Head of Enterprise PMO
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Head of Enterprise PMO
Company: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
Location: London
Full-time, On-site
About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a specialty underwriter providing solutions to clients and brokers around the world. Bermuda-headquartered with offices in New York, London, Stockholm and other locations, we are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (SPNT). We have licenses to write Property & Casualty and Accident & Health insurance and reinsurance globally. With over $3.0 billion total capital, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s operating companies have a financial strength rating of A from Fitch, A- from AM Best and S&P, and A3 from Moody’s.
Job Description
The Head of Enterprise PMO will lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s enterprise-wide programme management capability. This role is pivotal in embedding a high-performing, permanent PMO function ensuring robust governance, delivery assurance, and portfolio visibility across all transformation initiatives. Reporting to the Transformation & Change Director, the Head of Enterprise PMO will lead a permanent team of PMO professionals, supported by additional flex capacity aligned to the evolving needs of the change portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
- Leading the Enterprise PMO function to enable consistent, high-quality delivery across [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]’s transformation agenda.
- Overseeing planning and execution of funding allocation, business case development, value tracking, people allocation, and supplier engagement across the change portfolio.
- Managing governance and reporting processes – including Board, ELT, and SLT updates.
- Driving adoption and continued usage of Monday.com Change Portfolio Management software.
- Maintaining robust portfolio controls and assurance mechanisms, proactively managing risks, issues, and change metrics.
- Contributing to development of a high-performing PMO team with a culture of continuous improvement.
- Managing pool of project manager resource ensuring delivery approach aligns with controls.
- Overseeing creation of accurate business cases for transformation initiatives and tracking benefit realisation against OKRs.
Required Skills & Experience
- Proven leadership in large-scale programme and project delivery within insurance environments.
- Strong financial and resource planning acumen, including business case generation and funding models.
- Deep expertise in governance, executive-level reporting, portfolio controls, and risk management.
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills at senior leadership and board levels.
- Demonstrated ability to build and embed enterprise PMO functions and lead cross-functional teams.
- Experience using Change Portfolio Management software (e.g. Monday.com).
- Bachelor’s degree in business, organisational development, or related field; professional certifications (PMP, PRINCE2, MSP, Prosci) highly desirable.
- 10+ years relevant experience in enterprise PMO leadership, transformation, or change delivery.
Additional Information
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.