • Experience of multiple Project Management methodologies, including Waterfall, Agile, Scrum and Hybrid.
  • Proven ability to establish and maintain strong relationships.
  • Fluency in French would be desirable, but not essential.
  For a full consultation on this exciting new role, send your CV to ARC IT today!  *all salaries are dependent on experience*

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