Programme Management Office (PMO) Lead

About the Company

Carwow is a leading online car-changing destination in Europe, combining technology, media, and automotive expertise to transform how people buy, sell, advertise, and lease cars. Following the acquisition of Autovia, Carwow has expanded its reach significantly, boasting a massive audience across web and print, as well as one of the world's largest automotive YouTube channels.

Responsibilities

• Build and run the PMO, establishing governance, standards, and tooling including integrated planning and RAID management.
• Provide portfolio oversight for strategic and corporate development initiatives, managing dependencies and resourcing conflicts.
• Personally lead high-stakes, complex programmes such as post-merger integrations and business separations.
• Run governance forums, including steering committees and working groups, to track decisions and actions.
• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams across Product, Data, Finance, People, Marketing, and Technology.
• Provide executive reporting to senior leadership and the Board, offering a single source of truth on programme status and risks.

Requirements

• Extensive programme and PMO leadership experience at scale.
• Proven experience with M&A activity, including integrations or business separations.
• Strong commercial judgement and ability to influence senior executives.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams across technology, finance, and commercial departments.
• Excellent communication skills for presenting complex programmes to Board-level audiences.
• Ability to handle highly confidential strategic and financial information with discretion.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience delivering complex post-transaction programmes (M&A integration or carve-outs).
• Background in tech, marketplace, classifieds, automotive, or e-commerce industries.
• Experience standing up a PMO capability from scratch.
• Experience managing cross-border or multi-entity programmes.
• Relevant credentials such as MSP, PRINCE2, or PMP.
• Fluency with agentic AI tools for accelerating planning and analysis.