Lead PMO Analyst

Job Description

At abrdn, our purpose is to enable our clients to be better investors.

Clients worldwide trust us to find future-fit investment opportunities to deliver the outcomes they want. Our technology and insight help empower them to make better decisions, while the powerful partnerships we build help to enhance the expertise that we offer. And by enabling clients to invest responsibly, it helps us to build a better world.

About the department

abrdn’s Adviser Operations team is a specialised team of business operations, technology, and change professionals, supporting the development and transformation of abrdn’s award winning platforms; Wrap and Elevate, as well as the broader change agenda of abrdn’s Adviser business.

About the role

As the Lead PMO Analyst you will get the opportunity to provide the core processes supporting change prioritisation, planning and delivery; governance, financial reporting, status reporting, planning, resource, RAID and benefits management and quality assurance services whilst embedding common methodologies, tools, and processes.

This role will be within the Portfolio, Programme and Project Office team, whose remit is to ensure the effective operation of the portfolio management processes which underpin the investment in change to achieve strategic objectives, and that change delivery is adhering to robust governance, reporting and controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Key role to play in the work/tasks/activities of the function.
  • Supporting key portfolio management processes (e.g. prioritisation, planning, resource capacity management, change control, and financials).
  • Supporting key processes required within the project/programme environment (e.g. governance, status reporting, resource management, RAID management, financial management and benefits management).
  • Providing a range of portfolio reporting and MI to support overall portfolio governance and decision making.
  • Providing quality assurance services to ensure strong governance over our change delivery process, ensuring programme / project managers adhere to the process and associated controls.
• Dealing with more complex BAU tasks. Takes a proactive approach and uses professional/technical expertise to diagnose and resolve issues within the business (e.g. competence in area of specialism, or understanding of wider business function).
• Working through solutions and making decisions independently (e.g. within projects), may start inputting into strategic direction with head of team - seen as authority in their area.
• Contributes to the development of new/improved processes and systems and leads on the implementation of improvements in a defined area.

About the candidate requirements

• Has relevant academic qualification / working experience and extensive experience in similar roles.
• Able to operate with credibility through the application of specialist technical expertise.
• Detailed understanding of PMO processes / guidelines. Has an understanding of Governance Forums.
• Up to date knowledge and in-depth understanding of external practices that affect specialist area in order to be able to affect change in line with the industry.
• Excellent knowledge and proven experience of appropriate/relevant software and tools e.g. ServiceNow, Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), MS Teams, SharePoint, Power BI, DevOps.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. Therefore, if you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire and one of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.

Our benefits

There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.

When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.

Our business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients’ changing needs. You can find out more about what we do here.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.