Senior PMO Lead

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LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It's how we've contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services - and our open-access model - we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity.

LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific.

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This is an exciting opportunity to join the Engineering Divisions of The London Stock Exchange Group as a Project Management Officer (PMO) Lead at a time of growth and development.

The successful candidate will report directly to the Cyber Security Senior PMO Manager and will be joining an excellent well run PMO Team.

They will work closely with Programme and Project Managers, Finance Teams, Procurement, Group Transformation Office and Engineering Portfolio teams to ensure robust execution against the Group Change Framework and Delivery Disciplines.

The PMO will take a lead role in supporting various projects including a GBP25m Cyber Security programme and various other initiatives covering Technology Risk and Regulatory requirements. This role has a strong finance focus.

The ideal candidate would be self-motivated, possess financial management expertise and has experience in working in a fast-paced Technology environment

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement the PMO service offering across Cyber Programmes, working with various teams to ensure that investments and initiatives align with divisional strategy and priorities.
• Act as an SME for Project Management templates, toolsets, governance, and quality assurance to maintain standards and drive continuous improvement across programmes - work in collaboration with the Group Transformation Management Office as the need arises.
• Prepare and coordinate board packs and various reports that include project management metrics including financials, risks, issues, change requests and business outcomes.
• Drive Financial reporting including variance analysis, budget tracking, and strategic decision making to support effective project management governance.
• Lead project health using Group Delivery Disciplines and LSEG Change Framework standards.
• Lead on Financial Benefits/Disbenefits tracking and reporting.
• Monthly financial management of total cash budgets; management of the actuals and forecast reporting, following up with Project Managers variances in actuals vs forecasts, challenging costs where over and under budget, working with Finance to remediate any cost issues and frequent review of run rate/spend.

Experience and skills required

• PMO experience in a portfolio and programme/project management environment.
• Project Finance experience including understanding of budget, actuals, forecasts, benefits/disbenefits, purchase orders, resource management and accounting processes and reports.
• Leading PMO governance across programmes/projects against a formal project management methodologies, project planning, project financial and resource management
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and track record to work effectively with all interpersonal levels.
• Management of data and proficiency with project management and reporting tools such as Clarity PPM or other similar PPM tools

Preferred

• Financial experience or qualification i.e. Chartered Accountant
• Project Management qualification i.e. Prince2 or PMP
• Global experience - working effectively with teams in various time zones.
• Experience in large investment banking or financial services organisations
• Experience and knowledge of supporting a large number of projects
• Educated to degree level or equivalent

Benefits:

We are looking for intellectually curious people, passionate about the bigger picture of how technology industry is evolving, ready to ask difficult questions and deal with complicated scenarios! If you are creative and a problem solver, this is the place to be as will be supporting you to fast-forward your career!

We maximise each employee's potential through personal development through a wide range of learning tools both formal and informal. We believe in remunerating our people with competitive salaries and a range of attractive benefits such as:

• 25 days' holiday per year
• 1 additional day off for your Birthday
• Annual wellness allowance
• Share Purchase Plan
• Medical Health Insurance
• Medical Subscription (preventive medical services)
• Dental Coverage
• Life insurance
• Pillar 3 Private Pension
• Meal Vouchers
• Flexible Benefits
• Bookster
• Volunteering Events
• All LSEG colleagues with at least one year's continuous service, who become parents, are now entitled to at least 26 weeks' paid leave, and the option to return to work on a phased basis, in relation with specific company's policy and guidelines

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

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