Project Manager – Change & IT

SussexDigital; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Bupa in Brighton & Hove is seeking a Project Manager – Change & IT to deliver transformation and change initiatives across technology, regulatory, operational and partnership workstreams. Hybrid working in a full-time role involves managing scope, plans, budgets, risks and reporting with senior stakeholders and suppliers.

You will lead end-to-end delivery, drive business readiness, and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams to ensure on-time delivery and benefits realisation.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complex multi-workstream projects.
• Knowledge of PM methodologies and tools.
• Experience in regulatory environments.
• Experience managing concurrent technical and non-technical items.
• Proficiency in risk, resource and cost management.
• Strong stakeholder management across business and technology.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong negotiating and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of transformation and change projects across technology, regulatory, operational and partnership workstreams.
• Manage project scope, plans, budgets, forecasts, risks, issues and dependencies to support successful outcomes.
• Drive business readiness activities so stakeholders are prepared for change adoption and benefits realisation.
• Build relationships with senior stakeholders, sponsors and delivery teams across business and technology functions.
• Produce project reporting, governance updates and financial forecasts.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and third-party suppliers to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Ensure projects comply with business standards, governance frameworks and regulatory requirements.
• Support programme-level planning and contribute to wider portfolio reporting and governance activities.

Skills

Complex project delivery

PM methodologies

Regulatory change experience

Change activity management

Risk & cost management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Negotiation & influencing

Job description

Bupa

Brighton & Hove

Bupa is recruiting for the role of Project Manager – Change & IT. Project Manager needed to deliver transformation and change projects across technology, regulatory, operational and partnership workstreams. The role involves managing scope, plans, budgets, risks and reporting, while working with senior stakeholders, delivery teams and third-party suppliers.

Role details

• Location: Brighton & Hove
• Working pattern: Hybrid
• Job type: Full Time

What you’ll do

• Lead end-to-end delivery of transformation and change projects across technology, regulatory, operational and partnership workstreams.
• Manage project scope, plans, budgets, forecasts, risks, issues and dependencies to support successful outcomes.
• Drive business readiness activities so stakeholders are prepared for change adoption and benefits realisation.
• Build relationships with senior stakeholders, sponsors and delivery teams across business and technology functions.
• Produce project reporting, governance updates and financial forecasts.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and third-party suppliers to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Ensure projects comply with business standards, governance frameworks and regulatory requirements.
• Support programme-level planning and contribute to wider portfolio reporting and governance activities.

What they’re looking for

• Experience delivering complex, multi-faceted projects made up of several workstreams.
• Knowledge and application of different project management methodologies, tools and techniques.
• Experience of business change in complex regulatory environments.
• Experience managing change activity with multiple, concurrent technical and non-technical items.
• Proficiency in risk, resource and cost management.
• Established stakeholder management skills across a wide range of business and technology contacts.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong negotiating and influencing skills.

Additional role information

• The role sits within major transformation workstreams and projects ranging from five months to over a year.
• The work is described as suited to both Agile and traditional delivery environments.
• Experience in the insurance or healthcare environment is preferable.