Head of Portfolio Management Office Contract – Paying between £500 to £700 Per Day, Inside IR35, Based in South Wales, Hybrid Working (2 or 3 days per week in office), To Start ASAP
Your newpany
You will be working with a leading organisation that is based in South Wales.
Your new role
An opportunity for an experienced PMO leader to take ownership of a central, enterprise-level Portfolio Management Office, providing a single, integrated view of investment and change activity. This role will drive effective prioritisation,ernance and delivery across aplex portfolio, while enabling Executive-level decision making through clear, data led insight.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Lead and develop the enterprise PMO, embedding consistenternance, standards and controls
2. Establish and evolve the end to end portfolio framework, including prioritisation, sequencing, assurance, reporting and benefits tracking
3. Provide a clear, consolidated view of portfolio performance, risks, dependencies and delivery confidence
4. Drive continuous improvement across PMO processes, tooling and reporting
5. Support Executive and Board stakeholders with insight on affordability, capacity, risk and investment trade offs
6. Lead portfolio prioritisation and re-prioritisation in line with strategic objectives and emerging risks
7. Oversee assurance activity, ensuring robust challenge and appropriate escalation
8. Work cross-functionally to manage dependencies and mitigate delivery risks
9. Build and lead a high performing PMO team
What you'll need to succeed
10. Experience operating at an enterprise level, leading portfolio/programme or central PMO functions
11. Proven track record of setting up or transforming a Portfolio/Enterprise PMO from the ground up
12. Strong experience implementingernance frameworks across large,plex portfolios
13. Experience managing both capital and change portfolios
14. Regular interaction with C-suite stakeholders, with the ability to influence at Executive and Board level