Project Manager

Jean Edwards; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Jean Edwards Consulting is seeking a confident, proactive Project Manager to lead the delivery of client and internal projects. You will ensure alignment across stakeholders, timelines, and priorities while operating in a hybrid work model.

You must quickly grasp complex technical requirements, communicate clearly, and drive issues to resolution while collaborating with distributed teams across time zones.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of project management experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive problem solver with strong analytical abilities.
• Ability to quickly understand technical language and requirements.
• Experience working in remote, distributed teams.
• Proficiency with Jira, Miro, MS Project Planner and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of projects end-to-end across multiple time zones.
• Identify risks, dependencies, blockers, and opportunities; drive issues to resolution.
• Maintain clear project documentation, governance, and client-facing communications.
• Manage scope, budget, resources, timelines, and delivery quality.
• Build strong relationships with clients and internal stakeholders as a coordination point.
• Collaborate with both technical and non-technical teams; understand products and integrations.
• Facilitate workshops, planning sessions, and project reviews to keep delivery on track.
• Continuously improve project delivery processes, tools, and ways of working.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Tech language understanding

Remote teamwork

Education

PMP/PRINCE2/Agile Scrum

Tools

Jira

Miro

MS Project Planner

PowerPoint

Job description

Project Manager (Hybrid)

Jean Edwards | Hybrid | Full-Time

About Us

Jean Edwards Consulting is a specialist technology consultancy serving the global reinsurance and insurance markets. We help clients modernise their operations through AI-driven solutions, contract automation tools, and expert-led project delivery. With a global team spread across five offices, we help clients transform their operations and deliver meaningful results.

We are looking for a confident, proactive Project Manager who can quickly establish themselves within projects, take ownership of delivery, identify challenges before they become issues, and work independently while collaborating effectively with both clients and internal teams.

The Role

We’re looking for a detail-driven, proactive Project Manager to join our team. You’ll lead the delivery of high-quality client and internal projects, keeping everything aligned across stakeholders, timelines, and priorities. You’ll need to grasp complex technical requirements quickly, communicate clearly and persuasively, and solve problems before they become issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of projects end-to-end across multiple time zones.
• Take a proactive approach to identifying risks, dependencies, blockers, and opportunities, driving issues through to resolution.
• Maintain clear project documentation, governance, and client-facing communications.
• Manage scope, budget, resources, timelines, and delivery quality.
• Build strong relationships with clients and internal stakeholders, acting as a trusted point of coordination.
• Work effectively with both technical and non-technical teams, demonstrating strong technical curiosity and a willingness to understand products, integrations, and solution design.
• Facilitate workshops, planning sessions, and project reviews to keep delivery on track.
• Continuously improve project delivery processes, tools, and ways of working

Essential Requirements

• 3+ years of project management experience
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong problem-solving ability and a proactive mindset
• Ability to quickly understand technical language and requirements
• Experience working in remote, distributed teams
• Proficiency with project tools such as Jira, Miro, Microsoft Project Planner
  and presentation tools such as MS Powerpoint

Nice to Have

• Formal project management qualification (e.g. PMP, PRINCE2, Agile/Scrum certified)
• Experience in reinsurance, insurance, financial services, or AI/tech environments
• Previous consultancy or client-facing PM experience