Senior Project Manager // Product Launch // London Market // Insurance // £800 p/day
CONTRACT / HYBRID / LONDON
A London Market Insurance client has a requirement for a Senior Project Manager/ Programme Manager to join their strategic change function. This person will be accountable for major business and technical projects and programmes supporting International strategic objectives with a priority focus on shaping and delivery of new products.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for building and recommending project and programme proposals in partnership with our stakeholders
- To determine approach, resource requirements and limitations
- Leading business case development for projects and programmes and tracking throughout delivery
- Planning and monitoring the programme, project and interrelated projects including stage and exception plans
- mobilising and motivating the project teams to deliver and contribute effectively
- Actively managing deliverables and targets of third parties
- Managing and reporting project and programme risks, including the development of contingency plans
- Monitoring and reporting overall progress, resourcing and budget, initiating corrective action where necessary
- Maintaining project and programme governance, change control and configuration management
- Identifying and managing potential dependencies with other projects and programmes
- Identifying improvements benefitting the project, other team members and the organisation's ability to deliver change effectively overall
- Continuously driving lessons learned and scanning for opportunities at the portfolio and team level
- Working with IT stakeholders to ensure products are delivered to technical standards
Key Experience:
Significant experience of working in project management and driving business outcomes
- Manage the shaping and delivery of new products through to successful launch
- Strong understanding and experience of delivering change in the Insurance sector
- Strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills
- A positive, enthusiastic, and engaging leader
- Strong capability in project financial management
- Strong facilitation and presentation skills
- Strong change management / business improvement experience
- Meticulous in planning and execution
- Experienced in rigorous planning and delivering in tight timescales and constraints
- Knowledge & experience in vendor contract negotiation and management
- Knowledge & experience of Agile and Waterfall delivery methodology
- Solid understanding of MS applications and project management tools, for the planning, tracking and manipulation of project plans, data and MI
- Prince 2 or equivalent Project Management certification
- In addition to strong project management experience in the Insurance sector, the individual will need to have managed the delivery of new products (from idea to launch)