PMO Specialist – Banking / Insurance / Wealth & Asset Management

Our client delivers large-scale international projects for some of the world's most recognised financial services organisations across Banking, Insurance, and Wealth & Asset Management sectors.

• At least mid-level professional experience in PMO or project coordination/support role
• Previous experience within Banking, Insurance, or Wealth & Asset Management (mandatory)
• Very good understanding of project governance, reporting, and project delivery processes
• Hands-on experience with project plans, RAID logs, status reporting, action tracking, and project documentation
• Strong organisational and analytical skills with excellent attention to detail
• Ability to coordinate multiple activities and priorities in a dynamic project environment
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Confidence working with international teams and stakeholders at different seniority levels
• English at C1 level

Nice to have:

• German or French at B2 level or higher
• Experience in large-scale transformation, technology, regulatory, or business change programmes
• Knowledge of common project management methodologies and tools

• Support Project and Programme Managers in day-to-day delivery of international projects and programmes
• Coordinate project activities, milestones, deliverables, and dependencies across multiple workstreams
• Prepare and maintain project plans, schedules, status reports, dashboards, and management presentations
• Track risks, issues, actions, and dependencies (RAID) and ensure appropriate follow-up
• Monitor project progress against timelines and identify potential delays, risks, or blockers
• Support project governance processes including steering committees, project boards, and regular status meetings
• Prepare meeting materials, agendas, minutes, and action logs and coordinate follow-up activities
• Coordinate communication between project teams, business stakeholders, and senior management
• Support resource and capacity planning across projects
• Support budget tracking, financial reporting, and forecasting where required
• Maintain project documentation and ensure compliance with PMO standards and governance
• Support change management and project reporting activities
• Contribute to continuous improvement of PMO processes, templates, reporting standards, and ways of working

This is a full-time freelance project with a 1-year contract.