Manager - Project Management

Design, implement, and operate the organisation’s delivery governance framework, PMO systems, and portfolio controls to ensure strategic initiatives are executed through disciplined, scalable, and data-driven governance processes.

This role is responsible for establishing and administering PMO tooling, governance workflows, portfolio reporting, delivery standards, and approval processes across product, project, and transformation initiatives.

The role will work closely with Product, Engineering, Finance, and Delivery teams to embed practical governance, portfolio visibility, investment traceability, and operational reporting capabilities across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

PMO Systems & Tooling

Lead the configuration, implementation, and continuous improvement of PMO / portfolio / workflow management tooling

Design and maintain workflow logic, approval gates, templates, forms, dashboards, automations, and reporting structures

Establish integrations across PMO, engineering, finance, and reporting systems where applicable

Ensure platform data integrity, traceability, reporting quality, and user adoption

Support evaluation and rollout of future PMO/governance tooling capability

Governance & Delivery Framework

Lead the design, rollout, and operation of the Delivery Operating System (DOS) / governance framework

Implement and administer governance workflows, phase gates, approval pathways, and delivery controls

Validate submissions and governance artefacts against minimum standards prior to review forums

Maintain baseline templates, governance standards, and artefact libraries

Drive governance consistency and adoption across delivery teams

Portfolio Reporting & Insights

Produce executive dashboards, portfolio reporting packs, and governance insights

Track portfolio health, milestones, RAID, financials, governance compliance, and delivery performance

Work with Finance and Delivery teams to support business case tracking, investment visibility, and forecast governance

Provide insight into delivery trends, bottlenecks, capacity constraints, and systemic risks

Support leadership with data-driven portfolio and investment decision-making

Program Support & Enablement

Coach program and project teams on governance processes, tooling, and delivery standards

Support preparation of approval submissions and governance artefacts

Facilitate governance forums and maintain decision/action registers

Support adoption of consistent delivery and reporting practices across teams

Continuous Improvement

Identify opportunities to improve governance, workflows, tooling, reporting, and automation capability

Lead continuous evolution of PMO systems, governance workflows, portfolio visibility, and reporting maturity

Benchmark and implement practical best-practice delivery governance approaches

Continuously refine governance processes to balance control, visibility, and delivery agility

Experience Required

5+ years experience in PMO, Program Operations, Portfolio Operations, Delivery Governance, or similar operational delivery roles

Proven experience establishing, configuring, and administering PMO / workflow / portfolio management systems from the ground up, not just operating existing environments

Hands-on experience configuring workflow logic, approval gates, forms, dashboards, automations, integrations, and portfolio reporting

Experience with platforms such as Planview, Jira, YouTrack, Monday.com, Smartsheet, Zoho, ServiceNow, or equivalent enterprise workflow / PMO tooling

Strong understanding of project/program governance frameworks, stage-gate delivery models, and portfolio governance principles

Experience creating executive dashboards, portfolio reporting packs, and governance insights

Experience supporting enterprise or cross-functional strategic delivery initiatives

Exposure to investment governance, business case tracking, financial governance, or portfolio funding oversight highly regarded

Key Skills

Process design and workflow optimisation

PMO system administration and configuration

Governance and compliance discipline

Executive reporting and portfolio analysis

Strong stakeholder engagement and facilitation

Systems thinking and operational problem solving

High attention to detail and delivery discipline

Success Measures / KPIs

Successful design, implementation and adoption of the DOS governance framework

Governance compliance and phase gate adherence

PMO tool adoption, usability, and data quality

Timeliness and quality of executive reporting and portfolio visibility

Reduction in governance cycle time and administrative overhead

Quality and consistency of portfolio, investment, and governance reporting

Stakeholder satisfaction with PMO support and governance processes

Continuous improvement initiatives successfully implemented

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