Lifecycle IT Project Manager

LegalAndGeneral; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK financial services group is seeking a proactive Project Manager to lead IT Infrastructure and Networking projects. The role involves managing project delivery, stakeholder engagement, and vendor relationships to ensure successful outcomes. The ideal candidate will have a project management qualification and experience in complex environments, alongside strong communication and leadership skills. This position offers various employee benefits along with flexible working options.

Benefits

Annual performance-related bonus plan

Generous pension contribution

Life assurance

Healthcare Plan

At least 25 days holiday

Competitive family leave

Electric car scheme

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Strong leadership in project planning, budgeting, scheduling, and reporting.
• Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders and senior managers.
• Experience managing third-party vendor relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead project planning and reporting activities.
• Manage infrastructure project delivery and governance.
• Coordinate project documentation across business units.

Skills

Project management qualification or equivalent experience

Understanding of infrastructure technologies

Managing outsourced suppliers

Leading medium to large-scale infrastructure projects

Communication and influencing skills

Demonstrating commercial awareness

Adapting to change

Motivating teams

Job description

Overview

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Company Description

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.

We've been safeguarding people's financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.

We are one of the world's largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

Our Group Functions provide the services that all areas of the business need. This requires a talented and diverse team behind the scenes, who enable everyone at L&G to do what they do best.

Joining us means helping to improve the lives of our customers and contributing to the success of the business every day.

Job Description

Join us in shaping the future of infrastructure at Legal & General. We're looking for a proactive and inclusive Project Manager to lead the delivery of IT Infrastructure and Networking projects focused on Lifecycle Management. You'll be working across technical service towers and with tier 1 suppliers to ensure services and equipment meet lifecycle standards, while driving stakeholder engagement and successful project outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Leading project planning, budgeting, scheduling, controlling and reporting
• Communicating effectively with stakeholders and senior managers
• Managing third-party vendor relationships and dependencies
• Taking ownership of infrastructure project delivery and governance
• Reporting progress and risks through weekly and monthly updates
• Coordinating project documentation and communication across business units
• Identifying opportunities through stakeholder engagement and shaping solutions
• Following agreed methodologies and practices to deliver successful outcomes

Qualifications

Who we're looking for:

• Holding a project management qualification or equivalent experience
• Understanding infrastructure technologies and project delivery in complex environments
• Managing outsourced suppliers and ensuring contractual delivery
• Leading medium to large-scale infrastructure projects
• Communicating and influencing across technical and non-technical teams
• Demonstrating commercial awareness and sound judgement
• Adapting to change with flexibility and resilience
• Motivating teams and valuing diverse skills and perspectives

Benefits

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years' service. There's also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• There are the many discounts we offer - both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart

Additional Information

At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all.

If you join us, you'll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time, term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.

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