Lead PMO Analyst – Fixed Term Contract
Leeds or London – Hybrid working, 2 days a week in the office
* Fixed Term Contract/Internal Secondment – Up to 12 months
DLG is evolving. Across every facet of our business, our teams are embracing new opportunities and putting customers at the heart of everything they do. By joining them, you’ll have the opportunity to not just be recognised for your skills but encouraged to build upon them and empowered to do your absolute best.
Here, transformation is constant. Our change teams lead the way, shaping and delivering business change on an unprecedented scale. As one of the industry’s biggest success stories, we’ve got a reputation to uphold, and the evolution of an entire industry to chase. From organisational structure to people and processes, governance to location, our large scale, complex programmes affect every aspect of Direct Line Group’s development.
What you’ll do
Reporting to the Portfolio PMO and Tooling Manager, within this role, you will support a range of planning, reporting and analysis activities to proactively aid effective management and delivery of programmes and projects.
You will be assigned to programs or projects, accountabilities could include leading and/or supporting:
* Supporting our change management community in use/adoption of tools, processes, practices ensuring expectations of DLG Change Journey and associated Change Standards are met
* Financial forecasting, tracking and management
* 3rd party procurement and payment activities
* Producing, maintaining, assuring plans and dependency management
* Supporting the management and assurance of risks, issues, change requests.
* Ensuring appropriate governance is in place and that quality assurance is conducted
* Program / project health-checks and post-implementation reviews
* Producing stakeholder updates, insights and decision support material
* Formal governance forums, including ensuring key artefacts are produced, maintained and stored
* Identifying and implementing opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement
* Pro-actively demonstrating required behaviours in line with expectations of the role
Our hybrid model offers a 'best of both worlds' approach. When you'll be in the office depends on your role and team, but colleagues spend at least 2 days a week in the office
What you’ll need
* Experience of working as part of a Project / Program PMO team in a lead capacity
* Service oriented, adaptable and resilient
* Experience and hands on knowledge of a variety of delivery methodologies e.g. Waterfall, SCRUM, Kanban an advantage
* Strong attention to detail, quality and control
* Willingness and an enthusiastic attitude to learn and build new skills
* Ability to work on own initiative
* Ability to develop new skills and understand new technology as required
* Experience in using project management and collaboration tools such as Planview, MS Project, Jira/Confluence Microsoft Office suite especially MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, SharePoint, MS Teams
We recognise we wouldn't be where we are today without our colleagues, that's why we offer excellent benefits designed to suit your lifestyle:
* 50% off home, motor and pet insurance plus free travel insurance and Green Flag breakdown cover
* Up to 10% annual bonus
* 25 days holiday (rising by 1 each year to 28) + bank holidays and option to buy or sell up to 5 days
* Additional optional Health and Dental insurance
* EV car scheme allows all colleagues to lease a brand new electric or plug-in hybrid car in a tax efficient way.
* Buy as you earn share scheme
* Employee discounts and cashback
We want everyone to get the most out of their time at DLG. Which is why we’ve looked beyond the financial rewards and created an offer that takes your whole life into account. Supporting our people to work at their best – whatever that looks like — and offering real choice, flexibility, and a greater work-life balance that means our people have time to focus on the things that matter most to them. Our benefits are about more than just the money you earn. They’re about recognising who you are and the life you live.
Be yourself
Direct Line Group is an equal opportunity employer, and we think diversity of background and thinking is a big strength in our people. We're delighted to feature as one of the UK's Top 50 Inclusive Employers and are committed to making our business an inclusive place to work, where everyone can be themselves and succeed in their careers. We know you're more than a CV, and the things that make you, you, are what bring potential to our business. We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.
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