PMO Lead

Helping over ten million people around the world manage their savings, retirement plans and life insurance requires a lot of people behind-the-scenes.  It’s up to us in L&G Group functions – which includes our tech and digital teams, Group Finance, HR, Risk and Corporate Comms to provide the essential support services that all areas of the business need, here in the UK and overseas. Simply put, we enable everyone at Legal & General to do what they do best. That means we’re helping to improve our customers’ lives, and contributing to the success of the business every day.

We now have an exciting 12 month Fixed- Term opportunity for a highly experienced Lead PMO to join our Group Technology functions Portfolio Office. The key purpose of this role is to support with the definition of portfolio/programme governance and to manage finance and budgetary controls and processes and data.

As the lead you will manage the Group Technology Portfolio office, including line managing the other PMO analysts and ensuring we have oversight and control of all key project governance areas

including:

• Portfolio cost tracking, Business case tracking and drawn down approvals processes
• Coordination of monthly reporting cycle, including collation of monthly PSRs and production of Portfolio reporting packs
• Maintenance and ownership of PPM tool (Keyedin), including error corrections, creation of data views and reports, set up of Portfolio/Programme/Project structure
• Quality assurance including Project and Process health checks, feedback, along with analysis of findings and insights reporting
• Overseeing the Programme PMO community of practice, skills development, and training

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• Detailed knowledge of Project Management methodologies including Waterfall and Agile and the appropriate application of these methods.
• Strong knowledge of project management processes, tools, performance measurement and metrics · Highly numerate and analytical.
• Knowledge and experience of budget development
• Exposure to financial/analytical activities and being able to contextualise financial data to support the viability of Projects.
• Experience developing, implementing, and deploying and running Portfolio, Programme and Project Management processes.
• Completion of project portfolio reports and analysis accurately, on time and within cost to the required quality parameters
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to communicate effectively and confidently at all levels across the Group

When you commit to Legal & General, we’ll commit to you too. That means we’ll recognise and reward your hard work, your performance and your contribution.

If you join us, you’ll get access to some great benefits, including 27 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), an annual supplement for private medical insurance, generous pension scheme and life assurance, We’re also proud to offer competitive family leave. 

You’ll have the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan, and there are the many discounts we offer that you can take advantage of – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online offerings. 

The brand with the brolly is choosing today to change tomorrow.

Since 1836, we’ve grown to become one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurance brands. 

We’re all here to improve the lives of our customers, build a better society for the long term, and create value for our shareholders - helping to shape a better future for society and the planet.

We need people who share our ambitions, agility and entrepreneurial spirit to help us do it.

At L&G, you’ll find a balance that helps you be your best. Empowered by hybrid working, we’re supported by technology and workplaces that enable us to work effectively wherever we are. We come together in offices to collaborate and connect, and use time at home for individual, focused activities. And, when we achieve great things, we celebrate our success and reward strong performance.

Today, there’s over 10,000 of us, working towards our mission, with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as we grow L&G. Will you join us?

Great minds don’t have to think alike, so we welcome voices from all backgrounds. Bringing together people with different life experiences helps us build empathy with our customers and drive innovation.

We don’t just talk about it, we actively promote diversity and equitable opportunities for all. That means our employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status. In fact, we embrace every dimension of diversity to reflect the customers and communities we serve.

We think it’s important to create an inclusive environment where we can all belong, contribute and drive progress, where you can develop and grow, and be empowered. We want you to use your voice to help us build a better tomorrow.

We all work differently, and have different needs, which is why. we’re always open to discussing flexible working arrangements. Likewise, we’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs during our recruiting process.

So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.