Senior PMO Lead

Job Title: Senior PMO Lead

Location: Preston/UK wide. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Grade: GG10

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.

If you don’t feel you can talk to your line manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE: Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

Job Description:

As part of this role you will provide direction, coaching, and oversight to ensure the team delivers accurate, insightful, and timely management information that supports strategic decision-making. Combining strong leadership with excellent administrative and data management expertise, you will champion continuous improvement, oversee KPI and budget reporting, risk and opportunity management, and ensure robust project controls and processes are embedded across the function.

Core duties:

• Leading a PMO team within Data and Analytics, coordinating their output to ensure all deliverables are met
• Applying expert understanding of PMO techniques and agile principles, to track progress and deliver delivery insights embedding relevant processes and approaches to gather accurate data
• Lead the collation of performance metrics from various data sources to report against cost, plan, and delivery and other functional KPIs and supporting the facilitation/chairing of meetings
• Act as the custodian of the governance framework across the function to ensure timely flow of data and accurate decision making
• Acting as the main point of contact for the Project and Delivery Managers to support with all delivery based requirements
• Upskilling less experienced PMO team members through on the job training/guidance/coaching

Essential Skills:

• PMO background with understanding of Agile, governance, reporting and continuous improvement
• Previous leadership or team management experience
• Ability to interpret agile and waterfall delivery data and provide meaningful insights
• Experience using JIRA

The Data Analytics Project Management Team:

You will be advising and assisting the Data Analytics Management Team as part of a new fast-growing department where you will be interacting with a wide range of stakeholders on exciting new projects that have a real bearing on the company.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 24th November 2026