Job Ref: 215695139

Date: 2022-01-31 16:35:10

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As a PMO Manager you'll have a critical role in our team. You'll manage and co-ordinate workstreams within the multi-year Operational Resilience Programme. You'll be involved at all stages of the project lifecycle, ensuring that project goals and benefits are delivered.

As the PMO Manager you will be responsible for leading the Operational Resilience PMO activities. This will include managing the programme plan and tracking the programme budget. You'll also coordinate the programme governance (through appropriate MI & reporting) and make sure that the programme is adequately resourced.

You will be a key player in ensuring that each of the workstream project plans are maintained and followed – and that risks and issues are appropriately captured and proactively managed.

This is a 12-month fixed term contract position.

The difference you'll make.

Establishing and maintaining the overall program plan, including milestone and dependency management
Establishing and overseeing governance and reporting requirements
Driving and supporting the effective delivery of each of the Operational Resilience workstreams to deliver on time, on budget, on benefit and on scope
Managing programme risks and issues – assessing and minimising risks, as well as contributing to the identification of risks and issues
Managing the programme budget – agreeing budgets for workstreams and controlling forecast and actual cost against them
Securing resources needed deliver the project successfully, taking into account availability and scheduling

What you'll bring.

Ability to develop strategies, project plans and methodologies that involve agreeing customer objectives and assigning resources
Ability to build and maintain effective partnerships/relationships with internal and external stakeholders, to enhance 2-way communication

It would also be nice for you to have.

Previous experience in a Programme Management Office role within a Financial Services environment
PRINCE 2 practitioner or external PMO certification
Proven ability to manage and coordinate a diverse range of projects, for various business areas
Demonstrable experience of developing solutions to complex operational and processing problems

What else you need to know.

Given the recent impact of the Coronavirus outbreak we will be conducting all interviews via telephone or video-conference where possible.

This is a 12-month fixed term contract position, a hybrid position with office at Milton Keynes.

How we'll reward you.

As well as a competitive salary, you'll enjoy a benefits package that you can tailor to your needs.

Pension with generous contributions of up to 12.5% from Santander, depending on your own contribution and length of employment with us
30 days' holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 31 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year
£6,000 car allowance per year
Company funded individual private medical insurance
Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates such as private medical insurance for your family, dental insurance, healthcare cash plan and health assessments
Benefits supporting you and your family, such as death-in-service benefit, income protection, and voluntary life assurance and critical illness cover
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A bit more about Santander

At Santander we're driven by our purpose – to help people and businesses prosper. This means we help customers to create change for themselves and those around them, and we champion businesses to grow sustainably. We do this by always living our values of Simple, Personal and Fair.

At Santander, we each take personal responsibility for managing risk by embracing the I AM Risk framework – to Identify, Assess, Manage and Report risks, and to continuously build a deeper understanding of the risks we face. It is an important part of our culture at Santander and we will provide you with knowledge to help you manage risks in your role.

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