Project Manager

DOCOsoft; City Of London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health

Life assurance

Pension

Bonus

Flexible working

25 days annual leave

Job summary

DOCOsoft is seeking an experienced Project Manager to deliver end-to-end IT implementation projects for clients in the London market. You will coordinate multiple projects, manage stakeholders at all levels, and organise workshops to refine user requirements and complex problems.

The role requires 5+ years of experience in managing complex IT projects, delivery of business change, and strong documentation skills, including SOWs.

Qualifications

• Approximately 5+ years’ experience in managing complex IT implementation projects.
• Knowledge of Software as a service and an understanding of the general London insurance market.
• Experience of delivering business change, managing IT implementations and technology projects in a complex environment.
• Ability to produce high quality project documentation, including Statements of Work.
• Prince II or equivalent project management certification.
• Confidence and calm when interacting with senior audiences.
• High level of initiative and self-motivation.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to take ownership of problems and coordinate appropriate internal resources to help solve customer issues effectively and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate multiple projects and pieces of work simultaneously and provide project status reports to key stakeholders as required.
• Ability to communicate with external stakeholders at all levels.
• Organise and facilitate workshops to investigate user requirements and complex problems or issues.
• Prepare project plans and delivery milestones with the support of the rest of the team.
• Liaise with the technical teams to ensure that the deliverables are met in accordance with project timescales.
• Coordinate with business analysts and account managers to ensure user requirements are gathered and prioritised.
• Coordinate with business analysts and trainers to ensure that the appropriate level of training is offered when required.
• Maintain a close relationship with end users and build a comprehensive understanding of business processes and business terminology.
• Manage and mitigate project risks.
• Manage budgets & monitor project actual spend versus estimates.
• Balance providing a high level of customer service whilst still being commercially aware.

Job description

DOCOsoft are recruiting for an experienced Project Manager to join our growing team. The successful candidate will provide hands-on, end to end project management and will oversee the delivery of IT implementation projects for our clients.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate multiple projects and pieces of work simultaneously and provide project status reports to key stakeholders as required.
• Ability to communicate with external stakeholders at all levels.
• Organise and facilitate workshops to investigate user requirements and complex problems or issues.
• Prepare project plans and delivery milestones with the support of the rest of the team.
• Liaise with the technical teams to ensure that the deliverables are met in accordance with project timescales.
• Coordinate with business analysts and account managers to ensure user requirements are gathered and prioritised.
• Coordinate with business analysts and trainers to ensure that the appropriate level of training is offered when required.
• Maintain a close relationship with end users and build a comprehensive understanding of business processes and business terminology.
• Manage and mitigate project risks.
• Manage budgets & monitor project actual spend versus estimates.
• Balance providing a high level of customer service whilst still being commercially aware.

Key Attributes

• Approximately 5+ years’ experience in managing complex IT implementation projects.
• Knowledge of Software as a service and an understanding of the general London insurance market.
• Experience of delivering business change, managing IT implementations and technology projects in a complex environment.
• Ability to produce high quality project documentation, including Statements of Work.
• Project management certification i.e., Prince II.
• Confidence and calm when interacting with senior audiences.
• High level of initiative and self-motivation.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to take ownership of problems and coordinate appropriate internal resources to help solve customer issues effectively and efficiently.

About us

DOCOsoft is a leading software and services provider to Lloyd’s of London and the broader London insurance market. It was founded in 2008 and has since grown to become one of the leading insurance software specialists in the London Insurance Market. We are a growing team of approximately 100 and have teams based inDublin, London,Portugal, Spain, Poland,India,and Tokyo.

DOCOsoft aspires to be a market leader in the technologysector,and we are always looking for new ways to approach projects or improve existing content. We look to hire people that will help us achieve this with hard work, enthusiasm and an and expression of their own ideas.

We offer our people:

• The opportunity to impact our growing business- everyone’s contribution matters!
• A team environment that is focused on the creation and delivery of great products for our clients.
• Exciting challenges to grow and enhance their skills.
• A competitive pay and benefits package(pension, bonus, health, life assurance, flexible working, 25 days annual leave).

Equal Opportunity Employer

DOCOsoft is committed to building an inclusive and diverse team that represents a variety of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, and do not discriminate on the grounds of race, religion, gender, marital or family status, age, disability, sexual orientation, membership of the travelling community or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Should you require reasonable accommodations during any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know.