Contract Role: PMO Lead / PMO Consultant – Financial Crime & Payments

Contract Location: London. Hybrid 2-3 days (with occasional travel to Brighton)

Contract Duration: 3-4 months initially (with potential extension)

Contract Start Date: Immediate

Contract Classification: Inside IR35

Rate: Dependent on experience

Overview

We are seeking an experienced PMO Lead / PMO Consultant to support a global Financial Crime enterprise standards gap assessment for a leading global payments and financial services organisation.

The successful candidate will provide strong PMO support across a complex, international programme, working closely with senior stakeholders and teams across multiple business units and global markets.

Key Responsibilities

· Develop and agree the project timeline, including key working sessions, milestones and deliverables.

· Establish the status reporting cadence, key metrics, performance indicators and risk indicators.

· Identify key attendees, schedule governance forums and prepare agenda and meeting materials.

· Set up and maintain the RAID log, including clear escalation routes for issue resolution.

· Track completion of gap assessments across multiple business units and international markets.

· Draft summary reports covering gap assessment findings and implementation plans.

· Support the preparation and syndication of executive-level reporting across senior governance forums.

· Work closely with client teams completing the gap assessments, helping to consolidate responses and translate findings into clear executive-level reporting.

Essential Skills & Experience

· Strong PMO Lead / PMO support experience within global financial institutions.

· Strong experience within the Payments industry and Financial Crime.

· Experience working on complex, international programmes with multiple business units and markets.

· Experience supporting gap assessments, regulatory/standards programmes or similar Financial Crime initiatives.

· Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work confidently with senior decision-makers across Europe, Americas and APAC.

· Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines.

· Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment and coordinating across geographically dispersed teams.

PMO Lead / PMO Consultant – Financial Crime & Payments

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