Project Manager - Long Standing Customer & Annuities

Royal London Mutual Insurance Society; Alderley Edge; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mutual insurance firm is seeking an experienced Project Manager for its Technology and Change team. The candidate will oversee project delivery for the Bulk Purchase Annuities, leading teams and managing stakeholder engagement effectively while utilizing Agile methodologies. This hybrid role offers excellent benefits and a commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Benefits

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Up to 14% employer matching pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Strong background in delivering projects within a matrix organisation.
• Experience in managing business and technical change initiatives.
• Knowledge of the Software Development Delivery Lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to the project team to meet goals.
• Manage project plans to ensure successful project deliverables.
• Build collaborative relationships with third parties for delivery.

Skills

Project Management

Agile Delivery Practices

Stakeholder Engagement

Interpersonal Skills

Job description

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Job Title: Project Manager - Long Standing Customer & Annuities

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Alderley Park

Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

Closing date 15th July 2025

We have an exciting opportunity for a focused Project Manager to join our Technology and Change team working with our Bulk Purchase Annuities team. Within this role you will plan and manage various aspects of the programme delivery to deliver the capability required by Royal London to support our Bulk Purchase Annuities business. Due to the nature of the role, a background within financial services, Pensions or payments systems, would be highly beneficial, although not essential.

About the role

• Provide leadership to the project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones

• Ensure stakeholders are engaged appropriately at all levels of the organisation

• Effectively create and manage a plan of activity to ensure successful completion of project deliverables

• Ensure dependencies are understood and managed

• Define and agree required level of project resource needed for successful project delivery

• Manage risks and issues, understanding a wider risk context associated with the business and the delivery, escalating where appropriate

• Build a collaborative relationship with 3rd parties to manage delivery of project outcomes

• Implement an appropriate level of governance in-line with Group methods

About you

• A strong proven background of delivering projects within a matrix style organisation

• Working experience in project management delivering both business and technical change initiatives

• Experience of Agile delivery practices

• Knowledge of the full Software Development Delivery Lifecycle

• The ability to solve and unblock issues within teams or departments

• The skills to build consensus between organisations or highly independent and diverse stakeholders

• Proactivity and future thinking around the management and control of project costs and benefits

• Interpersonal skills to influence and spur change, facilitate, and enhance performance within a cross - functional environment

• Experience of leading project teams, building and maintaining the trust, confidence, commitment and collaboration of others

About Royal London

We're the UK's largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits

Inclusion, diversity and belonging

We're an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected - whatever their background.

ised and respected - whatever their background.