Senior PMO Manager

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

Senior PMO Manager

• Location: London

• Type: Permanent, full time 

• Happy to talk flexible working 

The Opportunity

QBE Europe is recruiting a Senior PMO Manager to lead PMO function for the division and support major programmes and strategic initiatives. The role provides oversight and constructive challenge, including planning, value measurement, governance, risk management, resourcing, delivery assurance, and high-quality executive reporting across multiple complex change programmes.

Having the right to work in the UK is a requirement for this role.  QBE may consider sponsorship at its discretion.  

About QBE      

At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch.      

We’re an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries – which means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It’s an exciting time. We’re building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.     

What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world? As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind. 

Your new role

• Lead and develop the PMO team (internal) and manage external PMO resources across programmes with professional best practice standards, development plans and career pathways

• Operate enterprise PMO services consistently across programmes, aligned to the PMO services catalogue

• Define and enforce standards and risk controls (planning, controls, assurance, escalation and decision forums) to drive delivery discipline and pace

• Ensure programme clarity, control and performance reporting: scope, ownership, milestones, critical path, risks, issues and dependencies are explicit and actively managed

• Ownership of the divisions Planview data governance and integrity—clear definitions, ownership, cadence and quality checks so the portfolio dataset is complete, accurate and audit-ready

• Turn Planview data into programme decision support: concise, decision-focused insight for Steer Co and senior forums, highlighting actions, trade-offs and implications.

• Provide forward-looking delivery confidence—trends, hotspots and early warning indicators on schedule, risk and dependency exposure

• Align financial management with the transformation finance business partnering team —forecasting, spend controls, funding cycles and reporting aligned to corporate processes

• Support business/programme teams with benefits management, helping to drive measurable outcomes and monitoring of benefits/value realisation

• Drive assurance and continuous improvement—health checks, deep dives and independent reviews; early escalation with recommendations; continuous improvements to processes, tooling and transparency/accountability culture.

About you

• Extensive experience at a senior level leading a PMO function including people management

• Strong track record supporting large, complex programmes with multiple workstreams.

• Deep understanding of governance, risk and regulatory expectations in financial services.

• Proven capability in executive reporting, financial management and delivery assurance.

• Confident engaging, influencing and challenging at a senior leadership level.

• Experience of using Planview as a PMO tool

• Relevant professional qualifications (e.g. P3O, P3M3)

• Exposure to benefits‑led governance, OKRs and modern PMO practices.

Desirable:

• Experience supporting regulatory, technology or operating model transformation

• Experience in PMO within the Financial services sector

Benefits    

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:  

• 30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.    

• Flexible working - balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all, this can include part-time, job share and compressed hours.    

• Pension – you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.    

To learn more about benefits of working with us, click  Rewarding our people - QBE European Operations   

Awards & Recognition  

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:  

Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2025:    

• Winner: Commercial Lines Insurer of the Year, Winner: Reinsurer of the Year - QBE Re, Winner: ESG, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year, Winner: Insurance Personality of the Year - Chris Wallace, Executive Director UK insurance  

• AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner: Network Management of the Year   

• Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024: QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer   

To learn more about our achievements, click here    

Apply now and let’s make it happen!    

If you’re looking for a career that combines your expertise and your empathy, click Apply today.   

Skills:

Business Case Development, Coaching for success, Commercial Acumen, Critical Thinking, Influencing, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Navigating ambiguity, Portfolio Management, Process Improvements, Project Delivery, Project Management, Project Management Governance, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Management

Application Close Date: 29/05/2026 11:59 PM

How to Apply:

To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.