Integration Management Office Lead - 6 month contract

Job Description

Who were looking forSchroders Business Transformation is growing in its delivery of large scale, Merger & Acquisition based change. We require an individual with excellent Integration management office (IMO) skills to support the delivery of large scale projects and programmesand lead the IMO function within the Business Transformation team.The projects and programmes supported by the successful individual will enable continuing growth of the Schroders business, through the effective integration of new business frameworks to the core Schroders operating model.About SchrodersWere a global investment manager. We help institutions, intermediaries and individuals around the world invest money to meet their goals, fulfil their ambitions, and prepare for the future.We have around 5,000 people on six continents. And weve been around for over 200 years, but keep adapting as society and technology changes. What doesnt change is our commitment to helping our clients, and society, prosper.The teamYou will be part of Group Change at Schroders. Group Change designs and delivers solutions to enterprise level challenges and consists of a number of specialist practices: Business Transformation, Business Consulting, Business Design, Lean and Agile OperationalExcellence and Enterprise Change.This role is within the Business Transformation Team. We are a friendly, supportive and collaboratve team comprising of a range of roles which supports the on-boarding of new M&A activities via a series of programmes and projects.What youll do* Lead and facilitate workshops with the various business stakeholders* Develop internal and expternal communication plan with various business areas* Prepare various internal and external comms with business comms teams* Establish and embed a Governance Framework for Business Transformation programmes and projects that aligns with Group Change frameworks* Manage Integration Management internal and external packs* Develop a strategy for the Business Transformation PMO function that supports ongoing Business Transformation team goals* Recruit and lead a team of PMO analysts able to provide effective support to Business Transformation programmes and projects* Educate Business Transformation resources on group frameworks including processes around Planning, Budgeting, Benefits Management, Change Management, etc.* Work with the Business Transformation Management Team to define key success indicators for programmes and projects* Ensure programmes and projects develop and execute clear plans for handing over activities to business as usual functions* Conduct Post Implementation reviews and share outputs, including key lessons learned* Represent Business Transformation in any Group Change Framework development activitiesThe knowledge, experience and qualifications you need* Must have experience as a Senior PMO or project manager preferably using Agile (SAFe)* Experience of training or supporting teams around PMO systems and processes.* Great communication and presentation skills* Experience of the financial aspects of managing a portfolio of projects, including cross-charging between projects, teams and business areas, forecasting and reconciliation, variance reporting and budget management.* Good understanding of established project management lifecycles, methodologies, governance and frameworks.* Good stakeholder engagement and management skills with the ability to present factual information to individuals or groups in a structured, clear, confident and concise way.The knowledge, experience and qualifications that will help* Strong stakeholder management and internal communication experience* Experience of having worked in, and ideally led, a PMO function within financial and working with senior stakeholders is preferred.* Ability to develop communication plan and co-ordinate with various workstream* Ability to clearly prioritise a range of activities, communicating progress of a range of initiatives clearly and concisely* A good understanding and application of emotional intelligence* Experience of SAFe working practices is desirableWhat youll be like* Hands-on with a positive "can-do" attitude* Responsible for planning own workload and working with autonomy, typically against a backdrop of changing priorities and / or external events* A good team player, building strong relationships within the PMO and Business Transformation teams and other Schroders functions* Able to quickly gain the respect and confidence of colleagues, stakeholders and senior managers* Able to quickly understand organisational cultures, both internal to Schroders and with our M&A partnersWere looking for the best, whoever they areSchroders is an equal opportunities employer. Youre welcome here whatever your sex, marital status, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religious belief or age.