Program Manager

e are seeking an experienced Enterprise PMO Lead to establish and manage programme governance for a complex strategic transformation programme spanning multiple business units, product teams, technology teams and senior stakeholders. This role is Inside IR35 and Hybrid Onsite for 3 days in London. The successful candidate will provide executive-level visibility into programme progress, risks, dependencies, decisions and financial performance while driving accountability across multiple workstreams. This is a hands-on leadership role suited to an experienced PMO professional who has operated within large global organisations and is comfortable working directly with VP and SVP-level stakeholders. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Programme governance * Establish and manage programme governance frameworks * Define reporting standards, delivery controls and operating rhythms * Coordinate leadership reviews, steering committees and governance forums * Maintain clear programme decision-making processes Integrated planning * Develop and manage integrated programme plans across multiple workstreams * Track milestones, deliverables and critical path activities * Identify and manage dependencies across business and technology teams * Drive accountability for programme commitments Risk and issue management * Maintain programme RAID logs * Lead risk identification, mitigation and escalation activities * Drive issue resolution with accountable owners * Provide early visibility of delivery risks and impacts Executive reporting * Produce concise executive dashboards and programme reporting * Provide clear analysis of progress, risks, dependencies, financial status and decisions required * Prepare materials for senior leadership and steering committee reviews Financial and resource management * Track programme budgets and forecasts * Monitor resource allocation across workstreams * Identify capacity constraints and resource risks * Support financial governance activities Stakeholder management * Coordinate programme activity across multiple business units * Work with product, technology, operations, risk, compliance and external partners * Support senior stakeholder communications and decision-making REQUIRED EXPERIENCE Essential * 10+ years of PMO, programme management or transformation experience * Experience managing PMOs for complex enterprise programmes * Experience supporting executive governance and steering committees * Strong programme controls and reporting expertise * Strong risk, dependency and financial management capabilities * Experience working across business and technology organisations * Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills Preferred * Financial services or payments industry experience * Product and technology transformation experience * Regulatory programme experience * Experience supporting global programmes across multiple region If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website