Job Description

At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients, and superior shareholder returns.
Through our behaviours of telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.
We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.
The role:
The Business Portfolio PMO Analyst is a key role within Finance Change, supporting the PMO Lead in ensuring the successful delivery of projects and alignment with the firm's strategic objectives. Reporting to the Finance Business PMO Lead you will execute well-defined PMO processes in support of a business portfolio within the Finance Change team.
Your responsibilities will include supporting, monitoring and evaluating performance of Finance Change project delivery, assisting Project Managers with project status reporting, assisting PMO Leads and Project Managers with status reporting, milestone reporting, RAID (Risk, Assumption, Issue and Dependency) management and providing check and challenge as appropriate. Additionally, you will assist the Business PMO Lead in ensuring the firm-wide project management tool, ServiceNow, is up to date with project schedules, cost and resource forecasts, and project and programme status reports.
You will also ensure the change control process is administered for your business portfolio, assisting the Business PMO Leads with preparation for Steering Committee meetings. You will work collaboratively with the Central PMO team, being responsible for project data quality and timely MI and reporting into the Enterprise PMO team.
Key Responsibilities:Support adherence to the Change Lifecycle and Standards, promoting a strong project governance framework through support and quality assurance of governance activities Assist in logging RAID (Risk, Assumption, Issue and Dependency) for projects, along with updates on progress of actions towards closure Assist in review of project status reporting to ensure this is robust, with appropriate clarity and key messages within reporting deadlines by project managers Become an expert in using the ServiceNow project management tool and drive its use in the project management and reporting Assist in documenting and monitoring project milestones to show baselines, forecasts, status and dependencies Support project closure reporting, identifying lessons learned and documenting benefits assessment Assist Business PMO Lead in preparing for project-related meetings including quality review of submissions, supporting in providing secretariat for the meetings and drafting minutes and actions Support in maintaining project reporting calendar to ensure compliance with governance standards and reporting timelines Act as custodian and guardian of the master copy of all the project artefacts and reporting information

Key Skills and Competencies:Highly motivated, organised and proactive - committed to achieving exceptional results and challenging the status quo Effective stakeholder communication and ability to build strong relationships with other functional areas Strong communication skills verbally and in writing so that key messages are understood Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities and stakeholders Experience of monitoring and reporting in a project environment Ability to use a project management system such as ServiceNow for data recording Ability to apply common project controls such as change requests, document control and retrieval

ExperienceExperience of managing stakeholders across a range of business areas, preferably within Financial Services Experience of formal reporting of data in a change environment, ideally within previous PMO roles Experience of monitoring and reporting in a project environment Experience of using an electronic system to capture and retrieve information

Work Level: Experienced Colleague
Recruiter: Matt Campbell
Close Date: 12th June 2025
We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.
M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, or neuro-divergent conditions. Being a Disability Confident Leader means that candidates who meet the minimum criteria of a job, will be offered an interview if they 'opt in' to the scheme when applying.
If you need assistance or an alternative means of applying for a role due to a disability or additional need, please let us know by contacting us at: careers@mandg.com