Junior Project Manager – Software Delivery in Insurance

Akaina Talent; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Akaina Talent is recruiting a Junior Project Manager to join a growing software delivery team within the insurance sector. You will report to a Senior Project Manager, own a client workstream, and run it day to day in a genuine PM role with supportive backing.

The role focuses on procedural delivery, gating, budgeting, reporting and escalation. Ideal for an organised early-career PM, graduate or coordinator with a software/analytical background seeking ownership early on.

Qualifications

• Degree in software engineering, maths or a similar analytical discipline, or early career experience in project coordination, operations or software delivery.
• Strong organisation and follow-through; able to finish tasks without prompting.
• Clear, confident written and verbal communication; able to present to clients.
• Good judgement on when to resolve issues and when to escalate.
• Comfortable picking up project tools quickly; ClickUp or Jira experience is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Run a client workstream day to day within a wider software implementation.
• Put delivery gates and milestones in place and monitor progress against them.
• Track budgets, effort and key trigger points, flag variances early.
• Produce regular, concise status reports covering progress, risks and decisions needed.
• Chase actions and dependencies across BAs, developers, testers and client stakeholders.
• Escalate scope, timing and budget issues to the Senior PM properly and in good time.
• Keep plans and documentation accurate in ClickUp, Jira, SharePoint and Office.

Skills

Organised

Client-facing

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in software engineering or related

Tools

ClickUp

Jira

SharePoint

Job description

Akaina Talent is recruiting a Junior Project Manager to join a growing software delivery team within the insurance sector. You will report to a Senior Project Manager, own a client workstream, and run it day to day in a genuine PM role with supportive backing.

The role focuses on procedural delivery, gating, budgeting, reporting and escalation. Ideal for an organised early-career PM, graduate or coordinator with a software/analytical background seeking ownership early on.