Selby Jennings
Head of PMO - Tier 1 Prop Trading Firm - Dublin Relocation
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Head of PMO - BUILD A FUNCTION. SHAPE STRATEGY. DRIVE TRANSFORMATION.
Location: Dublin, Ireland (will relocate candidates from London)
Financial Services / Trading Environment
Senior Leadership Opportunity
An industry-leading financial services organisation is seeking an exceptional PMO Lead to establish and build a Project Management Office from the ground up.
This is a rare opportunity to create a PMO function from first principles within a fast-paced, highly successful business where transformation, technology investment and regulatory change are at the heart of the strategic agenda.
Working directly with senior leadership, you will define how the organisation prioritises, governs and delivers its most critical initiatives. From designing governance frameworks and portfolio management processes to building a high-performing PMO team, you will have genuine autonomy, visibility and influence across the organisation.
This is not a role for someone looking to maintain an existing PMO. It's for a leader who enjoys creating structure where none exists, building capability, and leaving a lasting impact on a growing business.
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What You'll Be Doing
Build & Lead the PMO
- Design and implement the PMO operating model, governance framework and delivery standards.
- Establish project and programme management methodologies that balance control with agility.
- Build and develop a high-performing PMO team.
- Create executive reporting, portfolio governance and investment prioritisation frameworks.
Drive Strategic Change
- Oversee a diverse portfolio spanning technology, regulatory change and business transformation.
- Partner with senior stakeholders to ensure resources are aligned to business priorities.
- Track benefits realisation, business outcomes and return on investment.
- Introduce delivery best practice whilst maintaining pace and commerciality.
Influence at Executive Level
- Act as a trusted adviser to senior leadership.
- Facilitate steering committees, governance forums and strategic planning discussions.
- Provide insight-led reporting and constructive challenge where appropriate.
- Drive organisational adoption of new ways of working.
What We're Looking For
We're keen to speak with candidates who have:
- Proven experience establishing or significantly transforming a PMO function
- Strong portfolio, programme and governance leadership experience
- A track record managing complex technology, regulatory and business change initiatives
- Experience leading and developing high-performing teams
- The ability to operate as a hands-on player-manager
- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills with experience influencing executive leadership teams
- Experience within financial services, capital markets, trading, investment management or another highly regulated environment
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Professional qualifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, MSP or equivalent would be advantageous.
Why This Role?
- Build a PMO function from the ground up
- Significant exposure to senior leadership
- Influence business-wide strategy and transformation
- Lead high-profile technology and regulatory programmes
- Develop and grow your own team
- Join a dynamic and entrepreneurial environment where your impact will be visible from day one
If you're passionate about building world-class PMO capabilities and want the opportunity to shape how a leading organisation delivers change, we'd love to hear from you.
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