PMO Lead
1. Lead the delivery of high-impact PMO services across strategic change initiatives
2. Shape and embed best practice to drive portfolio success and continuous improvement
3. Hybrid working model with flexibility to work from home and our Stratford-upon-Avon office.
At NFU Mutual, Change is where strategy becomes reality. Our mission in Change is to deliver business outcomes for NFU Mutual and our members. More than just delivering projects, we make a real difference. Guided by values that put the portfolio first and champion collaboration, we work as one team with direct access to senior leaders and the trust of the executive. With spend on our multi-million-pound portfolio higher than it’s ever been, we can confidentially deliver outcomes for our award-winning business. From large-scale transformation to fast-paced initiatives, we bring the end-to-end expertise, from building the strategic change roadmap through to supporting the business until change is fully embedded.
Being a great place to work is at the heart of our company strategy. We invest in our people, supporting them to build their skills and develop their careers. If you want to shape meaningful transformation while growing your own future, now is the time to join us.
About the role
Are you ready to lead high-impact PMO services that drive strategic transformation across a dynamic enterprise? As our new PMO Lead, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring projects and programmes are delivered to time, cost, and quality—supporting the successful execution of our Enterprise Change Portfolio.
This is a fantastic opportunity to influence how change is delivered across the organisation, embedding best practice, building capability, and championing continuous improvement. Based in Stratford-upon-Avon, this role offers hybrid working with flexibility to suit your lifestyle.
As PMO Lead, you’ll be responsible for delivering high-quality, targeted 1st line assurance across projects and programmes, ensuring adherence to NFU Mutual’s Change Framework. You’ll lead PMO teams, develop standards, and embed a culture of constructive challenge that supports successful delivery.
Key responsibilities include:
4. Leading assurance activities to maintain confidence in delivery and escalate risks where needed.
5. Supporting robust business case development and strategic alignment.
6. Managing PMO services across projects/programmes, ensuring plans are achievable and risks are proactively managed.
7. Driving consistent use of delivery methodologies, tools, and processes.
8. Building effective stakeholder relationships and fostering a ‘one team’ approach.
9. Leading and developing PMO teams, ensuring talent pipelines and succession planning are in place.
This role places you at the heart of change delivery, offering the chance to influence strategic outcomes and optimise delivery paths across the portfolio.
Please note this vacancy may close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. Early submission of your application is therefore encouraged.
About you
You’re an experienced PMO professional with a passion for driving results and enabling successful change. You bring a blend of technical expertise and leadership capability, with a track record of delivering complex transformation projects.
Your skills and experience include:
10. Strong background in project governance, risk management, and reporting tools (e.g. Power BI, Excel).
11. Experience in budget tracking and resource planning.
12. Proven stakeholder engagement and team leadership skills.
13. Excellent communication, strategic thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
14. Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver under pressure.
Qualifications:
15. P3O Practitioner (Essential)
16. APM Project Management Qualification (Desirable)
17. Management of Risk Practitioner (Desirable)
18. SAFe Lean Portfolio Management (Desirable)
At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.
We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.
We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.
Benefits and Rewards
When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:
19. Salary up to £75,000
20. Annual bonus (up to 25% of salary)
21. Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution
22. 28 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme
23. A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities
24. Private medical insurance + options to add family members
25. Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets
26. £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&Cs
27. Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more
28. Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year
29. Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme
30. Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary
31. Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.
32. Salary sacrifice employee car scheme - subject to eligibility be used.
Working at NFU Mutual
We’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 years we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us.
We pride ourselves on being “a great place to work” and our Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2025 award was not only awarded with Distinction but also named us as the first UK-based company to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace for ten years in a row. We are also the only Insurer to feature in the LinkedIn Top 15 Companies 2025 list of ‘Best midsize employers to grow your career in the UK’, the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK List 2023 and 2024, and were recognised as a certified UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
We offer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow, and recognise and reward their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable, so we are successful now and in the future.