PMO Lead with Project management experience - Bracknell, Berkshire (3 days a week on-site) to £65K basic lease car option Pension other benefits Excellent opportunity to join a leading global brand as a PMO Lead for the overseeing and managing Project Management Office (PMO) activities, ensuring effective project management practices, and providing advice and guidance to project managers. This position involves analysing the performance of project managers, guiding the entire Solution Delivery organisation on credible countermeasures, and supporting project managers in their roles. Additionally, this role includes training, resource management, portfolio management, and administrative tasks to ensure successful project delivery and alignment with business objectives. Qualifications, skills and experience: Required MUST have previous proven Project management experience Experience as a PMO Lead Able to maintain Project Management standards, and PMO activities. Excellent organizational and communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at board level. Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Desirable Experience in cost centre management and resource allocation. Experience in training and mentoring project managers. Familiarity with industry-standard project management methodologies and portfolio management. Main Responsibilities: Working as part of the IT Governance team you will be responsible for managing and supporting Portfolio Management activities. You will be required to work closely with project and programme managers to determine the status of project deliverables on a monthly basis. You will manage resource allocation by analysing project demand, capacity, and supply, and report on resourcing needs at the portfolio level. This includes agreeing on resourcing and recruitment activities with program managers, reporting resourcing needs at the portfolio level, and supporting the recruitment process. PMO Activities: Conduct PM training on new templates, process changes, and other relevant topics. Introduce new project managers to processes, project management method and tools. Improve project management templates and processes. Provide project management method training. Resource Management: Process resource demands for projects. Align with project managers on schedule and availability issues. Coordinate with business on resource needs and availability. Follow up on contract extensions for contractors. Review project charge back rates. Ensure purchase order creation for new contractors and contract extensions. Portfolio Management Review portfolio ranking and priority monthly, considering business cases. Align with project managers on project status, QCDM (Quality, Cost, Delivery, Management), and root cause analysis. Conduct monthly portfolio reviews using PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act) to identify root causes and define improvements. Prepare and organize monthly Solution Delivery PDCA. Prepare project delivery report for the monthly IT Committee PDCA. Participate in quarterly project budget meetings with IT Committee. Administrative tasks Maintain project management tool, including creating new projects and resources, assigning people to projects, updating rates, customizing configurations, creating reports, and solving user inquiries. Maintain contractor job specs for future reference. PMO Lead with Project management experience - Bracknell, Berkshire (3 days a week on-site) ADZN1_UKTJ