We are seeking an experienced PMO Consultant to assist our retail client in managing and tracking key deliverables across various functional teams, particularly within the context of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). You will play a critical role in ensuring everyone is aligned, meeting deadlines, and managing dependencies, risks, and issues, especially those unique to M&A activities.
This role is a minimum of 6 month contract, based in High Wycombe and has a 3 day per week onsite requirement paying between (Apply online only) per day, outside IR35
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain Project Plans: Work across multiple teams to ensure they understand their deliverables, timelines, and manage any exceptions or dependencies.
- Risk & Issue Management: Capture, log, assign, and track all risks and issues, ensuring timely follow-ups and resolutions.
- Progress Reporting: Consolidate project data into weekly and monthly progress reports with a focus on facts and metrics.
- Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with different personalities across the organization to ensure smooth communication and execution.
- Meeting Coordination: Assist in scheduling key programme meetings and ensure actions are clearly documented, assigned, and followed up.
- Continuous Improvement: Contribute to improving plan management, reporting, and tracking processes, especially in M&A environments.
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Proven experience in project coordination/management within large, cross-functional teams.
- Experience in supporting projects or programmes related to mergers and acquisitions.
- Strong communication and organizational skills, with experience in navigating the complexities of M&A activities.
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to map out and track complex plans, dependencies, and M&A-specific integration tasks.
- Experience in capturing and managing risks, issues, and dependencies, particularly in M&A settings.
- Strong reporting skills with the ability to consolidate data and present clear progress updates.
- Experience in driving continuous improvement in planning and reporting processes.
- Experience in supporting global projects would be great!
If this is something of interest fee free to reach out at connor.duncan-, with an up to date CV and availability to speak for an introduction call!