PMO Lead

We are seeking a talented PMO Lead to join our team at Marsh. This role will be based in London. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

Marsh Operations and Technology are on an exciting, multiyear and complex journey to deliver operational excellence across its global footprint. This role will line into the Global PMO Team. 

We will count on you to:

Support management of complex project/programs end-to-end to deliver business outcomes, ensuring program is delivered on time, within budget, and to a high level of client satisfaction. Owns development and implementation of standards, methods, tools, templates for project management, execution and reporting. Actively drives and ensures compliance to use of Planview portfolio management tool. Manages regular project/program assessments through toll gate reviews and health checks. Actively manage all program risks and issues, and ensure Lessons Learned on projects are shared with colleagues and recommendations adopted are implemented. Management of governance councils, responsible for scheduling, pack production and action, minute and decision taking. Ensure the oversight and coordination of dependencies across the portfolio. Establish, manage and embed benefits tracking & benefits realization reporting across project portfolios. Drive adoption and continuous improvement of Portfolio Project Management application. Regularly review, ascertain priorities & milestones and assess the achievement of the objectives contained within the strategic plan. Establish, manage and embed portfolio / program / project reporting standards. Conduct due diligence and quality control of business cases / investment requests. Co-ordinates with key functional groups such as Finance & HR. Provides project/program management expertise and guidance to the regional, divisional, and global project management community. Promote continuous improvement and drive enhanced ways of working. 

What you need to have: 

Successful applicant will have experience working within various project delivery environments in a mid/senior PMO analyst/lead role.Project management and Agile experienceConfident stakeholder engagement: Regularly interfaces with internal senior management and client executive level personnel, as well as identifies global subject matter experts on the project at hand.Assists in the exploration of intricate solutions to highly complex business requirements for project.Serves as the subject matter expert in the project functionality being provided, the business domain being served, and the project planning tools used.Delegates work to and guides professional and support staff, ensuring adherence to departmental standards and procedures.Reviews, mentors, and coaches lower level professional and support staff.Proficiency in project management tools and software.

What makes you stand out:

Experience working in an ambiguous environment with unclear project goals and objectives and translating them into clear deliverables to the businessInsurance backgroundExperience challenging, where appropriate, at all levels up to the Executive, to ensure a clear view on the desired business outcome and a timely focus on relevant issues.An audience awareness and the understanding of how to effectively negotiate with key stakeholders and deliver a win – win solution to difficult situations

What qualifications are preferred but not required?

Project management and Agile qualifications

Why join our team:

We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

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Marsh, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is the world’s top insurance broker and risk advisor. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $23 billion and more than 85,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at reasonableaccommodations@mmc.com.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.