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PMO Manager

Job Requisition ID: 32349
Job Closing Date: 02 November 2025
London, GBR, W1A 1AA
JOB DETAILS
JOB TITLE: PMO Manager
JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term, Full-time (9 months)
DEPARTMENT: Strategy & Transformation - Generative AI Programme
LOCATION: London - Hybrid (Other UK bases will be considered)
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: 47,500 - 59,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience
We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application - though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
Join the BBC's Generative AI Programme at the forefront of innovation and transformation. As PMO Manager, you'll play a key role in driving effective delivery across a complex, high-profile programme shaping how the BBC uses AI to enhance audience experiences, business operations, and creativity. Reporting to the Programme Manager, you'll ensure governance, alignment, and delivery excellence across multiple workstreams.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the BBC's generative AI journey - a strategic initiative at the heart of the organisation's future. You'll work in a collaborative environment with colleagues across editorial, technology, and strategy, gaining exposure to cutting-edge projects and senior stakeholders. The Generative AI Programme combines innovation, strategic thinking with real-world impact, making this a uniquely rewarding role for anyone passionate about business transformation and change at scale.
The Generative AI Programme team is part of the Group Strategy & Transformation division, with the Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer sitting on the BBC's Executive Committee. We are a highly motivated, energetic team, passionate about the BBC and the future of public service broadcasting. We care about developing our people and about creating a great culture in which to work.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT
As PMO Manager, you will:

• Establish and maintain programme governance, ensuring consistent reporting, oversight, and risk management.
• Track programme deliverables, risks, dependencies, and benefits across all workstreams.
• Coordinate inputs across teams to produce clear, evidence-based progress updates for boards and senior stakeholders.
• Support planning, prioritisation, and alignment with BBC strategic objectives.
• Develop and maintain programme documentation, dashboards, and delivery tools to enable effective decision-making.
• Identify and drive opportunities to improve delivery efficiency, transparency, and consistency across the programme.
• Champion best practice in programme management and help build capability within the wider team.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Proven experience managing a PMO or supporting complex, multi-stakeholder programmes or portfolios.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage governance, planning, and reporting in dynamic environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, comfortable engaging at all levels.
• Experience with risk, dependency, and benefits management frameworks.
• High proficiency in MS Project or equivalent tools, and confidence analysing data to support decision-making.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED

• Experience in transformation, digital delivery, or technology-led change.
• Familiarity with agile or hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Understanding of generative AI or emerging technologies in media.
• Entrepreneurial spirit to work in a developing space and re-invent ways of working

If you can bring some of these skills and experiences, along with transferable strengths, we'd love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.
Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.
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Disclaimer
This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.
Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.
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Redeployment
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.
Information at a Glance
This is your BBC
At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world's best loved content, and the BBC's mission to inform, educate and entertain.
Life at BBC
Here you will benefit from:

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis.
Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.
You belong
We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.
Disability confident
We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we'd be happy to discuss:
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