Tesco

PPMO Governance & Standards Manager

Tesco  •  Welwyn Garden City, GB (Onsite)  •  7 hours ago
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Job Description

Tesco UK Welwyn Garden City Full-Time Working hours 36 Apply by 21-Aug-2026

About the role

This role sits within Tesco’s PPMO (Project Portfolio Management Office), which operates across Finance Change & Enabling Functions Technology. Working in the Governance & Standards team you will be responsible for establishing and maintaining consistent standards across the Finance Change portfolio. Collaborating with Finance Change Delivery teams and the wider PPMO team, ensuring effective governance, and maintaining quality assurance standards. As the team’s specialist, you’ll continually review and improve these standards, while leveraging your coaching and communication skills to ensure their consistent implementation.


What is in it for you
We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work.  Click Here to find out more!
  • Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary.
  • Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays).
  • Private medical insurance.
  • 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (12 months service required at the qualifying date) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave.
  • Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing.
The above information is a shortened summary, refer to our policies for full details

You will be responsible for

Governance & Standards:

  • Ensure consistent application of the Finance Change delivery methodology across programmes and projects within the portfolio.
  • Conduct gate assurance reviews for portfolio governance approval.
  • Perform health checks on projects to maintain agreed standards and report results.
  • Design flexible governance structures that enable effective decision-making and control.
  • Continuously review governance processes to adapt to a changing environment.

Management:

  • Work with the program management team to maintain standards and implement new approaches.
  • Regularly assess current practices and develop best practices.
  • Develop training material and train stakeholders on new and revised ways of working

Advisory:

  • Collaborate with Project Managers and PMO Managers to ensure project artifacts meet agreed standards and are securely shared with stakeholders.
  • Provide coaching and expertise in project management best practices, standards, and tools.

Key people and teams I work with in and outside of Tesco:

  • Programme Delivery Team
  • Finance Change Leadership Team
  • Resource Manager
  • Finance & Benefits Manager
  • Finance Technology Project Managers
  • PMO Managers
  • Project Stakeholders

You will need
  • Programme and Portfolio management office experience, with understanding of PMO process, best practice Programme and Project delivery methods
  • Formal Portfolio / Programme / Project Management Qualification desirable (Such as P3O or MoP, MSP, APM) - preferable not mandatory
  • Self-starter with the ability to work autonomously
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills
  • Excellent coaching, presentation and communication skills
  • Ability to manage moving priorities
  • Ability to confidently challenge decisions/data
  • Excellent knowledge and advanced user of Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft SharePoint, Teams and other collaboration tools

About us
You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we’re all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.
At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.
We're proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, where everyone’s welcome. That’s why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need support with your application,  click here  for more information. And if you're interested in joining our team but don't tick every box, don't let that hold you back from applying.
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About Tesco

One of the world’s largest retailers of consumer goods from food to fashion. Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day in our stores and online is at the heart of everything we do.

Founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen using the £30 he received on leaving the Royal Flying Corp, we’ve come a long way from his small market stall in East London. Today over 400,000 colleagues work across our stores, office, distribution and customer engagement centres in the UK, Europe and Asia.

Share our passion for the people, products and places that make us great, and we can offer the right support to develop your skills. If you’re looking for the perfect work-life balance, a collaborative culture and flexible ways of working, find your opportunity to get on at www.tesco-careers.com

Industry
Retail & Ecommerce
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Welwyn Garden City, GB
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
tesco.com
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