PMO Analyst Outside IR35

PMO Analyst (Contract – Outside IR35)

• Duration: 6 months
• IR35 Status: Outside IR35
• Location: London office 2 days pw – based The City
• Start: ASAP

We are seeking an experienced PMO Analyst to support and challenge delivery across two high-profile initiatives which cover:

• Transforming Sales
• Data Retention

You will operate as a confident programme professional, capable of supporting effective communication lines up to senior stakeholders, driving standards, and improving delivery discipline across complex change initiatives.

• Support programme and project governance across multiple work streams
• Prepare, support the smooth running of, and facilitate challenge across Programme Board and Steering Committee meetings
  , ensuring clarity on risks, dependencies, and decisions
• Own and maintain programme artefacts including plans, RAID logs, financials, dependencies, and status reporting
• Act as a bridge between delivery teams, senior stakeholders, and governance forums
• Track delivery against milestones, sprints, and business outcomes
• Support the identification of delivery risks early and proactively drive mitigation
  , not just escalation
• Support agile delivery teams, ensuring alignment between Scrum delivery and programme-level reporting
• Ensure consistent use of PMO standards, tooling, and best practices across both programmes

• Proven experience working in a PMO Analyst or Programme Management role within complex change environments
• Demonstrable experience running, challenging, and influencing Programme Board meetings
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery
  , including:
  • Scrum
  • Sprint planning and tracking
• Hands-on experience using Jira for delivery and reporting
• Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple programmes
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Comfortable operating in environments with senior, demanding stakeholders

• Proactive, delivery-focused mindset — sees issues early and acts
• Is a strong team player, and acts with positivity
• Able to expertly manage and transition across multiple programmes and their activities and deadlines as required
• Confident challenger with the credibility to push back constructively
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Flexible, resilient, and adaptable in fast-moving transformation programmes
• Commercially aware, with a clear understanding of delivery impact

• Experience working on sales transformation initiatives
• Experience with data governance or data retention programmes
• Background in both Agile and traditional programme environments

• High-visibility programmes with senior stakeholder exposure
• Genuine opportunity to influence delivery outcomes
• Clear Outside IR35 determination
• Fast-paced, outcome-driven environment suited to experienced contractors