Senior PMO - Workday Programme

Description

Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive.

Job Title: Senior PMO - Workday Programme

Location: Warwick / Hybrid

Contract Type: 6 months - possibility for extension

We are seeking a high-calibre Senior PMO to support the delivery of the Elevate Programme, a major Workday implementation across People, Finance, and Procurement.

This hybrid role combines 50% PMO governance & reporting with 50% delivery oversight, working closely with the Portfolio Manager and senior stakeholders including the Chief People Officer (CPO) and the Head of People Transformation. With Go-Live scheduled for April 2026, the role is critical in ensuring governance discipline, structured reporting, and proactive risk management in a blended Agile/Waterfall environment.

This is a senior, high-visibility role requiring autonomy, confidence, structured thinking, and the ability to engage credibly with executive leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Lead weekly/fortnightly reporting cycles and produce executive Steering Committee packs

Maintain RAID logs, RAG reporting, governance frameworks, and programme artefacts

Support Design Authority processes, stage gates, and go/no-go decisions

Track milestones, dependencies, and delivery actions across the People Transformation Team

Drive accountability with workstream leads and maintain delivery cadence

Monitor testing progress, identify risks/blockers, and escalate appropriately

Essential Requirements

Proven Senior PMO experience with hands-on project management capability

Experience in software delivery programmes and Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe)

Strong ownership of RAID, RAG, governance, and reporting packs

Agile PM qualification - mandatory

Confident engaging and influencing senior stakeholdersHighly Desirable

Workday delivery experience

HR, Finance, or People Technology programme exposure

Big Four or top-tier consultancy background

We are looking for someone polished, proactive, highly organised, and capable of maintaining control and structure during a critical programme delivery phase.

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