Senior Transformation PMO / Portfolio Manager

• Strong experience as a Senior PMO Manager, Programme Manager, Portfolio Manager or Transformation PMO Manager.
• Proven experience managing a portfolio of projects or coordinating multiple Project Managers and workstreams.
• Experience supporting complex, international business transformation programmes.
• Strong programme governance, dependency management, RAID management and executive reporting skills.
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders and addressing difficult delivery conversations.
• Ability to challenge constructively, communicate expectations clearly and persistently follow up on commitments.
• Strong executive presence, decisiveness and ability to operate without formal authority.
• Hands-on, delivery-focused approach combined with strong attention to detail.
• Experience in FMCG, consumer goods, retail, GBS or shared services environments.
• Excellent spoken and written English.

• Own programme and portfolio governance, including delivery cadence, status reviews, SteerCo preparation and executive reporting.
• Coordinate and oversee Project Managers and workstream leads across multiple parallel initiatives.
• Translate strategic priorities into clear plans, milestones, owners and deadlines.
• Challenge delivery status, validate progress and hold stakeholders accountable for agreed actions.
• Maintain an integrated programme roadmap and manage cross-project dependencies.
• Own RAID, action and decision management, ensuring timely resolution and escalation.
• Identify delays, resource constraints and delivery risks, and escalate them with clear recommendations.
• Prepare concise, decision-oriented materials for senior stakeholders.
• Support business readiness, transition and organisational change activities.
• Maintain momentum across the programme, including in situations where stakeholders have conflicting priorities.

Candidates must be based in the EU or the UK.