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VP - Portfolio Management (EPMO Leader)

International Permanent View Job Description
This is a rare opportunity to step into a greenfield leadership role and define the way strategic projects are managed at scale. As VP - Portfolio Management, you'll set up and lead the enterprise PMO, building out the structure, tooling, and team to provide governance and visibility across all major initiatives across the group.
  • Build and lead an enterprise-wide PMO function from the ground up
  • Drive portfolio governance, reporting, and oversight of strategic programs

About Our Client

A large, high-impact entity currently forming a central strategy office, with transformation high on the agenda.

Job Description

  • Design and implement the enterprise PMO operating model, from frameworks to dashboards to reporting cadences.
  • Lead and scale a team of PMO professionals overseeing planning, tracking, risk management, and delivery health.
  • Establish a single source of truth for project and program reporting across the enterprise, including the adoption of tools.
  • Act as a gatekeeper for project governance: ensure every new initiative meets quality thresholds, risk controls, and alignment with strategic goals.
  • Work closely with C-level stakeholders, translating delivery data into strategic insights and highlighting risks, delays or delivery concerns early.
  • Collaborate with vendors and internal delivery teams to drive execution, particularly across digital and AI-led transformation initiatives.

The Successful Applicant

  • Deep experience in enterprise PMO, portfolio, or transformation leadership roles within large complex organisations.
  • Proven track record setting up and scaling PMO structures from the ground up.
  • Strong leadership skills with the ability to build high-performing teams and influence at senior levels - must have led teams of at least 8 people.
  • Fluent in project governance methodologies, reporting frameworks, and portfolio tools.
  • Sector background is open, but you must be comfortable operating in fast-moving, complex environments.
  • Strategic mindset with a hands-on, outcomes-first approach.

What's on Offer

  • A mandate to build and own the PMO at the enterprise level.
  • Work at the heart of strategic decision-making and transformation delivery.
Contact
Ruwise Sheriff
Quote job ref
JN-052025-6731575

Job summary

Sector
Consultancy, Strategy and Change
Subsector
Corporate Strategy
Industry
Business Services
Location
International
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Ruwise Sheriff
Job reference
JN-052025-6731575
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