EPMO Senior Lean Portfolio Manager 12 month FTC
Guildford, ENG, GB, GU2 8XG
ETMO Lead
Role Description
As the Enterprise Transformation Management Office (ETMO) Lead, you will play an active role in shaping, establishing and delivering a programme office to support key strategic programmes across the Allianz UK business, raising the level of change delivery capability.
You will contribute to the aim that team members work together and support each other in the provision of all programme management capabilities.
This role will be a 12 month fixed term contract, it is a hybrid role based in our Guildford office.
Salary Information
Pay: Circa £58,000 per year.
Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.
About You
- You will be focusing in establishing and running the programme office for key strategic programmes, ensuring that proportionate governance is in place to successfully govern and deliver the programme.
- Provide support for other team members, when necessary, particularly to aid personal and team achievement and ongoing development.
- To look for opportunities to improve programme management office capability quality and value of output, innovative ideas are particularly encouraged.
- Provides all project and programme reporting artefacts to interested management team/s, such as Steering Committee, Change Investment Committee, ExCo and Board.
- Provides planning support where required.
- Provides control of scope and milestones.
- Actively supports in identifying and tracking dependencies across the programme.
- Supports financial control in tracking cost and spend across the programme, working closely with Finance Business Partners to report on financial progress and deviations.
- Provide support and oversight in tracking of programme resources, with strong alignment to financial reporting
- Ensures programme quality is achieved through application of Allianz quality standards.
Essential Skills
- A background in hands-on data engineering. You will need to coach and support engineers directly. Strong knowledge of core data concepts and technologies is essential, ideally with MS Azure Synapse or Databricks.
- Strong communication and relationship management skills
- Strong understanding of building and managing programme offices
- Proven track record of working on complex programmes
- An experienced PMO professional with a strong understanding of programme methodology and life cycle, in more than one programme environment.
- Experience in SAP implementations desirable.
- Proven ability to influence key stakeholders.
- Strong organisational and communication.
- Ability to lead and drive improvement and change.
- Working in high pressure environments on time bound activities.
- Considerable experience within Change Delivery, Project / Programme Offices or
- Programme Office capabilities:
- Proficient in commissioning and execution of key programme governance forums, e.g. Steering Committees
- Experience in working in complex programmes, with multiple projects and workstreams
- Strong analytical approach to identify assurance areas that need attention by the programme delivery team
- Experience in Agile and Waterfall delivery practices
- Financial tracking and analysis
- We support the government scheme “Access to Work” please feel free to ask us about the access to work scheme.
Desirable Skills
- Responsible Artificial Intelligence usage.
- Professionally qualified within Change Management field (e.g. SAFe Lean Portfolio Management or Practitioner of one or more of Axelos P3O, MoP or APM Project Professional etc).
- Insurance or Financial services data demand and usage experience would be useful.
What We Will Offer You
Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that’s perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That’s on top of enjoying all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s number one insurance brand, including:
- Flexible buy/sell holiday options
- Hybrid working
- Annual performance related bonus
- Contributory pension scheme
- Development days
- A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
- Retail discounts
- Volunteering days
Our Ways of Working
Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it’s right for our customers, our business and for you, then we’ll do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.
Integrity, Fairness, Inclusion & Trust
At Allianz, we believe in fostering an inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our commitment to equal opportunities, gender equity, and balanced gender representation, is demonstrated by our numerous accreditations: EDGE certified for gender inclusion, Women in Finance Charter members, Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, Business in the Community’s Race at Work Charter signatories, and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer.
We embrace neurodiversity and welcome applications from neurodivergent and disabled candidates, offering tailored adjustments to ensure your success.
We encourage our employees to advocate for their needs, whether it’s assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, mentoring, coaching, or flexible work arrangements.
Accessible Application for All
As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we support candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions through the Offer an Interview Scheme, for those meeting the essential skills for the role.
Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for assistance with your application, including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications.
For any inquiries or to submit your application, please contact: Matthew Irvine
Closing date: 30/03/2026
We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications.
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