Job title: PMO Lead 

Division/Department: Portfolio 

Location: Hybrid, London 

Reporting to: PMO Manager or Head of PMO

In a nutshell:

This role will work within the Portfolio Office to drive the PMO function as a Service to all Programmes and change activities. The role will focus on the core deliverables of our Operating model, driving efficiencies of processes and tooling, consistency where needed and pursuing the objective of ‘just enough’ governance. This role provides analytical support across the PMO team, drawing on solid data analysis and reporting / MI skills.  JQL / JIRA, Advanced XL, Confluence will be key to success in this role.  Experience of Planview and / or Microstrategy would be a plus.

What I am accountable for: 

• Supporting adherence to appropriate and useful delivery methodologies and gate processes to drive the ‘just enough’ governance objective 

• Identifying efficiency of processes to ensure all activities add value and continual improvements identified 

• Managing one or supporting multiple core PMO functions: RAIDD management, Planning, Governance, Dependencies and Reporting, ensuring services are robust, adding value and continually inspected for opportunities for improvement 

• Involvement in tooling evaluation and roll out working with change enablement team to land internal changes robustly 

• Supporting the provision of tooling and processes to support a full ‘end-to-end’ view of all Sainsbury’s tech strategic initiatives to improve visibility and inform decision making through the provision of actionable status information, time plans, risks and interdependencies 

• Involvement in forums, ensuring the governance framework is upheld and adapted as needed 

• Involved in monitoring KPI’s to measure performance and progress to plans at all levels of aggregation 

• Involved in project audits, share lessons learned, and highlight key areas of interest 

• Represent PMO and technology supporting other divisions with PMO best practice and set up

What I need to know:

Essential: 

• Relevant degree or equivalent qualification 

• Track record in programme/portfolio roles within a retail or similarly fast-paced environment, with a solid understanding of managing shifting deadlines, multiple initiatives, and critical paths 

• A highly organised, process driven approach to managing key Governance and Planning artefacts 

• Experienced in data analysis and report preparation

• Proficient in using PPM/portfolio management tools 

• Stakeholder management

Desirable:

• Retail experience 

• Experience in a PMO role

What I need to show 

• A positive approach to change 

• A solution-focused mindset with creativity and adaptability 

• Good communication skills and the ability to navigate complex corporate governance environments 

• Attention to detail

Our Valued Behaviours are our common DNA that every colleague should live by and provide the benchmark for how we deliver our goals/individual contribution, and how we relate to other colleagues in the organisation. 

• Own it 

Do what you say you’ll do 

Don’t walk past a problem 

• Make it better 

Improve things for your customer 

Spot opportunities to simplify 

• Be human 

Walk in the shoes of your colleagues and customers 

Show care and respect to everyone 

Support we will provide: 

• Full system and process training for the role 

• Wider Portfolio team for direction and guidance 

• Access to personal development tools e.g. Bitesize talks, online self-development tools, internal mentoring etc