Senior Transformation PMO Lead

This role is within a major transformation environment in the technology industry, focusing on strengthening governance, improving project management standards, and enhancing delivery discipline across a complex programme landscape.

• Proven experience in a Senior PMO Lead, Programme PMO, or similar senior PMO role
• Strong understanding of project and programme governance
• Practical knowledge of project delivery and delivery controls, not just PMO administration
• Experience working closely with Project Managers in a way that supports and improves delivery discipline
• Ability to distinguish clearly between risks, issues, actions, decisions, and dependencies, and ensure they are managed through the correct controls
• Experience in identifying governance weaknesses and implementing practical improvements in a project or programme environment
• Ability to operate effectively in a complex environment with multiple workstreams, dependencies, and stakeholders
• Strong ownership mindset and ability to determine sensible next steps without heavy supervision
• Experience working within large transformation programmes

• Drive the consistent adoption of agreed project and programme management standards, governance controls, templates, and ways of working
• Ensure governance artefacts and controls are used correctly, consistently, and for the right purpose
• Identify areas where standards are being applied inconsistently or incorrectly across projects and workstreams
• Intervene constructively where weak governance practices are creating delivery risk, confusion, or a lack of control
• Strengthen discipline across core delivery controls, including the management of risks, issues, actions, decisions, and dependencies
• Provide strong, hands-on PMO leadership and practical support across the programme
• Work closely with Project Managers to support the day-to-day application of governance and delivery controls
• Bring greater structure, follow-through, and sound judgment into PMO activity
• Help determine sensible next steps when delivery or governance issues arise
• Review governance outputs, artefacts, and controls to identify weaknesses, control gaps, or poor practice
• Challenge ineffective or incorrect use of governance tools and processes
• Support Project Managers and stakeholders in improving governance quality and consistency
• Escalate material governance or delivery concerns where necessary
• Identify recurring issues, inefficiencies, and weaknesses in ways of working
• Recommend pragmatic improvements to governance practices, PMO support, and overall delivery effectiveness
• Support the implementation of agreed improvements across the programme environment
• Contribute to building a more mature, reliable, and effective PMO capability over time