Project Manager (Life and Pensions)

SS&C Technologies Holdings; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a Project Manager with 5+ years of experience in Life and Pensions. The role involves leading complex projects, managing cross-functional teams, and ensuring project delivery within budget and on time. The ideal candidate will possess strong stakeholder management skills and proficiency with project management tools. This role offers a hybrid work model and competitive benefits.

Benefits

Hybrid Work Model

Professional Development Reimbursement

Competitive benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience within financial services.
• Essential experience in Life & Pensions.
• Strong grasp of project financials and delivery methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of multi-stream projects.
• Define project scope and success metrics in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Manage cross-functional teams and monitor budgets.

Skills

Project management experience

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Proficiency with project tools

Tools

MS Project

Excel

PowerPoint

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SS&C Technologies Holdings

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London, United Kingdom

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Posted:

01.08.2025

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15.09.2025

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Job Description

Project Manager (Life and Pensions)

Locations: Central London

Get To Know Us:

SS&C is leading the way. We continue to look for todays and tomorrow’s brightest talent, those that embody a spirit to improve not only their lives, but those around them. From college students to seasoned and experienced professionals, we encourage you to apply. SS&C prides itself on hiring diverse, honest, dynamic individuals, who value collaboration, accountability, and innovation to name a few.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Project Manager with a proven track record in leading Life & Pensions programs, platform development, and large-scale BPO initiatives within the financial services sector. This is a high-impact role, offering the opportunity to drive transformation at scale across complex delivery environments.

As part of our Enterprise Change team, you will take full ownership of project delivery—ensuring work is completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. You’ll work closely with internal stakeholders, clients, and technology partners to ensure alignment and successful outcomes.

What You Will Get To Do:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of multi-stream projects across Life & Pensions, platform upgrades, and outsourcing transformations.
• Define project scope, objectives, governance, and success metrics in collaboration with sponsors and stakeholders.
• Manage cross-functional teams, including technical and operational workstreams, ensuring resource alignment and milestone tracking.
• Maintain full financial control—monitoring budgets, forecasts, and tolerance levels.
• Own project governance, documentation, RAID management, and status reporting.
• Foster strong relationships with internal stakeholders, clients, and third parties.
• Ensure compliance with internal change frameworks and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

What You Will Bring:

• 5+ years of project management experience within financial services, with essential experience in Life & Pensions.
• Demonstrated experience delivering within the Life and Pension sector and/or BPO projects in a regulated environment.
• Strong grasp of project financials, risk management, and structured delivery methodologies (e.g., Prince2, Agile, Waterfall).
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, including at executive and client levels.
• High attention to detail, resilience under pressure, and a proactive, delivery-focused mindset.
• Proficiency with project tools such as MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and collaboration platforms.

Why You Will Love It Here!

• Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model
• Your Future: Professional Development Reimbursement including access to SS&C University
• Your Wellbeing: Competitive benefits designed to support the wellbeing of our staff
• Diversity & Inclusion: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity
• Training: Hands-On, Team-Customised throughout your career

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds to enable us to bring diverse perspectives to our thinking and conversation. It's important to us that we strive to have a workforce that is diverse in the widest sense.