PMO Analyst (Project Management Office)

PMO Analyst (Project Management Office) Associate

About the role: PMO supports delivery excellence across a portfolio of programmes and projects. You will partner with Delivery Managers, Product, Engineering, Finance and Risk/Controls to ensure initiatives are planned well, governed effectively and executed on time. You’ll drive standards, reporting, dependency/risk management, and process improvements, while coaching teams on best practices.

Key responsibilities

• Portfolio governance and oversight
  
  
  
  • Coordinate portfolio routines and provide administrative support; ensure decisions, actions, and follow-ups are tracked and closed.
  
  
  • Maintain standards and cataloguing of documentation across projects and product
  
  
  • Ensure alignment to policies, procedures, delivery frameworks and controls
  
  


• Planning and delivery execution
  
  
  
  • Facilitate development of integrated plans and schedules across the organisation and dependency mapping across projects, programmes and business areas
  
  
  • Monitor progress against scope, schedule, and budget; surface variances and drive corrective actions with delivery leads.
  
  
  • Manage scope adjustments; document impacts and secure approvals.
  
  


• Resource management
  
  
  
  • Maintain view on overall resource allocation within assigned area
  
  
  • Partner with Finance on forecasting, capitalisation, budget tracking and benefits realisation.
  
  


• Risk, issue, and dependency management
  
  
  
  • Support identification dependencies, risks and issue and maintain required documentation to support; driving mitigation plans and coordinating/tracking timely resolution.
  
  


• Reporting and analytics
  
  
  
  • Develop and monitor portfolio performance metrics and dashboards. Produce concise, executive-ready status reports and portfolio KPIs.
  
  


• Process and methodology
  
  
  
  • Champion delivery frameworks such as the JPM PI product delivery lifecycle, support adherence with Product Governance Procedure and PMO standards.
  
  
  • Identify and implement continuous improvements in tools, templates, and ways of working.
  
  


• Stakeholder engagement and communication
  
  
  
  • Craft clear narratives for senior leaders; tailor content by audience.
  
  
  • Facilitate workshops, planning sessions, and retros to align teams and unblock delivery.
  
  


• Change management and readiness
  
  
  
  • Support organisational change readiness, training, and communications planning, often in collaboration with operations.
  
  

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of progressive experience in PMO, program/project management, or portfolio operations within complex, matrixed organizations.


• Strong command of delivery methodologies and governance practices.


• Demonstrated experience managing schedules, budgets/forecasts, RAID, and change control across multiple projects.


• Proficiency with Jira/Confluence a must, other PPM/work management tools a plus. Demonstrated ability to embed AI tools into workflows a significant bonus.


• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills for analytics and executive storytelling.


• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills; able to influence without authority.


• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities; comfortable with ambiguity and fast-changing priorities.

What you’ll bring

• A structured and meticulous mindset with a bias for action and continued improvement.


• Ability to translate complex delivery data into clear, actionable insights.


• Collaboration and diplomacy across a wide range of business and technology stakeholders.