PMO Lead

This is a great job for someone with experience of delivering large scale organisational change and a respected member of the change profession in transformation, portfolio, programme management or PMO considering customer, market and internal factors. Are you someone who can lead a team brilliantly and is comfortable in a complex/ambiguous environment, working at pace and at times to tight deadlines?

A bit about the job:

You’ll work closely with the Transformation Director and the broader Transformation community to oversight and assure the delivery of the UKGI portfolio of change, typically totalling over £100m annually. Using portfolio data and your knowledge and experience, you will provide insight into overall performance, identifying key thematics across areas such as resourcing, risks and dependencies. This will also include challenging process inefficiencies and/or underperformance and recommending actions to address.

Leading a team of PMO, you will ensure the provision of a high-quality service to programmes in line with proportionate governance. You’ll ensure that PMO are deployed to the most critical and strategic deliveries in the most efficient manner. You’ll also drive the continued embedment of PPM tooling into the area and take accountability for ensuring we get the required value and efficiency from the tool. 

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Financial Services industry experience and ability to understand customer, commercial and people measures and metrics.
• Proven team leader with good people management experience.
• Good awareness of risk, control & governance requirements and ideally have worked in a highly regulated environment.
• Ability to build strong relationships with both peers and senior stakeholders.
• Knowledge of change delivery methodologies and frameworks, including Planview or similar PPM tool knowledge.

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Starting salary between £60,000 and £80,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity – 12% of annual salary; Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days.
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts.
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme.
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave.
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work..
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools.