Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Broadgate is partnering with a global insurance business to hire a Senior Project Manager in the US. The role leads complex projects from initiation through delivery, managing plans, budgets, stakeholders, risks, governance and communications while supporting business change.
Responsibilities
- Lead large, complex projects from initiation to delivery using the company’s project management methodology
- Define scope, objectives and deliverables with senior management and stakeholders
- Build and maintain detailed project plans covering the critical path, milestones, dependencies, resourcing and schedules
- Produce cost/benefit analyses, budget proposals and business cases with clear benefits
- Work with the Resourcing Manager to secure internal staff or external consultants
- Manage stakeholder expectations, risks, issues and scope changes
- Define success criteria and track progress throughout the project lifecycle
- Act as an SME on project methodology, coaching and supervising team members and junior project managers
- Use quantitative and qualitative research to recommend value-adding business change
- Build relationships vital to project success
- Secure plan approval by clearly explaining its impact on revenue, timelines and resources
- Deliver status reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations
- Act as the primary link between business customers and IT
- Run a proportionate governance framework with decision forums, escalation paths and controls
Skills
- Insurance background is a must
- 5–8+ years of progressive project management experience
- Track record delivering large, complex projects to time, cost and quality
- Strong relationships with stakeholders up to C-suite
- Agile and waterfall experience
- Workshop facilitation and business case development, including benefit realisation plans
- Integration/data migration project experience
- Insurance controls experience (e.g., Solvency II)
- Formal project management qualification
- Strong analytical and numerical skills
- Advanced Excel, Word, Visio and PowerPoint; EPM tools
- Insurance, especially Lloyd's/London market
- LEAN/Six Sigma
Company Overview
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