Title: Project Manager
Rate: £650 per day
Location: London, Hybrid
Role Purpose & Accountability
As a delivery-focused project manager, work closely with Business Stakeholders, Users, IT Partners, and 3rd Party Suppliers to appropriately represent and deliver strategic projects.
This means ensuring the projects:
- Adhere to project management and quality standards, are delivered on time and to budget, meeting the Business Stakeholder and user needs
Role responsibilities:
This role includes responsibility for:
- Working closely with Business Sponsors, Project Portfolio Manager, Programme Managers, and IT stakeholders to ensure the project is mobilised and structured appropriately (including project initiation documentation, project plan, RAID & RACI logs, and budget).
- Managing the delivery of the project to agreed timescales and budget to achieve the goals and benefits expected, escalating issues to the Project Portfolio Manager and/or Programme Manager as required.
- Producing and managing the project plan to include IT, 3rd party supplier, and business activity.
- Managing the project activities of any Business Analyst (permanent or contract) and PMO representation on the project.
- Managing and agreeing project scope and any change requests.
- Managing key stakeholders across all departments.
- Managing any internal and external IT suppliers to ensure delivery to scope, plan and budget.
- Managing risks, issues and dependencies, and developing any necessary mitigation plans.
- Producing regular reporting for the Sponsor and for project and programme boards.
- Maintaining compliance with TMK project governance standards.
- Championing the company values and working in accordance with the organisational behaviours.
- To be aware of and comply with the conduct rules as set out by the PRA & FCA Standards of Conduct
- To be aware of and comply with the relevant rules, regulations and requirements laid down by any relevant regulatory, statutory and / or supervisory bodies or authorities in which the company is registered, trades and/or operates
Technical Requirements:
The following technical requirements are essential for this role:
- Demonstrable experience in effectively managing complex projects, demonstrating increasing complexity over time
- Structure approach to project management, demonstrating proficiency with various software development life cycle (SDLC) methodologies, including Waterfall and Agile
- Experience and knowledge of change management principles, methodologies, and tools
- Ability to initiate, grow, and maintain strong working relationships at all levels, including Executive
- Strong vendor management skills
- Project Management standards qualified ie Prince 2, APM etc The following technical requirements are desired for this role:
- Experience working within Insurance/London Market is an advantage but not a prerequisite
- Multi-territory exposure is an advantage but not a prerequisite
Skills & Behaviours:
The following are essential for this role:
- Self-starter, highly motivated, accurate, and detailed in performance of work and responsibilities/tasks
- Excellent trouble-shooting and problem-solving skills
- Adaptable individual with good interpersonal skills
- Meticulous document preparation, presentation, and writing skills
- Ability to see beyond individual projects to understand the positioning of the project within the overall portfolio and the dependencies associated with this