Job Type: 12 Month FTC
Location: Edinburgh, Telford or Birmingham
Closing Date: 14/10/26
Salary: Up to £45,000 dependent upon experience
At Standard Life, we’ve built a hugely successful, well respected and rapidly developing business by putting our people first. We believe attracting, developing, motivating and inspiring exceptional people benefits our customers, our shareholders and ultimately, our performance. We strive to be the best place anyone has ever worked. Join us and you can look forward to challenging and rewarding work, alongside highly skilled colleagues with world class expertise.
We’re Standard Life, a retirement specialist focused entirely on retirement savings and income. We champion the belief that everyone’s journey to and through retirement can be better, and for more than 200 years, we’ve been helping our customers plan and prepare for their financial futures.
Life today is increasingly complicated, uncertain and unpredictable. People move through different careers, face unexpected moments and navigate important choices. We offer our colleagues flexibility, trust and benefits that work for whatever life brings. In return we expect curiosity, connection, accountability and high standards. We make room for what matters - so you can bring your best, every day.
The Role
The Pensions and Savings Change Hub is a dynamic team of change professionals driving strategic transformation across three core delivery centres. We play a pivotal role in aligning change initiatives with business strategy, enabling market-leading outcomes in a fast-paced and evolving environment.
We have an exciting opportunity for a PMO Analyst to join the team to support the integration of project and programme information to identify and monitor key dependencies, ensuring risks and assumptions are managed in line with the Change Management Framework.
You will support resource management strategy by maintaining accurate resource plans in Smartcore and proactively managing project costs. This includes forecasting , reviewing monthly spend, processing invoices accruals, and identifying trends/challenging the accuracy and completeness of project data.
What We’re Looking For
Proven, hands‑on experience delivering complex, multi‑million‑pound, multi‑workstream, high‑profile Regulatory and/or advanced CRM change projects and programmes within large, complex organisations
Advanced Reporting & Analytical Capabilities
Strong analytical capability with demonstrable experience using advanced Excel functionality (or equivalent tools) to produce dashboards, delivery plans and KPI tracking. Able to turn complex data into clear, insight‑led reporting that supports senior decision‑making and builds stakeholder confidence.
Strong Governance & Risk Management Skills
Extensive experience operating within formal governance frameworks, including maintaining RAID logs, tracking milestones and ensuring compliance. Confident in identifying risks early, constructively challenging stakeholders (often at senior leadership level) and escalating issues appropriately.
Highly Proficient in Project Financial & Resource Management
Significant experience managing project finances, including cost tracking, ledger analysis, accruals and forecasting. Able to reconcile budgets end‑to‑end, identify discrepancies and resolve issues through thorough analysis and problem‑solving.
Excellent Stakeholder Communication & Presentation Skills
Highly effective communicator, fully competent in preparing and presenting materials for steering groups, leadership forums and cross‑functional teams. Comfortable translating complex delivery, financial and performance data into clear, concise and actionable messages.
Proficiency with PMO Tools & Process Improvement
Strong working knowledge of PMO tools and methodologies, including MS Project, Smartcore and Excel. Evidence of leading and embedding high‑impact process improvements that enhance delivery control, efficiency and transparency.
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Skills Required
- Hands-on experience delivering complex, multi-million-pound, multi-workstream regulatory and/or advanced CRM change projects and programmes within large, complex organisations
- Advanced reporting and analytical capabilities, including advanced Microsoft Excel or equivalent tools for dashboards, delivery plans, and KPI tracking
- Experience operating within formal governance frameworks, maintaining RAID logs, tracking milestones, managing risks, and ensuring compliance
- Significant experience managing project finances, including cost tracking, ledger analysis, accruals, forecasting, budget reconciliation, and discrepancy resolution
- Excellent stakeholder communication and presentation skills, including preparing and presenting materials for steering groups, leadership forums, and cross-functional teams
- Strong working knowledge of PMO tools and methodologies, including Microsoft Project, Smartcore, and Excel
- Experience leading and embedding process improvements that enhance delivery control, efficiency, and transparency
What We Do
Standard Life champions the belief that everyone’s journey to and through retirement can be better, using our size, expertise and influence - to shape the world our customers will retire into.
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