Project Manager - Regulatory Change (FTC)

M&G; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An investment firm is seeking a Project Manager to lead complex projects, ensuring effective stakeholder engagement and delivering measurable benefits. The role demands a strong background in Asset Management or Insurance, with excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities. The ideal candidate will have a PRINCE2 certification, exceptional communication skills, and a proactive mindset to independently deliver quality results.

Qualifications

• A self-starter with a track record of delivering multiple high-profile projects.
• Experience working with stakeholders at different levels, including Director level.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end delivery of projects, leading on defining business case and project objectives.
• Create and maintain high-quality project plans while managing stakeholder relationships.
• Conduct lessons learnt sessions during project life to enhance future delivery.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Education

PRINCE 2 Practitioner or equivalent

Investment Management Certificate

Change Management qualification

Job description

At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients, and superior shareholder returns.

Through our behaviours of telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

This is a 12 month FTC.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end delivery of medium to highly complex projects, identifying key business stakeholders; leading on defining business case, project objectives, scope, resources and agreed set of expected benefits and outcomes
• In conjunction with the Project Sponsor, communicate the outcomes/benefits of the project across the organization to garner support and buy-in
• Create and maintain high quality project plans (with built in risk mitigation strategies) and work packages that support delivery, ensuring that responsibilities are assigned to project resources
• Evaluate delivery options and the team’s performance, providing feedback where necessary and adjusting plans at regular intervals against the scope, schedule, budget, risks, outcomes and benefits
• Provide regular forecasts of the future Change and BAU resources required for the project
• Provide the project team with direction and confidence to deliver and ensure that the project delivers the required benefits and outcomes within the specified tolerances of time, cost, quality, scope, benefit and risk
• Undertake regular lessons learnt sessions during the life of the project, implementing agreed recommendations to ensure the project team learns from experience and proactively shares lessons with the broader Project Management community
• Adhere to governance standards, including Project Change Standard and guidelines, maintaining accurate RACI and RAID logs and Service Now records
• Produce timely management information ensuring all mandatory documentation (e.g., business case, requirement documents/user stories, stage gates, test plans, change requests, closure documents) is completed and signed off at the appropriate stages during the life of the project and establish additional governance to reflect the complexity of the project as required
• Forecast future external costs, understand the drivers of project cost variance and take actions to control costs to budgets or raise change control
• Monitor and report progress to the impacted stakeholders (e.g., sponsor(s), Programme manager, Change Programme Directors, steering committee) including ongoing business case viability
• Independently identify and take ownership of issues, risks and dependencies, making recommendations to mitigate the risk or to reduce/remove issues. Escalate where appropriate to maintain progress towards project delivery and act as an escalation point on behalf of the Project Sponsor
• Complete handover to BAU, and business benefits realization activities to close off projects
• Manage resource planning and motivate the project team to ensure a high standard of output, focused on customer satisfaction and delivery through developing others through providing ongoing guidance, mentoring or coaching
• Manage relationships with required teams e.g., Technology, external suppliers and other business functions to achieve timely delivery
• Assist the Programme Manager/Director and Change Programme Director with interviewing and hiring of resources
• Support the Lead Programme Management Officer in establishing appropriate governance and assuring that the Project Change Standard is appropriately applied
• Conduct training workshops with Project Managers focused on improving both project and change management capabilities across the Project Management team
• Participate in improving the change capability across the firm through sharing project and change management disciplines with the wider business
• Mentor and coach project team members with the aim of improving delivery efficacy and supporting their personal development

Job & Personal Skills :

This role is ideally suited to someone who can demonstrate the following:

• A self-starter with a track record of delivering multiple high-profile projects concurrently within Asset Management / Insurance.
• Experience of working with stakeholders at different levels including Director level.
• The ability to constructively challenge and influence business users.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and determination to see initiatives through to completion.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a project team.
• Proactive and delivery focussed with excellent communication skills - both written and verbal.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships within the team and across the business.
• Capable of facilitating medium to large sized workshops and meetings with stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliverables.

Qualifications

PRINCE 2 Practitioner or equivalent

Investment Management Certificate (desirable)

Change Management qualification (desirable)

Recruiter: Sarah Hawkins

Location: London

Job Level: Manager or Expert

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