Senior Program Manager

Nottingham - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 13 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Contract: Full-time Permanent

Salary: Lv 4

Location: Nottingham Support Office

Closing date: 13/11/25

Recruitment Partner: Daniel White

About the role

The Portfolio Management Office (PMO) is part of the IT Planning and Governance function within International Technology & Advanced Analytics (IT2A). This department sets the standards and governs the portfolio of projects delivered within IT2A.

Key responsibilities

Improving the processes and underpinning reporting that ensures a clear and accurate view of our resources
Working with project managers to improve the accuracy of resource forecasting
Working with line managers to establish best practice in the management of project resources using our portfolio planning tool (KeyedIn) to supply resources and to monitor upcoming demand.
Working with our partners to develop an organized supply of quality resources to fulfil project demand.
Managing programs to lead best practice and increase capabilities across the Project Management community. For example risk and issue management planning and estimation project financial management stakeholder management. Help develop training materials and deliver training where required.
Planning preparing and running governance bodies to ensure the health of the portfolio of projects is clear for senior leaders and financial information is tracked accurately across all projects. Highlighting concerns and focusing senior management time where it is most required.
Managang daily relationships with resource partners to ensure the smooth and fast supply of quality resources to meet demands.
Facilitate portfolio planning reviews with senior stakeholders. Identify actions and ensure these are followed through to completion
Contribute towards new and improved existing internal portfolio management office governance planning and resourcing processes and ways of working to ensure the services provided by the function are effective and value adding to the organisation.

What youll need to have

Experience of delivering one or more central PMO services to multiple delivery teams or of managing the end-to-end delivery of complex IT projects

Experience of IT project delivery frameworks and processes

Demonstrable stakeholder management ability and clear communication skills.

Expert data analysis problem solving and interpretation skills including proficiency with MS Excel

It would be great if you also have

Experience leading multi-national teams with mixed employment types
Experience managing projects with a team comprised of onshore and offshore resources
Experience managing and governing budgets
Experience of a retail organisation
Experience of processes in relevant departments (e.g. portfolio planning enterprise resource management quality assurance)
Agile scrum master or product owner experience and accreditation
Project management qualification e.g. APMP Prince2 MSP
Experience with analytical tools and applications (e.g. PowerBI)

Our benefits

Boots Retirement Savings Plan
Discretionary annual bonus
Generous employee discounts
Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday discounted gym membership life assurance activity passes and much more.
Access to free 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at Exclusions may apply eligible roles only. Please note any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.

Why Boots

At Boots we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots with you we change for the better.

Whats next

Where a role is advertised as full-time we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

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Contract: Full-time PermanentSalary: Lv 4Location: Nottingham Support OfficeClosing date: 13/11/25Recruitment Partner: Daniel White About the roleThe Portfolio Management Office (PMO) is part of the IT Planning and Governance function within International Technology & Advanced Analytics (IT2A). This...