PMO Analyst/Lead

At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients, and superior shareholder returns.
Through our behaviours of telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.
We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.
The Role: PMO Analyst/ Lead
The PMO Analyst/Lead provides governance, assurance and operational support which ensures the successful delivery of Change initiatives across M&G Wealth. Working with key stakeholders across M&G and performing a specialist and proactive role in embedding the M&G change methodologies, ensuring portfolio, programmes, projects and interdependencies are managed strategically, reporting anomalies and/or areas of concern to senior management.
As a PMO Analyst/ Lead you will:
•Contribute to the success of projects/value stream and support Wealth in achieving its strategic objectives
•Have effective stakeholder communication and relationships with collaboration, cross-project teamwork and cross-functional relationships
•Co-ordinate and produce reports and information, delivering it to the right stakeholders at the right time to enable informed and timely decisions
•Support adherence to the Change Lifecycle and Standards, promoting the project governance framework through quality assurance of governance activities
Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for supporting, monitoring and reporting on Portfolio delivery and performance eg. assisting Change Leads and Project Managers with status reporting, milestone reporting, RAID (Risk, Assumption Issue and Dependency) management
• Supporting central M&G Wealth Change activities such as, reporting, governance and oversight
• Ensuring adherence to M&G Change Standards and provide quality assurance of governance activities
• Provision of commercial support for programmes/projects, such as: supporting contractual agreements through M&G systems, gaining approvals and initiating requisitions and payment of invoices
• Support with financial reporting for the function, which includes cost forecasts, resource plans, accrual management etc.

Key knowledge, skills & experience:

• Good knowledge of Microsoft tools eg. Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint
  
• Working knowledge of JIRA / Confluence and/or PPM tools
  
• Working knowledge of project methodologies, planning processes and techniques
  
• Working knowledge of project commercial and financial processes eg. Procurement, monitoring cost
  
• Understanding of risk management principles and their impact on projects
  

Work Level: Experienced Colleague
Recruiter: Phoebe Ewers
Closing Date: 12th July 2024
We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.