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Chanelle Weir

@chanelleweir

PMO Lead at Close Brothers Group, supporting governance and delivery across strategic transformation programmes.

At Close Brothers Group, I provide governance, reporting and delivery support across strategic change programmes, including the Property Portfolio Programme, HR Transformation Programme (Zellis) and Purchase Order Replacement Project. I support portfolio controls, executive reporting and financial management to help senior stakeholders make informed decisions.

Previously, I supported enterprise transformation and portfolio governance at Royal Bank of Canada and served as Enterprise PMO Lead on a multi-year investment programme. Earlier, I helped establish a Group IT PMO function and develop its project framework, and I hold PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner and APM Foundation qualifications.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

PMO Lead

Current

Close Brothers Group

May 2026 - Present (5 months)

Provided governance, reporting and delivery support across strategic change projects within a multi-million-pound Transformation Programme, including Property Portfolio, HR Transformation, and Purchase Order Replacement projects.

PMO governance Assurance Reporting RAID Management Milestone Tracking Dependency Management MIS Executive Stakeholder Management Financial Management SAP Jira Confluence PowerPoint Excel

Senior PMO Lead

Royal Bank of Canada

Apr 2025 - May 2026 (1 year 1 month)

Delivered strategic programme and project support within financial services, applying governance and control practices to support regulatory compliance and risk mitigation. Oversaw RAIDD logs, managed Integrated Risk Profile processes, and performed independent programme reviews.

RAIDD Risk Management Programme Planning Governance Business cases Workshops Executive Reporting SharePoint Change Control Financial Oversight Recruitment

Enterprise PMO Lead

International Civil Servant

Aug 2021 - Aug 2024 (3 years)

Worked within the Chief Transformation office on a £200+ million multi-year investment programme, supporting business case creation, governance, and lifecycle management across projects including M365, Cyber Security, and Privileged Access Management.

Business Case Development Governance Lifecycle Management Stage Gate Methodology RAID Lessons Learned Portfolio Management Software Financial Reporting Stakeholder Engagement

Delivery Support Manager

Banking

Oct 2020 - Jul 2021 (9 months)

Supported and governed project management teams in adherence to PMO standards, procedures, and tool sets, including risk, change, and issue management, project reporting, and schedule creation.

PMO Standards Risk Management Change Control Project Reporting Governance Continuous Improvement Meeting facilitation Risk Identification

PMO Manager

Insurance

Jul 2018 - Dec 2019 (1 year 5 months)

Provided support to the central Programme Management Office Team for business and IT transformation projects, leading the setup of the Group IT PMO function and developing project frameworks.

Project Management Office (PMO) Setup Project Framework Governance Stakeholder Management Vendor Management Risk Tracking Agile Waterfall