Role Summary
The Project Manager will be assigned to a Change Team that delivers transformational and strategic growth projects for an assigned business Division. They will be responsible for planning, executing, and transitioning projects according to strict deadlines and within budget. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing cross-functional teams and be able to communicate effectively with team members, stakeholders, and clients.
Plan and execute projects from start to finish, including defining scope, goals, timelines, budget, and deliverables.
Coordinate and communicate with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and clients to ensure project success.
Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, and budgets.
Monitor project progress, identify risks, and develop mitigation plans.
Ensure project deliverables are completed on time, within budget, and to a high standard of quality.
Communicate project status, issues, and risks to stakeholders, steering groups and customers regularly.
Manage project change requests and scope changes.
Ensure project documentation is complete, accurate, and up to date.
Conduct post-project reviews to identify areas for improvement and incorporate lessons learned into future projects.
Facilitation of workshops, meetings and presentations with internal and external stakeholders.
Production/maintenance of project documentation in line with the Project Delivery Framework.
Reporting to Project Steering Groups
Focus on delivery to ensure project teams meet their agreed deliverables and timeframes.
Develop and maintain Stakeholder relationships with internal and external Business leads.
Facilitate the resolution of technical and operational issues, to ensure that the Project team meet their objectives
Role Requirements
Knowledge and Experience of Insurance is Mandatory (Company market and Lloyd’s)
At least 5 A-C Grade GCSE including English, Maths and ICT
Insurance qualifications e.g. CII (Desirable)
Proven experience working in a change role.
Experience working at MGA and/or London Market Broker.
Proven experience in agile, waterfall methodologies and full project life cycle.
Proven experience in software development projects.
Strong technical skills in Project management and Business Analysis
Experience in the coordination of projects with multiple work streams, stakeholders and suppliers.
Negotiation with senior stakeholders, including C level
Project Management: time schedule, reporting, Project Monitoring tools
Capacity to manage a project from end to tend with high autonomy, while being able to anticipate challenges, identify and manage risks and resolve issues
Skills & Abilities
Outcome focused
Self-motivated and passionate about delivering change projects
Strong communication both written & oral; to all levels of the organisation
Ability to contribute as a team player to find the best solution and ability to lead a project
Flexible and delivery-oriented (relentless drive to deliver project objectives
Commercial awareness
Able to remain calm under pressure.
