Program Management Office Consultant

We are seeking an experienced PMO Consultant to assist our retail client in managing and tracking key deliverables across various functional teams, particularly within the context of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). You will play a critical role in ensuring everyone is aligned, meeting deadlines, and managing dependencies, risks, and issues, especially those unique to M&A activities.

This role is a minimum six-month contract, based in High Wycombe, and has a three-day-per-week onsite requirement, paying between £500-£550 per day, outside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain Project Plans: Work across multiple teams to ensure they understand their deliverables, timelines, and manage any exceptions or dependencies.
• Risk & Issue Management: Capture, log, assign, and track all risks and issues, ensuring timely follow-ups and resolutions.
• Progress Reporting: Consolidate project data into weekly and monthly progress reports with a focus on facts and metrics.
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with different personalities across the organization to ensure smooth communication and execution.
• Meeting Coordination: Assist in scheduling key programme meetings and ensure actions are clearly documented, assigned, and followed up.
• Continuous Improvement: Contribute to improving plan management, reporting, and tracking processes, especially in M&A environments.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience in project coordination/management within large, cross-functional teams.
• Experience in supporting projects or programmes related to mergers and acquisitions.
• Strong communication and organizational skills, with experience in navigating the complexities of M&A activities.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to map out and track complex plans, dependencies, and M&A-specific integration tasks.
• Experience in capturing and managing risks, issues, and dependencies, particularly in M&A settings.
• Strong reporting skills with the ability to consolidate data and present clear progress updates.
• Experience in driving continuous improvement in planning and reporting processes.
• Experience in supporting global projects would be a plus!

If this is something of interest, feel free to reach out at connor.duncan-rattray@triarecruitment.com, with an up-to-date CV and availability to speak for an introduction call!