PMO Lead

PMO Lead (Portfolio Management Office)

Full Time Permanent

Milton Keynes (Hybrid working)

Salary: From £34,037, company car, 27 days holiday, generous pension scheme and so much more!

Closing date: 9th January 2025

Our dynamic Digital and Direct team have an exciting opportunity for you to join them as an experienced PMO professional in the role of PMO Lead.

This is a great opportunity for an individual with experience of supporting change, creative thinking, excellent storytelling and the ability to communicate with stakeholders effectively to influence and drive change. You will gain great exposure across and the wider organisation and play a crucial role in the team.

This is what you will be doing:

As the PMO Lead you will report directly to the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office Manager. Your key responsibilities will include:

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This is how you can add value:

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What's in it for you?

An excellent remuneration, Company Car scheme, discretionary bonus, Pension, Healthcare and 27 days holiday in addition to statutory bank holidays plus much more!

About Volkswagen Financial Services

Our mission is straight forward, we want to be 'The Key to Mobility'. What does that mean? To make getting from A-to-B as easy and simple for as many people as possible. To truly meet the mobility needs of people in a changing world, our offering goes beyond traditional vehicle financing. We do this by providing a range of finance and aftersales products on Volkswagen Group vehicles, as well as developing innovative mobility products designed to solve real problems and support our customers.

Volkswagen Financial Services is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from everyone. Diversity and Inclusion is not just a statement for us and we are nurturing an environment where everyone can be their 100% self. If there is anything we can do to support you being your 100% self during our recruitment process, please let us know and we will support you as best we can

We operate a hybrid working model whereby one day a week in our head office, Milton Keynes is mandatory. However, there may be instances with project work or during the training period whereby there is an expectation to work in the office more regularly.