Project Office 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.

Reporting to the Service Office Manager, this role will manage our Project Support Team, ensuring PMO services are delivered effectively and efficiently across each of our portfolios. 

The primary focus for this role is to ensure PMO services are being delivered to a high standard, that they're consistent and in line with required governance standards and that they are delivered in line with agreed SLAs.  From project status reporting, to RAID management & Resource Management a key part of this role is to ensure that projects are following the correct practices to enable adhere to governance standards. 

The Project Office Lead works closely with internal customers (Project Managers & Portfolio leads) to ensure that service catalogue excellence is being delivered and that issues and changes are being tracked / resolved.  They also work alongside the Programme office to proactively identify gaps & ensure PMO processes are fit for purpose, optimised and aligned with target maturity levels.

The lead will also work to define a recruitment strategy, progression paths and development programme to ensure we are recruiting, retaining and developing our people.  They will line manage a team of analysts, oversee development plans.

• Experience working with multiple stakeholders across different levels of the organisation from a broad range of contexts plus experience of working in a fast-paced environment with high levels of change.
• Experienced in driving & delivering change & improvements within an organisation; with ability to adapt style and approach to ensure success through organisational awareness.
• Great knowledge of PMO best practice and methodology, with experience with budget control, resource management, change control, RAID management, reporting
• Experience running a project office and controlling the implementation of standards and procedures to promote continuous improvement and ensure consistency
• Line management experience is a plus

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 private medical insurance, 27 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), a generous pension scheme, life assurance, and Income Protection. You can participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice. We’re also proud to offer competitive family leave. 

You’ll have the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes. And then 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.