PMO Manager

Job Description

Job Title: Transformation PMO Manager (12 months Fixed-Term Contract)

Function: Business Services - Enable Programme

Purpose of the role:

The Transformation PMO (Programme Management Office) will play a critical role in supporting the delivery of the firm’s Business Services transformation programme. This role will oversee programme governance, reporting, and coordination to ensure the successful delivery of key transformation initiatives and will be on a 12 months fixed term contract basis. The PMO will act as the central point of control for programme management, ensuring alignment with the firm’s strategic objectives and effective use of resources.

The candidate must have transformational and integration experience having been directly involved in a large, high value, high risk strategic change initiative. It is essential that the Transformation PMO has experience of understanding the broader impact of transformation including new Target Operating Models, where there is a direct impact to resources.

Key responsibilities of the role:

Programme Governance:

• Maintain robust governance frameworks, ensuring programme activities align with strategic goals and compliance requirements.
• Manage programme standards which would align to the programmes strategic pillars of delivery, methodologies, and templates that are specific to the transformation programme.

Reporting and Insights:

• Develop and deliver accurate and timely governance reports for senior stakeholders, including progress updates, risks and issues and using past transformational experience, to categorise and apply ratings (probability & impact matrix) to the RAIDS that are relevant for escalation at SteerCo.
• Create dashboards and visualisations to provide actionable insights to steerco, specifically related to the programme. The reports will be cross functional, and reports should be able to articulate interdependencies where appropriate.

Planning and Coordination:

• Facilitate programme planning sessions if required, ensuring alignment across workstreams and adherence to timelines.
• Facilitates and identifies the need for rapid decision making for critical transformation wide issues

Risk and Issue Management:

• Maintain a centralised risk and issue log, working with project teams to mitigate and resolve challenges.
• Proactively identify and escalate risks or issues that may impact programme delivery. The ability to identify transformational risks is essential.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Act as a central point of communication for the transformation programme, promoting transparency and engagement.
• Engagement with 3rd party partners for MI gathering and reporting is required.

Resource Management:

• Monitor resource demands and work with team leads to address gaps or conflicts.

Firm wide:

• Understands DAC Beachcroft is an international firm. Works with awareness of this structure to operate as one team/brand.
• Actively operates in the best interests of the firm at all times internally and externally.
• Operates in a regulated environment, effectively managing risk and compliance issues including data security.
• Works in partnership with others to manage and mitigate commercial risk.

Key Technical / Knowledge:

• Proven experience in a PMO or programme/project management role, ideally within professional services.
• Transformational experience is essential.
• Demonstrable experience in managing governance, reporting, and planning for complex programmes.
• Strong knowledge of programme and project management methodologies.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging senior leadership.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on data-driven decision-making.
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Resilience and adaptability in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Collaborative mindset with a focus on team success and stakeholder satisfaction.