Enterprise PMO Lead

Location: Hybrid / Ilkley LS29 8FL
, UK
job type: Fixed term / Full-time
Sector and subsector: IT | Project Management & Business Intelligence
Salary: Competitive salary

Smart Search’s distinctive Anti-Money Laundering verification software protects our clients by offering the most advanced and comprehensive features available from an AML provider.

Smart Search has grown rapidly by fostering an incredibly collaborative and supportive culture. As we continue our ambitious growth plans, we will strive to remain a truly exciting, rewarding, and unique place to work.

The Enterprise PMO Lead is responsible for leading and continuously improving the governance, strategic planning, portfolio reporting and assurance that enable successful delivery of the organisation's transformational change portfolio.

Reporting to the Head of Portfolio, the role owns the Quarterly Business Review (Q ) framework, enterprise portfolio reporting, PMO standards, governance controls, benefits management and portfolio management tooling. Acting as a critical link between strategy and execution, the role provides leadership with trusted insight into strategic progress, portfolio performance, investment value and delivery confidence.

Please note:
This role is a 15 month Maternity Cover contract.

• Facilitate the enterprise annual strategic planning process and Quarterly Business Reviews.
• Partner with Executive and Senior Leadership teams to align strategic priorities, define the delivery initiatives and measurable outcomes.
• Monitor progress against strategic goals, cross-functional dependencies and track agreed decisions and actions.
• Continuously improve planning, review and prioritisation processes to strengthen accountability and benefits realisation.

• Own the enterprise portfolio reporting framework, executive dashboards and the single source of truth for portfolio performance.
• Own and continuously improve the portfolio management and reporting capability in , including data quality, adoption, workflows and automation.
• Produce concise reporting for the Head of Portfolio, ELT, Board and governance forums, covering delivery, risks, dependencies, investment and benefits.
• Analyse trends and performance indicators to provide forward-looking insight and recommendations.

• Maintain and improve the enterprise change governance framework, reporting standards and controls.
• Lead the development with a ‘fit for purpose’ mindset the PMO methodologies, standards, templates, controls and the PMO maturity roadmap.
• Coordinate governance forums, investment reviews and stage-gate processes.
• Provide constructive challenge and high-quality information to support effective investment and governance decisions.

• Actively support projects and project managers with PMO support and analysis needs.
• Promote a culture of agility with an outcome focus, accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Proactive and self-starting.
• Able to facilitate strategic discussion and workshops with senior leaders.

• Own the benefits management framework and associated reporting processes.
• Ensure initiatives have defined outcomes, success measures and accountable benefit owners.
• Track forecast and realised benefits, and monitor performance against strategic objectives, business cases and investment expectations. Work closely with Finance on business case creation and financial benefit tracking.

• Experience leading or operating within a PMO, Portfolio Office or Change Office environment.
• Experience…