Operations PMO Programme Manager

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Role Purpose:

  • Work with key stakeholders to shape, develop and progress programmes of work to deliver the desired outcome.
  • Plan and design ‘outcome focused’ programmes from disparate content and stakeholders that enable key projects/workstreams to be initiated and actively managed.
  • Day to day management of key programmes through active risk and issue management, pro‑active stakeholder management and engagement.
  • Monitoring progress against agreed parameters, identifying key risks, resolving issues and initiating timely corrective action.
  • Delivery of key activities and key documentation associated with programme delivery in a professional services setting.
  • Enabling programme sponsors to focus on setting direction, providing SME input, building advocacy and removing blockers.
  • Operating within and assist in maturing the Change Minimum Standards.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Understanding the inflight and upcoming changes in key business area(s).
  • Day to day management of the programme(s).
  • Being the voice of business into the programme(s).
  • Define the programme's governance framework (including following into portfolio governance).
  • Ensuring underlying projects/workstreams are coordinated.
  • Resolving risks and issues.
  • Supporting individuals on the programme.
  • Ensuring programme integrity and coherence, joining people together to resolve queries or obstacles.
  • Monitoring programme's budget, monitoring expenditure etc.
  • Help appoint additional staff into the programme and underlying projects/activities.
  • Liaison with design authority/architecture teams/other IT teams/risk/dependent projects and product teams/suppliers.
  • Ensuring outputs meet requirements within time, quality, cost constraints (and timely escalation of risks if not).
  • Regular reporting to your sponsor and other governance forums.
  • Effective stakeholder engagement (in liaison with sponsors).

You’ll be someone with:

  • Excellent senior stakeholder management and engagement skills.
  • Experience of leading large scale or complex programmes.
  • Experience of Project and Programme Planning (incl. dependency and capacity management).
  • Extensive experience of change delivery approaches (e.g. Waterfall, Agile).
  • Experience of developing and embedding ‘right‑sized’ change delivery and governance (aligned to portfolio governance) to suit the project and stakeholder needs.
  • Strong collaboration skills.
  • Attention to detail, pragmatic – keep bigger picture in mind.
  • A proactive approach – use own initiative to achieve timely successful outcomes.

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Company: BDO UK LLP
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Location: London
Job Description:

Role Purpose:

  • Work with key stakeholders to shape, develop and progress programmes of work to deliver the desired outcome.
  • Plan and design ‘outcome focused’ programmes from disparate content and stakeholders that enable key projects/workstreams to be initiated and actively managed.
  • Day to day management of key programmes through active risk and issue management, pro‑active stakeholder management and engagement.
  • Monitoring progress against agreed parameters, identifying key risks, resolving issues and initiating timely corrective action.
  • Delivery of key activities and key documentation associated with programme delivery in a professional services setting.
  • Enabling programme sponsors to focus on setting direction, providing SME input, building advocacy and removing blockers.
  • Operating within and assist in maturing the Change Minimum Standards.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Understanding the inflight and upcoming changes in key business area(s).
  • Day to day management of the programme(s).
  • Being the voice of business into the programme(s).
  • Define the programme’s governance framework (including following into portfolio governance).
  • Ensuring underlying projects/workstreams are coordinated.
  • Resolving risks and issues.
  • Supporting individuals on the programme.
  • Ensuring programme integrity and coherence, joining people together to resolve queries or obstacles.
  • Monitoring programme’s budget, monitoring expenditure etc.
  • Help appoint additional staff into the programme and underlying projects/activities.
  • Liaison with design authority/architecture teams/other IT teams/risk/dependent projects and product teams/suppliers.
  • Ensuring outputs meet requirements within time, quality, cost constraints (and timely escalation of risks if not).
  • Regular reporting to your sponsor and other governance forums.
  • Effective stakeholder engagement (in liaison with sponsors).

You’ll be someone with:

  • Excellent senior stakeholder management and engagement skills.
  • Experience of leading large scale or complex programmes.
  • Experience of Project and Programme Planning (incl. dependency and capacity management).
  • Extensive experience of change delivery approaches (e.g. Waterfall, Agile).
  • Experience of developing and embedding ‘right‑sized’ change delivery and governance (aligned to portfolio governance) to suit the project and stakeholder needs.
  • Strong collaboration skills.
  • Attention to detail, pragmatic – keep bigger picture in mind.
  • A proactive approach – use own initiative to achieve timely successful outcomes.

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Posted: May 17th, 2026