Paul MacEwan
Senior Pmo Manager @Phoenix Group
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Pmo Manager @Phoenix Group
PMO / change governance lead for complex, multi-year portfolios (£90m+) within Retirement Solutions and Asset Management, establishing best-practice and right-sized governance to improve delivery confidence and decision-making. Oversaw the PMO function (~30 staff) and built pragmatic controls, MI and tooling - including a resource supply/demand toolkit adopted across departments - while aligning UK/EU governance for cross-jurisdiction oversight. Strengthened outcome-led reporting with the Portfolio Office, influenced cross-functional forums to reduce duplication and improve standards, and led the Change Hub response to the 2025 Internal Audit on dependency management, driving continuous improvement in agile ways of working and lessons learned.
EDUCATION
Nottingham Trent University
BSC (Hons), Combined Environmental Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Biology)
SKILLS
ABOUT PAUL MACEWAN
Experienced, results-driven change professional with a PMO specialism and 19 years delivering governance, assurance, reporting and fit-for-purpose PMO services across complex change environments in Financial Services (Life & Pensions, Asset Management and Banking). I’m known for designing and running pragmatic governance that strengthens board/SteerCo MI and decision-making, while keeping delivery teams focused on outcomes - balancing assurance with right-sized ways of working.What I do:• Portfolio / programme / project governance (PMO set-up, design, maturity)• C-suite & SteerCo reporting / MI, cadence, actions & decision logs• Assurance, audit actions, control-gap remediation, dependency management• RAID, change control, integrated planning, critical path & financial governance• Resource planning & supply/demand visibility (toolkits and reporting)Scale & delivery: Governance and reporting across portfolios exceeding £90m; team leadership up to 10 FTE; comfortable switching between strategic oversight and hands-on problem-solving. How I work:I enjoy working with people and building strong, low-friction relationships across federated organisations - bringing teams and stakeholders together around shared priorities and meaningful, proportionate governance. I’m collaborative by default, but happy to challenge when it helps protect outcomes and simplify delivery.Open to PMO Manager / Senior PMO / PMO Analyst roles (contract or permanent)
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