Project Manager

Abenefit2u; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Abenefit2u Limited, a specialist pensions administration provider, seeks an experienced pensions Project Manager to join its PMO in Greater London. You will manage diverse projects for clients and scheme members, including new client implementations, change projects, software development, and internal business improvements.

You will oversee projects from start to finish, coordinating with internal teams and external clients to meet time, cost and scope targets, while leading meetings and

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in occupational pension scheme administration.
• 5+ years in a project management or similar role.
• Strong knowledge of Defined Benefit or Defined Contribution schemes.
• Experience with pension projects (scheme, technical or business change).
• Excellent communication and customer service skills across client and internal stakeholders.
• IT skills including MS Project, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Desirable PMI qualification and lifecycle knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Define project scope and objectives with stakeholders, ensuring technical feasibility.
• Coordinate internal and external resources to meet objectives, budgets and timescales.
• Lead project meetings and provide status reports to stakeholders.
• Manage transitions to live operations, including engagement, training and acceptance testing.
• Ensure delivery aligns with PMO procedures and industry standards (AAF01/20, ISO27001).
• Identify efficiency improvements and additional commercial opportunities.
• Support Lead Project Manager in new business exercises.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

PMO

Process improvement

Client management

Education

PRINCE2 qualification

Tools

MS Project

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Are you an experienced pensions Project Manager looking for your next challenge? Our client, a well-established specialist pensions administration provider that is part of a growing UK pensions group, is looking for a Project Manager to join its Project Management Office (PMO) team.

The Role

You will deliver a variety of projects that support the services provided to clients and scheme members, as well as internal business improvement projects. The work is varied and includes:

• new client implementations
• client change projects
• software development projects
• internal business change projects

You will manage projects from start to finish, to time, cost and scope. This covers planning, monitoring, reporting, risk management and change control. You’ll work closely with internal teams and external clients to make sure every project is a positive experience for those involved.

Key Responsibilities

• Define project scope and objectives with all relevant stakeholders, making sure they are technically feasible.
• Co-ordinate internal and external resources to deliver against objectives, budgets and timescales.
• Lead project meetings and provide status reports and updates to stakeholders.
• Manage the move of projects into live operations, including engagement, training and acceptance testing.
• Make sure projects are delivered in line with PMO procedures and industry standards, including AAF01/20 and ISO27001.
• Identify ways to improve efficiency and spot additional commercial opportunities.
• Take part in new business exercises and deputise for the Lead Project Manager when required.

What You’ll Need

• Prince2 qualification or equivalent.
• At least 10 years’ experience in occupational pension scheme administration, including at least 5 years in a project management or similar role.
• Strong technical knowledge of Defined Benefit or Defined Contribution schemes, including current industry and legislative developments.
• Previous experience of pension projects, whether scheme, technical or business change projects.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills, with confidence dealing with clients and colleagues at all levels.
• Strong IT skills, especially MS Project, Excel, Word and PowerPoint, and experience of pension administration systems.
• Desirable: PMI qualification, knowledge of system development lifecycles, and client management experience.

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