Programme Management Lead, Transformation Office

Roles & Responsibilities

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Role Purpose and Overview :

Drive the operational governance, portfolio orchestration, and risk & controls execution of the transformation portfolio. Act as the day‑to‑day engine that keeps the operating rhythm tight, portfolio data reliable, and remediation actions on track, enabling timely decisions by senior leadership.

Impact of Role :

1) Leads : Governance secretariat and operational management of transformation forums (agenda, pre‑reads, MoM, action tracking), portfolio data integrity, Kiplot / reporting cadence, standards and template stewardship, risk / QA action tracking with ORM.

2) Supports / Prepares for : Executive decision forums and board / executive reporting; provides options, analyses and recommendations for endorsement.

3) Escalates to / Guided by : Head of Transformation Execution on enterprise portfolio decisions, delivery governance stance, health checks and special interventions; chairs forums only when delegated.

This role leads the enterprise delivery engine, shapes cadence and health checks, and fronts senior / Group interfaces; runs the machinery that enables those decisions and ensures evidence, data and follow‑through.

Key Responsibilities :

1) Governance & Operating Rhythm (Secretariat Ownership)

• Own the calendar, agendas, pre‑reads, invites, minutes, and action logs for transformation governance forums (e.g., TWG, management / exec reviews); ensure consistent follow‑through and traceability of decisions. Chairs only by delegation.
• Keep packs and dashboards aligned to the single source of truth maintained in portfolio tools (e.g., Kiplot); prevent divergence between decks and systems.

2) Portfolio Orchestration & Planning

3) Risk, QA & Controls Execution

4) Methods, Standards & Template Stewardship

5) Data, Tools & Reporting (Kiplot Stewardship)

6) Stakeholder & Capability Leadership

Who we are looking for :

Competencies and Behaviours Expected :

Role Requirements / What You Bring to the Team :

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.

Tell employers what skills you have

Charter

Leadership

Remediation

Systems Thinking

Agile

Traceability

MS Project

Stakeholder Engagement

Stewardship

Interventions

Mental Health

Cadence

Evidence

Programme Management

Orchestration

Maternity