Who are we?
We’re a specialist employee benefits provider, striving to create healthy, happy workplaces. As part of the international Unum Group, we’re on a collective mission to help the working world thrive.
The roleWhat will you be doing?
Purpose: The PMO Manager is responsible for leading the Project Management Office (PMO), ensuring effective governance, portfolio oversight, reporting, resource management, and delivery assurance across change initiatives. The role provides leadership and support to project and programme teams, establishes standards and controls, and ensures projects are aligned with organisational strategy and governance requirements, using AI and other technologies to develop and support the key accountabilities and deliverables below.What will you bring?
We’re looking for an experienced PMO Manager to lead and develop our Project Management Office within Core Business Change. This is a high-impact role where you’ll shape how change is governed, reported and delivered across a varied portfolio of initiatives.
You’ll provide the structure, insight and assurance that helps teams deliver confidently — from governance and portfolio reporting through to resource planning, financial oversight, risk management and continuous improvement. You’ll also play a key role in identifying opportunities to use AI, automation and technology to improve capacity, insight and overall impact.
What you’ll be doing- Leading and developing PMO frameworks, standards, methodologies and controls.
- Providing governance, challenge and delivery assurance across projects and programmes.
- Producing clear portfolio reporting, dashboards and management information for senior stakeholders.
- Managing portfolio risks, issues, actions, dependencies and decisions, ensuring timely escalation where needed.
- Supporting resource planning, capacity forecasting, business cases, benefit tracking and financial reporting.
- Driving continuous improvement across PMO tools, templates, processes and ways of working.
- Using AI, automation and technology-led solutions to improve efficiency, insight and delivery impact.
- Leading, coaching and supporting PMO colleagues, project managers and programme managers.
You’ll bring significant experience in PMO, portfolio or programme management, with a strong understanding of governance frameworks and delivery controls. You’ll be confident working with senior stakeholders, turning complex delivery data into clear insight, and providing constructive challenge that helps teams stay on track.
We’d love to hear from you if you have experience in:
- Portfolio reporting, executive dashboards and performance insight.
- Financial management, forecasting, budgeting and benefits realisation.
- Risk, issue, dependency and change control management.
- PMO tools such as Azure DevOps or other portfolio management platforms.
- Using AI, automation or technology to improve PMO processes and productivity.
- Leading people, influencing stakeholders and supporting continuous improvement.
In return, you'll benefit from:
- Competitive salary and generous bonus scheme
- Healthcare Cash Plan (Level 1 funded)
- Defined Contribution pension scheme
- Life assurance, private medical and income protection insurance
- Access to a remote GP, nutrition coaching, personal training, unlimited mental health support and medical second opinions
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 additional days
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme with on-site charging facilities
- Free shuttle bus from Dorking train station
- A supportive culture focused on wellbeing, development and career growth
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Why join us?
At Unum, we’ve created a workplace where people feel supported to progress and grow, and can see their ambitions coming to life.
As a part of our commitment to creating an inclusive workplace, we actively encourage applications from those with disabilities and those with long-term health conditions.
If you meet the essential criteria for the role and choose to opt in to the scheme during your application, you will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.
If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.
Company:
Unum UKSkills Required
- Significant experience in PMO, portfolio management, or programme management
- Strong understanding of governance frameworks and delivery controls
- Experience producing portfolio reports, executive dashboards, and performance insights
- Experience with financial management, forecasting, budgeting, and benefits realisation
- Experience managing risks, issues, dependencies, and change controls
- Experience using PMO tools such as Azure DevOps or other portfolio management platforms
- Experience using AI, automation, or technology to improve PMO processes and productivity
- Experience leading people, influencing stakeholders, and supporting continuous improvement
Unum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Unum and has not been reviewed or approved by Unum.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits are described as starting day one and include medical coverage along with employer-provided life, short-term disability, and long-term disability. On-site amenities like a gym and café are also part of the health-and-extras package in some locations.
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Retirement Support — The retirement offering is positioned as a standout through a high employer 401(k) contribution. This retirement support is repeatedly framed as a key draw within the total rewards package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is characterized as generous, with additional personal days and company closure days also described. The time-off program is presented as broader than many peers on paper.
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What We Do
Unum is a company of people serving people. A Fortune 500 company, we help millions of people gain affordable access to disability, life, accident, critical illness, dental and vision benefits through the workplace — benefits that help them protect their families, their finances and their futures. Our products and services meet the needs of a diverse workforce that includes four generations, growing ethnic diversity and changing family dynamics. A strong commitment to social responsibility is one of Unum's core values. In fact, we place particular emphasis on contributing to positive change in the communities in which we live and work. Helping our communities become better is a natural extension of the commitment we make each and every day to our customers — to help employers manage their businesses and employees protect their families and livelihoods. We look forward to sharing industry news, community involvement, recognition and other info we hope you find interesting and informative. We encourage your comments and feedback so we can be a valuable resource for you and get to know you a little better.
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