OVERALL SUMMARY
At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We celebrate diversity and promote inclusivity. Vacancies are available on a part-time, job-share or full-time basis because we know the best person for the job isn’t always available full-time. Our aim is to facilitate requests wherever possible and managers will consider requests on an individual basis.
The Premium Senior PMO Analyst plays a pivotal role in shaping and strengthening portfolio governance across Retail Technology and Change. The role provides strategic oversight of the Premium portfolio, ensuring programmes and projects are planned, governed, and reported effectively in line with enterprise standards and industry best practice.
Working closely with senior stakeholders, the role drives consistent, high-quality portfolio reporting to support effective executive decision-making. It provides clear visibility of delivery plans, interdependencies, resource demand, and capacity across the portfolio. The role supports the Retail Technology and Change resource management process and contributes to wider Retail portfolio resource planning, enabling informed prioritisation and investment decisions. Acting as a trusted advisor, the Senior PMO Analyst provides expert consultation and support to Project Managers and PMOs, promoting consistent adoption of standards and continuous improvement. The role fosters a strong governance culture, supporting both Agile and Waterfall delivery approaches, and proactively manages risks, dependencies, change control, and benefits to ensure change is delivered in a controlled, transparent, and value-focused manner.
RESPONSIBILITIES
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Supports programme or project control boards, project assurance teams and quality review meetings.
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Takes responsibility for the provision of support services to projects. Uses project control solutions for planning, scheduling and tracking. Sets up and provides guidance on project management software, procedures, processes, tools and techniques.
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Provides basic guidance on project proposals. May provide views across projects on topics such as risk, quality, finance, or configuration management.
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Gathers, maintains and analyses organisation-wide workforce capability data.
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Performs gap analysis to identify workforce strengths and shortfalls with reference to business strategy and specific future needs.
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Contributes to the development of organisation-wide workforce plans to meet current and future demand.
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Ensure that all Governance and Compliance requirements are adhered to and all reporting and reviewing activities required by the Regulatory Bodies are carried out to the standards required.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE/ARE:
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Worked in a delivery environment, preferably in a Financial Services environment.
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An understanding of and can demonstrate application of key PMO responsibilities, methods, disciplines, tools and analysis techniques, to monitor, control and report on Programmes and/or Projects.
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Familiar with methods and techniques for reporting progress and financial conformance against an agreed plan
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Familiar with principles, methods, techniques and tools for the effective management of projects from initiation through to implementation.
We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We recognise that candidates may have specific needs that require adjustments to ensure they have a fair and equal opportunity to demonstrate their skills and abilities. Candidates who require the job description or application form in an alternative format, or any other adjustments, are encouraged to email us at [email protected] or request a call back.
ABOUT US
At Close Brothers we support employees to balance their work life priorities and in this role you will be able to enjoy a mixture of hybrid working.
Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking and securities trading. We employ approximately 3,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250.
To find out more about Close Brothers, please visit our careers page: https://www.closebrothers.com/careers
To find out more about life at Close Brothers:
https://www.closebrothers.com/life-close-brothers#374017299-899295541
To find out more about our benefits:
https://www.closebrothers.com/employee-benefits
To find out more about our commitment to creating an inclusive environment:
Our Responsibility - Diversity and inclusion ¦ Close Brothers Group
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At Close Brothers Group, we are all connected by our mission to be the best place in the UK for wealth professionals and their clients.
We believe that everyone should think ahead, have a financial plan and invest wisely. Our clients are professionals, business owners, individuals, charities, families, and employers, who rely on our clear financial advice and investment management services to preserve and grow their long-term savings and investments.
We are a team of about 900 people based in 15 offices across the UK. Our geographic footprint means we can combine a local approach with face-to-face services to enable strong, long-term relationships with our clients.
Sustainability is fundamental to our purpose and we have a responsibility to help address the social, economic and environmental challenges facing our business, colleagues and clients. We strive to do the right thing and are dedicated to helping the charities that matter most to our people.
Our vision is to develop an open and inclusive company that ensures everyone is valued, respected and included, so that in years to come our business will represent a diverse and inclusive workforce from the top down.
We look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds. If this job is of interest to you but you do not meet every criteria then we encourage you still to apply as we are open to providing training opportunities.
