Project Management Office (PMO) Manager

Title - Project Management Office (PMO) Manager

Location - London

Salary -£53,629- £67,036

About CDP:

CDP is a global non-profit that runs the world’s only independent environmental disclosure system. As the founder of environmental reporting, we believe in transparency and the power of data to drive change.

Partnering with leaders in enterprise, capital, policy and science, we surface the information needed to enable Earth-positive decisions. We helped more than 24,800 companies and almost 1,000 cities, states and regions disclose their environmental impacts in 2024. Financial institutions with more than a quarter of the world’s institutional assets use CDP data to help inform investment and lending decisions.

Our team is truly global, united by our shared desire to build a world where people, planet and profit are balanced. Visit  cdp.net or follow us @CDP to find out more.

About the Team:

The COO teams’ responsibilities can be summarised as follows: The development and ongoing operation of centralised prioritisation and resource allocation. Provision of centralised services to all CPD functions and geographies, including business as-usual oversight, change and project management standards KPI/KRI/OKR tracking and reporting.

About this role:

The Project Management Office (PMO) Manager serves as an agile, adaptable, and multi-disciplinary core of the COO team.

To support continuous, effective and optimal allocation of resource-to priorities through the establishment and operation of central Change and Investment and Project Management Office disciplines

To enhance project delivery and organisational learning across CDP by
establishing consistent governance, tools, and methodologies; enabling
excellence from the Central PMO; and supporting strategic decision-making
through robust portfolio oversight and reporting.

Operating across all CDP functions and geographies, the plays a key role in
both business-as-usual operations, strategy and key change initiatives.

PMO Manager is responsible for surfacing and addressing issues and
helping to design solutions that enable CDP to work more effectively and
efficiently.

This broad, high-impact role requires agility and breadth as a strategist,
analysist, and facilitator. The incumbent is adept at working on a wide range
of issues and needs; a quick learner and comfortable with complexity; is
financially literate; can analyse and understand a wide range of drivers; and
communicates clearly across functional and geographic lines.

What you will do:
1. Project Management Standards & Governance

• Develop and maintain organisation-wide project management standards, templates, tools and best practices to ensure consistency and excellence across all global projects
• Design and implement a scalable stage gate process for all project types (grant, IT, organisational)
• Ensure alignment with industry best practices while adapting to functional needs

2. Portfolio Management & Reporting

• Establish and manage cross-functional portfolio methodology, standards and processes, and reporting to track progress, risks, and dependencies
• Provide actionable insights and recommendations to the Change and Investment Committee
• Facilitate continuous optimal resource allocation through prioritisation and data-driven decision support

3. Capability Building & Knowledge Sharing

• Design and deliver onboarding and continuous development programs for project managers
• Provide coaching and guidance on PM tools and methodologies
• Lead knowledge-sharing initiatives and retrospectives to foster organisational learning

4. Direct Project Delivery

• Lead and manage strategic organisational projects as assigned
• Ensure delivery on time, within scope, and aligned with organisational priorities

Actively contribute to an effective and engaged team, clear on its purpose and contribution, by:

• Ensuring you know what is expected of you, through regular 1:1’s, having clear objectives in place, and participating in open and honest performance and development conversations
• Ensuring a respectful and inclusive workplace, where team members communicate openly, share knowledge so it can be used, and respect difference.
  Living the CDP Values and demonstrating the behaviours appropriate to your position.
  Stakeholder Engagement
• Project Leads and Managers across CDP functions
• Change and Investment Committee
• Functional Heads and Division Leads
• IT and Data Teams
• External Partners (as applicable)

You will be:

• A collaborative team player, confident at building and developing positive working relationships with colleagues in all functions and at all levels
• An ambassador of CDP Values. A pragmatist and outcome driven contributor
• A self-starter who thrives in complex environments and adapts quickly to changing priorities

We’re looking for:

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in program management, ideally within a central PMO or cross-functional environment
• Strong understanding of project governance, methodologies (e.g. PRINCE2, Agile), and portfolio management
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience with project management tools

• Ability to coach and influence across levels and functions

Desirable Qualifications

• Project Management Certification (e.g. PMP, PRINCE2, Agile PM)
• Experience in organisational change or transformation projects
• Fluent in both written and spoken English with an open communication style and the ability to bring people together
• Culturally and self-aware
• Strong analytical skills
• Agile, flexible comfortable with ambiguity
• Results and outcome orientated

Before you apply :

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How to apply: 
Please upload your CV and cover letter in the application form.

The salary banding for this role is £53,629- £67,036.

This is a hybrid role, candidates will need to live within a commutable distance of the London office and be comfortable with 2 days in the office per week.

The deadline for submitting the application is 10th November 2025, end of day UK time.