Portfolio Delivery Lead - London Market Insurance, Underwriting

Salescorp Marketing Solutions Pty Ltd; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Salescorp Marketing Solutions Pty Ltd seeks a Portfolio Delivery Lead for the London Market Insurance sector. This role involves overseeing multiple projects, driving strategic initiatives, and leading a team of project managers. Ideal candidates will possess extensive experience in project management within the insurance industry, demonstrating excellent leadership and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Extensive project and program management experience in the insurance industry required.
• Strong end-to-end Project Lifecycle experience, using various methodologies.
• Proactive, organized, and detail-oriented with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee project execution, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Manage all project managers and enforce adherence to project scope.
• Identify areas for improvement in Change & Transformation delivery.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Risk Management

Strategic Thinking

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Project Management Certification

Degree in Business Management or related field

Job description

Portfolio Delivery Lead - London Market Insurance, Underwriting

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A well respected London Market Syndicate are recruiting for a Portfolio Delivery Lead toplay a pivotal role in overseeing and optimising a portfolio of strategic large individual and/or multiple medium-smaller-scale projects. Ensuring all projects align with business objectives and deliver measurable impact.

As Portfolio Delivery Lead You Will

• Pro-actively project manages where demand dictates, ensuring expectations and deadlines are met
• Maintaining a deep awareness of execution details while staying elevated enough to identify risks, dependencies, and opportunities across multiple projects
• An intimate familiarity with project execution, particularly for key initiatives, and capable of communicating clear status updates, risks, and recommendations at a senior level
• Line management responsibility for all project managers and beyond tracking project progress, will enforce adherence to scope, combining subject matter expertise to implement improved efficiency, and coach teams to drive accountability and best practices
• Play an active role in supporting the Head of IT Delivery (UK and Bermuda) in evolving the Change Management Framework and championing its benefits across the Group
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the line management of all project managers
• Utilise extensive industry knowledge to understand any project or program scope, constructively challenging to determine optimal delivery methods in alignment with budget and timeline
• Be a 'team leader' for all project managers. Being perceived as a guiding force, someone who demonstrates vision, integrity, empathy and effective communication skills. An individual who can see and harness the potential in others, helping them to reach their fullest potential
• Works closely with the Portfolio Management Office to:
• Identify areas for improvement and enhancement in the delivery of Change & Transformation
• Drive process adherence and continuous improvement among project managers
• Manage any conflicts that cause impact to delivery
• Proactively manage the delivery of key strategic initiatives in accordance with the Change Management Framework
• Support and guide the team in the undertaking of all aspects of the planning process, including maintaining and managing detailed plans throughout a project life cycle
• Collaborate with all stakeholders, contributors, vendors, and suppliers to ensure project deliverables are met according to plan and budget
• Create necessary project documentation, ensuring all documents are complete, accurate, current, and stored appropriately in line with the Change framework
• Bring an inquisitive mindset, not afraid to ask questions or challenge accepted norms, and champion continuous improvement
  
  

Person Specification

• Experienced leader of people, having the ability to build strong relationships, coach and mentor team members
• Extensive, demonstrable project and programme management experience in the Insurance industry, coupled with the ability to think strategically
• Strong end-to-end Project Lifecycle experience, using a variety of methodologies
• Ability to facilitate, collaborate, influence and drive resolution across different stakeholders within the group
• Demonstrates the confidence and communications skills required to work with people at all levels of the company
• Proactive and organised with good attention to detail
• Always leads by example
• Highly professional, energetic, diplomatic, calm, pragmatic and solution driven
• Exceptional problem-solving skills
• Self-sufficient and a self-starter who can think and act proactively
• A willingness to be flexible and respond appropriately to changing and / or conflicting demands

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Investment Banking

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