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Your new company
A job opportunity has arisen for a PMO Manager/PMO Portfolio Governance & Reporting Manager to join a global leading organisation in central Cardiff on a permanent basis. You will join a highly successful and growing team, working on a diverse and high-profile portfolio as part of an established IT and Change function.

Your new role
Reporting to the Head of Project Controls and Support, the PMO Manager will be responsible for defining and implementing governance standards, leading the PMO function and playing a key role in ensuring that the change portfolio is delivered successfully, and that project management practices are consistent and effective.

The portfolio consists of over 60 live projects, so strong governance is essential to ensure the successful delivery of the portfolio. You will be responsible for setting the governance standards for project delivery, monitoring project governance progress and providing regular reports/updates to the Leadership team. You will have line management responsibilities for a PMO Assistant Manager, whilst overseeing governance for the end-to-end project life cycles, developing, and implementing project management methodologies, processes, templates, and tools to ensure consistent project delivery across the Portfolio.

What you'll need to succeed
The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate the following:

• A proven track record of working in a PMO Manager position or similar role
• Line management experience/people management/PMO leadership experience
• Strong knowledge of PMO governance and project management methodologies and tools
• Excellent senior stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills
• Strong knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project, MS PowerPoint, and SharePoint
• If you have any experience working with ServiceNow, Azure DevOps or PowerBI this would be an advantage, although it is not essential

This will be a hybrid working role based at their central Cardiff office.

What you'll get in return
This position offers excellent scope for career progression plus a benefits package that includes:

• £5,100 flex benefits allowance
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays + additional day annual leave over Christmas period
• Option to buy up to 5 days extra annual leave
• Flexible working options
• Contributory pension scheme - up to 12% employer contribution
• Personal accident insurance
• Life assurance (6X annual salary)
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Mobile phone scheme
• City centre location
• Professional exam support
• Employee discounts
• Wellbeing programme
• Flexible benefits package including season ticket loans, critical illness cover, dental insurance, travel insurance, car leasing scheme, childcare vouchers and more

What you need to do now
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