Portfolio PMO Lead

Portfolio PMO Lead – Contract Opportunity Location: Remote Duration: 5 Months IR35 Status: Outside IR35 Day Rate: DOE Start Date: ASAP Overview: Chapman Tate is supporting a high-profile client seeking a PMO Lead for a 6-month contract. This is a strategic role, focused on enhancing and maturing PMO capabilities at a portfolio level. This is not a delivery-focused PMO position; we are looking for someone who can demonstrate a proven track record of taking underperforming or immature PMO portfolios and transforming them into structured, high-performing functions that drive enterprise-wide outcomes. The ideal candidate will have a consultative approach, with experience guiding senior stakeholders, facilitating workshops, and shaping PMO best practices to ensure investments collectively deliver maximum business value. Key Responsibilities: * Lead the improvement and maturation of PMO frameworks, including processes, templates, toolkits, and governance standards. * Assess portfolio PMO health and implement strategies to enhance structure, reporting, and effectiveness. * Work consultatively with senior stakeholders, guiding prioritisation, delivery planning, and decision-making to ensure alignment with enterprise objectives. * Facilitate workshops and collaborative sessions to drive portfolio-level clarity and ownership. * Oversee the entire lifecycle of portfolio investments, ensuring collective alignment to enterprise goals and maximum business value. * Provide day-to-day leadership of the PMO function, including managing a PMO Analyst to support execution. * Champion consistent reporting, governance, and portfolio performance metrics to enable informed decisions across the organisation. Essential Experience: * Proven experience in a PMO leadership role at portfolio level, ideally in financial services (building society experience advantageous). * Demonstrable track record of transforming immature or underperforming PMO portfolios into mature, structured, high-performing functions. * Experience facilitating workshops and engaging stakeholders to embed PMO improvement initiatives. * Strong ability to define and implement PMO standards, frameworks, and toolsets. * Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and build trust across complex change environments. * A consultative, strategic mindset, capable of working independently while aligning with enterprise goals. If you’re a confident PMO Lead professional looking to bring structure and strategic alignment to a high-profile impact portfolio, apply now! Best