Pmo Data Lead

Role Description
Reporting to the PMO Director, the PMO Data Lead will be responsible for tracking, reporting, scrutinising and enhancing the Group's reporting and data capabilities in relation to Investment/Financial management and benefit realisation. The role involves Quality Assurance (QA), scrutiny of data, ownership of data requirements for system input / tools (i.e. how we manage our project data). This role will require working with a variety of stakeholders at all levels across the business to agree data-sets (comprising portfolio delivery data and financial benefits) and work with and deriving insight from complex and large data sets to monitor, track and derive trusted insights on delivery portfolio performance and benefit realisation.
The PMO Data Lead will liaise with and support stakeholders across the Group's delivery portfolios; in practice this will mean challenging, coaching and influencing on a daily basis to ensure that data is consistent and accurate. The role requires partnership with senior stakeholders to understand financial business cases and hold business areas to account to deliver value for investment. The role requires significant experience with Microsoft Excel, expertise in data manipulation and analysis and knowledge of reporting best practice to create and present compelling insights to inform and support executive decision-making throughout the organisation. A solid understanding of financial management principles is essential.
Assignment Specific Information
The role holder will regularly liaise with stakeholders across the Group to source high-quality content input in a timely fashion. Excellent attention to detail, relationship management skills, and a good understanding on financial management are key to success in this role. As part of this role the person will be expected to liaise with, QA and challenge data / data submissions to deliver reporting of the highest quality. Although the role sits centrally, the role holder will need to be navigate the organisation and build close working relationships with programme leads and delivery practitioners to understand, monitor and report on the return of committed financial benefits.
It is essential that the candidate has experience of collaborating successfully with others to achieve shared goals, experience of working with MS Office Suite and comfort working with large data sets. We are looking candidates that are self-motivated, proactive and have experience of working in a fast-paced team environment producing insightful materials for senior audiences.
Key Behaviours
Major Challenges (The challenges inherent in the role that require a continual test of the role holder's abilities)

• Continuously adopt a pragmatic, flexible and responsive approach.
• Manage competing demands from various projects/managers simultaneously and comfort working with ambiguity
• Maintain constructive and supportive working relationships with stakeholders across the group
• Provide thought leadership and creative solutions regarding use of tools to support planning, management, reporting and data requirements

Observation of Internal Controls

• Demonstrate and practice adherence to internal controls, all relevant procedures, maintain appropriate records and, where appropriate, timely implementation of internal and external audit points related to projects within remit
• Adhere to LSEG change standards, communicate these to project stakeholders, and monitor adherence accordingly

Attention to detail

• Continually evaluate the quality of data in the project management tools and repositories, ensure status reports are updated and management and resolution of issues as governed by LSEG Group Standards

Candidate Profile / Key Skills
Essential

• Knowledge and experience of project management methodologies, project planning, and project financial and resource management
• Strong computer literacy, including advanced knowledge of the MS Office suite of projects, and a willingness and skill to learn new tools quickly
• Excellent documentation skills; ability to create high quality steering committee materials
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and proven ability to work effectively with all organisational levels
• Management of data and proficiency with project management and reporting tools such as Clarity PPM or other similar PPM tools
• Willingness and ability to challenge, influence and coach stakeholders on information consistency, quality, and standards

Preferred

• Global experience - working successfully with teams in multiple locations simultaneously
• 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

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.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone's race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and belief