Programme Manager, Reinsurance

QBE; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An insurance company is seeking an experienced Programme Manager to lead multiple projects within the Reinsurance division. This role involves strategic planning, budget management, and stakeholder engagement, requiring extensive experience in business-led change and leadership skills. You will work collaboratively in a flexible environment, making a significant impact on project outcomes.

Benefits

30 days holiday a year

Flexible working opportunities

Pension with 10% employer contribution

Comprehensive private medical insurance

Family-friendly policies

Remote work abroad options

Cycle-to-Work scheme

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in business-led change and process transformation.
• Exposure to Insurance, Reinsurance, or broader Financial Services.
• Global programme experience with complex organisations.
• Strong leadership and coordination skills.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, timelines, and risks.
• Familiarity with project delivery methodologies.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Experience in resource planning and team development.
• A collaborative mindset with a focus on driving change.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the overall programme plan.
• Oversee and coordinate multiple related projects.
• Engage with stakeholders to understand needs.
• Allocate and manage resources across projects.
• Monitor and control programme budgets.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks.
• Collaborate with the Project Support Manager.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Stakeholder Management

Strategic Management

Resource Planning

Conflict Management

Coaching for Success

Critical Thinking

Influencing

Portfolio Management

Navigating Ambiguity

Tools

Agile methodologies

Waterfall Model

Job description

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

• Location: London / Leeds
• Type: Permanent, full time
• Hybrid role, happy to talk flexible working

The Opportunity:

We’re looking for an experienced Programme Manager to lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of multiple interrelated projects within our Reinsurance (EO) division. This role are central to ensuring that all projects within the programme align with strategic objectives and deliver measurable outcomes.

You’ll work closely with Project Managers, Technology Delivery Teams, Change & Excellence Managers, external consultants, and business stakeholders to ensure seamless integration, effective resource use, and timely delivery. You’ll also manage budgets, timelines, risks, and stakeholder expectations while fostering a collaborative and high-performance environment.

Your New Role:

• Develop and maintain the overall programme plan, ensuring alignment with business strategy and objectives
• Oversee and coordinate multiple related projects, managing interdependencies and resolving conflicts or overlaps between projects
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to understand needs and manage expectations, ensuring clear and consistent communication across all levels of the organisation
• Allocate and manage resources across projects, working with functional leads and support teams to ensure optimal utilisation
• Monitor and control programme budgets, tracking expenditure and forecasting financial needs
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks across the programme, supporting project teams with effective risk strategies
• Collaborate with the Project Support Manager to track progress and performance, reporting on milestones, deliverables, and outcomes to senior leadership
• Provide leadership and guidance to Change & Excellence Managers and Change Leaders, promoting collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement

Having the right to work in the UK is a requirement for this role. QBE may consider sponsorship at its discretion.

About you:

You’re a strategic thinker with a strong track record of leading complex, business-led change programmes. You thrive in dynamic environments, balancing hands‑on delivery with stakeholder influence.

We’re looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• Extensive experience in business-led change and process transformation, ideally within large-scale, multi-disciplinary programmes.
• Exposure to Insurance, Reinsurance, or broader Financial Services, with an understanding of the complexities these sectors bring.
• Global programme experience, with the ability to operate in complex, matrixed organisations.
• Strong leadership and coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects, teams, and stakeholders simultaneously
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, with the ability to influence and communicate effectively at all levels
• Proven ability to manage budgets, timelines, and risks, adapting plans as needed to stay on track
• Familiarity with project delivery methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall, and the ability to apply them appropriately
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with a focus on delivering business value
• Experience in resource planning and team development, ensuring the right skills are in place to meet programme needs
• A collaborative mindset, with a passion for driving change and continuous improvement

If you thrive in complex environments, enjoy driving meaningful change, and can balance strategic thinking with hands‑on delivery, we’d love to hear from you.

Why QBE? At My Best

At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best”. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA.

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.

QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation https://qbeeurope.com/careers/flex-qbe/.

With more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down‑to‑earth, passionate, and kind.

To find out more about why you should work for QBE, visit our careers website.

At My Best - QBE Benefits

You are more than your work – and QBE is more than a workplace, which is why we provide you with the benefits, support and flexibility to help you concentrate on living your best life personally and professionally. As well as the benefits below we also offer an extensive choice of other options to suit you!

• 30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.
• Flexible working - balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all, this can include part‑time, job share and compressed hours.
• Pension – you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.
• Private medical insurance – we fund fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and all the family.
• Family friendly policies – we offer 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation or how you become a parent.
• Short term remote work abroad - you can request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad.
• Sustainable investing - we believe sustainable integration is important for long term financial, environmental, and social outcomes. Our pension strategy supports our net‑zero goal to achieve year‑on‑year reductions in carbon footprint, by investing more in green businesses than the broader market, so your savings are looking after the planet's future, as well as your own.
• Cycle-to-Work – benefit from regular exercise whilst making your commute greener and cheaper, select and bike and/or accessories up to the value of £5,000.

To find out more visit ourReward Page

QBE Awards

Some of the award’s QBE are proud to have won, been a finalist for, and shortlisted for include;

• AXCO Global Insurance Awards 2024 Winner: Network Management of the Year
• Insurance Business UK 5-Star Cyber Awards 2024: QBE rated as a 5-Star Cyber Insurer
• UK IT Industry Awards 2023 Winner: Green Technology Innovation of the Year
• Working Dads Employer Awards 2023 Winner: Parental Policies Award
• Insurance Post British Insurance Awards 2023: QBE rated as a 5-Star Employee

You can view all our awards here

Inclusion of Diversity

We are striving to create a workplace culture where all our people feel included, and we are committed to building a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we operate in. We are proud to have partnerships with organisations such as Stonewall and Working Families, and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles and Race at Work charter helps keep us accountable and transparent. For more information on our strategy targets please take a look at our Careers Page.

Accessibility

Here at QBE, we are promoting an accessible workplace for all, which includes supporting candidates to perform at their best during their recruitment process. If you require any accommodations, please make your Talent Acquisition contact aware.

ESG & Sustainability

At QBE, we believe that integrating sustainability into our business helps us deliver on our purpose of enabling a more resilient future. Our three key focus areas include fostering an orderly and inclusive transition to a net‑zero economy, enabling a sustainable and resilient workforce, and partnering for growth through innovative, sustainable, and impactful solutions. For further information regarding QBE’s sustainability targets, including our net‑zero pledges and inclusion of diversity targets, and our award‑winning impact investment initiative ‘Premiums4Good’, please visit our Sustainability homepage and read our latest Sustainability Report.

What next?

If you have a passion to contribute to QBE’s vision of enabling a more resilient future for our customers and the community, we encourage you to apply! Simply click the “apply” button to submit your CV and other relevant documents, and a member of our friendly Talent Acquisition team will be in contact to discuss your interest further if you meet the requirements of the role.

We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too?

APPLY NOW and let’s make it happen!

Analytical Thinking, Coaching for success, Conflict Management, Critical Thinking, Influencing, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Navigating ambiguity, Portfolio Management, Presenting with Impact, Resource Planning, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Management, Team Management, Waterfall Model

Application Close Date: 27/11/2025 11:59 PM

How to Apply: To submit your application, click “Apply” and follow the step by step process.

Equal Employment Opportunity: QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.