PMO Practice Lead

• Sep 2022 - Present

Lean PMO Lead

• Nov 2021 - Sep 2022

Transformation Delivery Officer

• Nov 2020 - Nov 2021

Change Services (PMO)Manager

• Nov 2018 - Nov 2020

Responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of esure’s IT portfolio of change through definition, management and delivery of necessary support, administrative and governance functions.

PMO Analyst

• May 2017 - Nov 2018

Project Portfolio Analyst

• Aug 2015 - May 2017

•Responsible for setting up and establishing the Project Portfolio Management function. •Defining the internal project management methodology and processes and implementing them across the Society. •Analysing and reporting on project finances, schedules, resource requirements, risk and general project status to ensure compliance with standards and delivery within the agreed constraints. •Writing and analysing business cases for new projects before submission to the Senior Management Team for prioritisation. •Analysis of the entire project portfolio to ensure ongoing strategic alignment and cohesion with business as usual activity. •Creation and maintenance of the portfolio dashboard for use by the Senior Management Team and meas-urement of KPIs. •Providing advice and guidance on best practice to Project Managers including the writing and running of internal Project Management training courses.

Lead PMO Analyst

• Jan 2014 - Aug 2015

I was on the business technology graduate scheme working in a team responsible for supporting hundreds of small engagements with a value in the region of £10m per annum. I was based onsite at HMRC. My responsibilities included: - Accurately collating and formatting data to produce financial reports which are used for month end reviews at Director level. - Producing monthly engagement reports for clients and ad hoc reports for senior managers covering resource utilisation, sales figures and the current status of projects. - Entering forecasts and posting revenue accurately and in line with month end deadlines. - Ad hoc project support and dealing with any timesheet and expense queries from contract resources. - Ensuring others in the team are fully trained in order to complete their daily tasks in addition to delegating work as required. - Maintanance and enhancement of reporting tools and processes.

Project Manager (12 month contract)

• Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

Working as an Employed Consultant on-site at Aviva. Worked on a major business transformation programme, ensuring the successful delivery of two projects with a budget of £1million. Predominantly worked on small projects, lasting up to 60 days, which were needed to meet urgent business requirements. Typical workload of 15-20 projects under management. Benefits of changes include a projected cost saving of £2 million per annum, breach avoidance and revenue generation from enhanced customer propositions. Worked on a systems thinking intervention during the last two months of the contract to improve the efficiency of delivering small change within the organisation. Initial changes implemented had a benefits case of over £300,000. Responsibilities involved defining requirements, monthly financial reporting and tracking, liaising with stakeholders and coordinating resources from a diverse range of teams both onshore and offshore. Delivered several projects in conjunction with third parties to help strengthen commercial relationships. Exposure to working in an Agile environment and using JIRA.

Recruitment Consultant

• Sep 2012 - Nov 2012