PMO Manager
Woking - Hybrid model
Who are we?
Headquartered in the UK, with revenues of €2.9 billion and operations in 22 key markets, Nomad Foods is Europe's leading frozen food company. We are a young company, founded only eight years ago, and built around a number of iconic brands (including Birds Eye, Findus and iglo and more recently Ledo and Frikom) that invented the frozen category 100 years ago and continue to set the bar for great taste, nutrition, convenience and affordability. Across everything we do, we are guided by our Purpose - Serving the World with Better Food - and how we can make a positive impact on our Performance, People and the Planet.
About the role:
As a core member of the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office, you will ensure that projects deliver in accordance with portfolio and project management standards from portfolio approval to start-up, implementation, handover and closure.
- Own and deliver PMO processes such as onboarding, resourcing, planning, reporting, budgeting, gate approvals, benefits realisation, training and closure.
- Ensure that PMO services are delivered in a timely, purposeful, compliant way.
- Take the lead on continuous improvement. Deliver training up to executive level.
- Act as a 'good governance' ambassador with other project partners such as IT, Finance, HR, Change, Internal Controls and local PMO offices. Drive adoption of standards and raise awareness across project, change, value and brand networks.
Key accountabilities:
- Deliver PMO services including planning, resourcing, reporting and 'methods'.
- Continuously improve PMO processes, tool-kits and user experiences.
- Support annual portfolio preparation, planning and prioritisation activities.
- Ensure projects align visions and outcomes with Nomad's strategic priorities.
- Guide project teams through the multi-forum, stage gate approvals process.
- Train on PMO standards and practices incl. project controls and risk frameworks.
- Remove legacy PMO standards and practices from use across the business.
About you:
You will join a small team that continues to grow in size and responsibility. We provide portfolio and project support services to enterprise functions including Technology, Human Resources, Supply Chain, Commercial, Finance and Real Estate - with engagement across all regional clusters and countries.
You will join at an exciting time as the PMO team strengthens and embeds its ways of working, governance assurance activities and support tools - to gain efficiencies of scale with an ambitious eye on portfolio and project excellence in the near-future.
- 5+ years Lead experience either in PMO.
- Held the Lead role in an Enterprise PMO (IT and business projects).
- Built the service offering of a Portfolio Office from 'brilliant service basics' to a 'scale and efficiency' function.
What we can offer you:
We're on an exceptional adventure and can offer a truly purpose led career with flexibility. In addition, you will benefit from the below:
- An ambitious employer with recognized brands and growth potential
- The potential to progress your career across different areas of Birds Eye and Nomad Foods
- A culture where your part of a team, where you feel encouraged to make a difference
- A competitive salary, car allowance and excellent bonus structure
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We look forward to receiving your application.
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