Project Manager

Oliver James Associates Ltd.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Oliver James Associates Ltd. in London is seeking a Project Manager for a New Business Transformation program, delivering governance, plans and milestones to drive successful outcomes.

You will coordinate cross-functional activities with distribution, operations, compliance and technology to remove blockers, manage third‑party vendors, and ensure readiness, customer outcomes and regulatory alignment. This is a 12‑month FTC with a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering business change or new business projects from initiation to implementation.
• Strong planning, organisation and prioritisation with attention to detail.
• Experience managing risks, issues, dependencies, budgets and resources across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication, coordinating with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Produce PIDs, project plans, timelines and milestones for new business initiatives.
• Coordinate cross-functional activity to deliver projects on scope, time and budget.
• Manage risks, issues and dependencies; escalate where needed.
• Lead governance, status reporting and stakeholder communications.
• Oversee third-party suppliers with accountability against milestones and quality.
• Ensure outputs support business readiness, customer outcomes and regulatory controls.
• Work with distribution, operations, compliance and technology to remove blockers.
• Support implementation, post-launch review and handover to BAU.

Skills

Project management

Planning

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Project Manager, New Business Transformation, London

Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 DOE Location: London, UK Contract: 12-month FTC

The Role

We're working with a leading insurance business to find a Project Manager for their New Business Transformation team in London. This is a 12-month FTC paying circa £60,000, depending on experience.

What You'll Be Doing

• Producing PIDs, project plans, timelines, milestones and deliverables for new business initiatives, including all required governance
• Coordinating business, operational, technology and third-party activity to deliver projects to agreed scope, time and budget
• Managing risks, issues, assumptions and dependencies tied to product launch, process change and operational readiness, escalating where needed
• Leading project governance, status reporting and stakeholder communications across sponsors, business teams and delivery partners
• Managing third-party suppliers and delivery partners, with clear accountability and performance oversight against milestones, scope and quality
• Ensuring project outputs support business readiness, customer outcomes, control requirements and quality standards
• Working cross-functionally with distribution, operations, compliance and technology to remove blockers and keep delivery on track
• Supporting implementation, post-launch review, lessons learned and handover into business as usual

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience delivering business change or new business projects from initiation to implementation in a structured environment
• Strong planning, organisation and prioritisation skills, with genuine attention to detail
• Experience managing risks, issues, dependencies, budgets, resources and implementation activity across multiple stakeholders
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, comfortable reporting to and coordinating with senior stakeholders
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence without direct authority
• Good working knowledge of project management tools and MS Office
• Solid understanding of life insurance products and new business processes, with awareness of customer, operational, regulatory and delivery impacts

Desirable

• PRINCE2, APM or PMP certification
• Experience with new business, product, proposition, distribution or operational change projects in insurance or financial services
• Familiarity with Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery approaches
• Experience in a regulated insurance or financial services environment
• Commercial awareness, including supplier governance and third-party management in complex delivery settings

Next Steps

If this sounds like your next move, we'd love to hear from you.