PMO Lead

Here at Capgemini our Business and Technology Solutions business unit support our clients through large scale transformations, enabled by brilliant technology solutions. We want the very best for our clients, and we know that the technology we implement can help them achieve great things. This is why we are looking to recruit established and motivated PMO Lead's to join us and be part of this journey. We are looking for people who love building great relationships with clients, and who naturally engender trust from those they work with. Coming to work with us means using the right change management techniques to guide our clients through a seamless programme of activity which ensures the smooth running of our technology-enabled transformation projects.

Hybrid working: The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

Your role

As the person responsible for the management of our programme office, you'll have a handle on all elements of the programme, from project management support and control, risk and issue management and the necessary financial controls.

You'll ensure the smooth running of the end to end programme through working flexibly across the following areas:

Project management support; including change management, risk and issue management, reporting, status tracking, and project reporting. You'll do all of these using tools such as Clarity & Open Workbench and MS Project.

Project financial management - tracking of budgets and costs

Compliance - ensuring that the programme meets the standards we expect within Capgemini

Provision of standard documents and tools

You can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini, stiving for equity, diversity and inclusion is part of everyday life, and will be part of your working reality. We have built an inclusive and welcoming environment, for everyone.

A strong track record of successful delivery in PMO roles within an IT and Business Change environment.

A background in consultancy or professional services delivery would be advantageous though not essential.

A deep understanding of the impact PMO has on good project and programme management.

Brilliant communications and interpersonal skills which you'll use to relate to clients to help them to understand what PMO can offer to them.

Demonstrable experience in starting up a small PMO or elements of a larger PMO or in rescuing an underperforming PMO.

Proven capability to lead junior PMO team members and to guide/mentor their development by building supportive and productive team relationships.

A strong and enduring desire to further your own personal development through studying for ISEB qualifications in PPSO.

Your security clearance

To be successfully appointed to this role, it is a requirement to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance.

To obtain SC clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last 5 years, along with other criteria and requirements.

Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality.

You'd be joining an accredited Great Place to work for Wellbeing in 2023. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions.

To help support wellbeing we have trained 'Mental Health Champions' across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.

Why you should consider Capgemini

Growing clients' businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. But when you join Capgemini, you join a thriving company and become part of a diverse collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. A powerful source of energy that drives us all to find new ways technology can help us reimagine what's possible. It's why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world's leading businesses. And it's how you'll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge and always pushing yourself to do better, you'll build the skills you want. And you'll use them to help our clients leverage technology to grow their business and give innovation that human touch the world needs. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global leader in partnering with companies to transform and manage their business by harnessing the power of technology. The Group is guided everyday by its purpose of unleashing human energy through technology for an inclusive and sustainable future. It is a responsible and diverse organization of over 360,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong 55-year heritage and deep industry expertise, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to address the entire breadth of their business needs, from strategy and design to operations, fuelled by the fast evolving and innovative world of cloud, data, AI, connectivity, software, digital engineering and platforms. The Group reported in 2022 global revenues of €22 billion

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