About The Role
FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a PMO Manager to work for our client within the finance sector. This is initially a 5-month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role based in Sheffield.
Our client is seeking an exceptional PMO Manager/Engagement Lead to support a high-profile engagement within a Global Banking organisation. This is a portfolio-level role embedded within a critical function of the bank, requiring direct engagement with C-suite and MD-level stakeholders.
You'll be joining an existing delivery team, taking ownership of governance, data analysis, reporting, and delivery assurance across a multi-project portfolio. The role demands a strong mix of strategic insight, data-driven decision-making, and executive-level communication.
Responsibilities
* Act as the primary interface between the consultancy and senior stakeholders (MD and C-suite level) within the bank
* Lead portfolio-level governance, ensuring delivery assurance and transparency
* Conduct detailed data analysis, leveraging Excel (including VB/Macros) to surface insights from project and financial data
* Develop and present high-quality reports and dashboards tailored to executive stakeholders
* Identify, flag, and manage risks, issues, and blockers, escalating where appropriate
* Ask the challenging questions and drive clarity around ambiguous or complex portfolio-level asks
* Support ongoing portfolio planning, resource utilisation analysis, and performance tracking
* Create and maintain clear, structured documentation of methodologies, processes, and status reports
* Present complex information in a digestible, executive-ready format using PowerPoint and other tools
* Work at pace in a fluid and fast-changing environment while maintaining exceptionally high standards of quality
About You
Requirements
* Minimum of 5 years' experience in PMO leadership, delivery governance, or engagement management within large-scale banking or financial services portfolios
* Proven experience operating at the C-suite / Managing Director stakeholder level
* Demonstrable experience in portfolio management or running small-scale portfolios
* Advanced Excel skills including VB/macros for data processing and automation
* Strong PowerPoint and documentation skills for stakeholder-facing material
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills — comfortable challenging senior stakeholders constructively
* Ability to synthesise and present complex data, with confidence to handle scrutiny and tough questions
* Highly adaptable, thrives in dynamic, evolving environments
* Outstanding attention to detail and a clear commitment to producing high-quality outputs
* Experience working within or alongside global banks or major financial institutions
* Familiarity with reporting/dashboard tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau)
* Previous consultancy experience or experience working in client-facing delivery roles
About Us
Why join us
* Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
* Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
* Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
* Annual Leave
* Work place pension
About FDM
We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2,500 Consultants. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index.
Diversity and Inclusion
FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
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