Project Manager

Amwins Global Risks; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Amwins Global Risks is seeking a Project Manager within the Change Delivery team to lead high-priority business and operational initiatives. You will manage projects across Broking, Operations, Underwriting and Finance, driving process improvements and system enhancements.

The role requires coordinating stakeholders, ensuring delivery within budget and scope, and applying Agile, Product, or Waterfall methodologies based on project needs.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing multiple projects across large-scale change programmes.
• Proven ability to coordinate cross-functional stakeholders and deliver outcomes.
• Comfort with Agile, Product and Waterfall delivery methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Oversee lifecycle of one or more concurrent projects with planning and delivery to budget and scope.
• Lead and manage project teams, providing guidance and performance oversight.
• Facilitate delivery using Agile, Product, or Waterfall methods depending on project needs.
• Coordinate business analysis with stakeholders to ensure requirements align with business needs.
• Support Change Delivery Director and sponsors as main point of contact for stakeholders.
• Establish and run project governance, including RAID, reporting, and sign-offs.
• Manage changes to scope and timelines through controlled processes.
• Assist transitions to BAU and track benefits realization post go-live.
• Leverage AI tools to draft documentation, RAID logs, and status reports.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication skills

Agile ceremonies

Requirements coordination

Analytical skills

Strategic thinking

Issue resolution

Job description

Amwins Global Risks

At Amwins Global Risks, we succeed together. We're not 'just another London broker' placing risks and signing contracts. We're forging relationships that are built to last. With over 700 employees around the world and a global footprint across more than 150 countries, we've cemented our place as a top 10 contributor to Lloyd's.

Insurance is a relationship-based business, and achieving success means hiring the best talent in the industry. When you join us, we will encourage and support your professional and personal development as we invest in you and your learning to help you succeed and grow.

We believe in a flat organisational structure that prizes expertise and relationships equally. We've built a workplace where talent, collaboration and inclusivity are valued, and our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion helps cultivate an open, welcoming workplace where everyone who works with us can be themselves.

Introduction

The Change Delivery team is responsible for leading both strategic and tactical change initiatives across Amwins Global Risks. The Project Manager will play a pivotal role delivering high-priority business and operational initiatives. The team delivers a broad portfolio of projects across Broking, Operations, Underwriting and Finance, ranging from organisation-wide broking and underwriting systems to team-specific initiatives such as policy administration or scanning tools, through to data analytics and reporting. Working closely with stakeholders across the organisation, this role will drive process improvements, system enhancements, and organisational change. Aligning with the Amwins Change Delivery Framework, this position will enable business transformation while ensuring solutions meet business objectives, improve efficiency, and support overall growth and sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Project Management: Oversee the entire lifecycle of one or more concurrent projects with comprehensive planning and delivery to budget and scope. Create and manage key project artefacts including delivery plans, RAID logs, Azure DevOps boards, resource profiles, and budget tracking.
• Delivery Leadership: Lead and manage the project team, providing guidance, support, and performance oversight throughout the implementation process.
• Agile & Adaptive Delivery: Facilitate project delivery using the most appropriate methodologies (Agile, Product, Waterfall) based on project needs and organisational context. Lead sprint planning and execution as required.
• Analysis & Requirements: Coordinate business analysis activities, working directly with stakeholders to ensure business and technical requirements are appropriately gathered and validated. Assist team to document processes and requirements where necessary to ensure technical implementations align with business needs.
• Stakeholder Management: Support the Change Delivery Director and project sponsors by serving as the primary point of contact for stakeholders. Ensure clear, consistent communication regarding project progress, milestones, and issues.
• Project Governance: Establish and run effective project governance structures including steering committees and working groups. Ensure that justifications for key decisions are surfaced and approved. Deliver high-quality reporting and manage risks, actions, issues, and decisions (RAID) effectively.
• Change Control: Manage changes to project scope, requirements, and timelines through a controlled change process, assessing impact and securing appropriate sign-off before implementation.
• Transition & Benefits Realisation: Support the transition of delivered solutions into business-as-usual operations, including operational readiness and handover to support teams and track adoption and benefits realisation post go-live.
• AI-Enabled Delivery: Use available AI tools (e.g. Claude, Copilot) to streamline day-to-day project activities, including drafting documentation, RAID logs, status reports, and meeting summaries - freeing up time for stakeholder engagement and problem-solving.

Personal Attributes

Skills

• Ability to motivate themselves and others to successfully complete tasks/work packages.
• Project management and planning experience, with strong co-ordination skills to bring multiple stakeholders together and deliver project goals.
• Strong skills in relationship/stakeholder management with the ability to deliver concise, influential and targeted communication.
• Proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues before they escalated.
• Good analytical skills with the ability to collect, organise, analyse, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to think strategically while managing day-to-day delivery detail.
• Ability to facilitate Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives) alongside traditional Waterfall planning.
• Ability to coordinate and validate business/technical requirements with stakeholders.