PMO Analyst (12-Month FTC)

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.

We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.

We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

Our Group Functions provide the services that all areas of the business need. This requires a talented and diverse team behind the scenes, who enable everyone at L&G to do what they do best. 

Joining us means helping to improve the lives of our customers and contributing to the success of the business every day.

Legal & General are recruiting! Join our dynamic Group Finance, Change & Delivery team as a PMO Analyst on a 12 month fixed-term contract. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone can thrive. As a PMO Analyst, you will play a crucial role in supporting our PMO Leadership Team, ensuring effective governance and processes for our projects and changes.

What you’ll be doing:

• Supporting the PMO Leadership Team with the development, implementation, and embedding of governance and processes for agreed projects and changes
• Tracking and reporting project spend and investment approvals
• Ensuring the delivery status of projects is accurately represented
• Implementing and maintaining controls across the project portfolio
• Delivering effective analysis of data to identify themes and areas for improvement
• Gathering information to produce clear, consistent MI for Senior Management meetings
• Working closely with stakeholders on resource, supply, and demand processes
• Leading process improvements and cost reduction efforts

Who we’re looking for:

• Experience working within an embedded PMO
• Familiarity with project management methodologies including Waterfall and Agile
• Strong analytical skills with exposure to financial activities
• Excellent organisational skills with proficiency in MS Project, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to influence and communicate with senior leaders
• Proactive approach to reviewing and improving existing processes
• P3O or equivalent Change Management qualification preferred but not essential

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart

At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. 

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time, term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can. 

It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.