Lead PMO

£575-600p/d

Hybrid London

emagine is a high-end professional services consultancy and solutions firm Specialising in providing business and technology services to the financial services sector, we power progress, solve challenges and deliver real results through tailored high-end consulting services and solutions.

We have created a culture of openness and integrity by building genuine and strong relationships and partnerships, enabling us to be uncompromising in our dedication in delivering the optimal service for our clients. Our commitment is not just towards our clients but we aim to foster a positive and equitable working environment with our consultants and colleagues which stems from our core values: Confident, Dedicated, Responsible, Genuine.

We are looking for a Lead PMO for a Core Banking Transformation Programme, guiding the transition towards a cloud-based architecture using Microsoft Azure while ensuring effective governance and reporting.

• Establish and improve programme governance, processes, and reporting standards.

• Manage a PMO team of approximately 2–4 people.

• Oversee programme planning, financial tracking, recruitment, and resource management.

• Implement effective RAID management, ensuring risks, issues, and dependencies are clearly identified and escalated.

• Improve the quality, consistency, and accuracy of workstream reporting.

• Identify gaps, inconsistencies, and poor-quality reporting, challenging workstream leads where necessary.

• Explore the use of AI to automate and streamline programme reporting.

• Bring structure, accountability, and efficiency to existing internal processes.

• Proven experience as a PMO Lead in a complex banking transformation programme.

• Strong knowledge of cloud-based architectures, specifically Microsoft Azure.

• Demonstrated ability to manage a team effectively.

• Experience with financial management and resource allocation in projects.

• Familiarity with risk management methodologies.

• Experience with AI tools for project reporting.

• Background in AI-led processes or reverse-engineering projects.

• Knowledge of regulatory requirements for cloud migration.

• Proficiency in Java or development knowledge. (nice to have)

The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle, from strategy to implementation. This will provide you with a broad base of experience from which to build an outstanding career.

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Interested?

At emagine, we are committed to building an international and diverse team by embracing our different backgrounds.

If you are up to the challenge and would like to find out more, get in touch with us immediately, our internal recruitment team is always keen to hear from dynamic individuals that are looking to further their career and explore their full potential. 

“emagine is an equal opportunity employer, and employment practices are based strictly on merit. It is the policy of the Company to give equal opportunity in employment regardless of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, religion or ethnic origin”