Senior Program Director
EIS Group
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Job summary
EIS Group is seeking a Senior Program Director to partner with Sales and Delivery leadership, driving success across a broad portfolio in a remote UK setting. You will lead governance, frame delivery approaches, and coach other Program Directors to ensure high-impact outcomes.
The role emphasizes client advisory skills, cross-functional collaboration with onshore/offshore teams, and engagement with strategic initiatives and business development to grow license opportunities.
Qualifications
- 10+ years in professional services project/program management roles.
- 8+ years in the insurance industry, with a background at an insurer or consulting for insurers.
- 5+ years at a Property and Casualty or Benefits insurer, or related work experience.
- Experience working closely with one or more software applications; ability to understand complex business processes.
- Consultative and facilitation skills; strong written and verbal communication.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving ability.
- Knowledge of Insurance Technology / platform.
- Ability to work from client's location minimum 3 days per week.
Responsibilities
- Drives successful outcomes for all projects in the portfolio across multiple delivery modes.
- Coordinates with the Partner Enablement Executive to confirm partner teams are adequately skilled.
- Ensures the client understands business goals, scope, timeline and value.
- Onboards new employees to understand project goals and responsibilities.
- Establishes governance processes at project and portfolio levels to keep projects on track.
- Builds meaningful relationships with client and partner teams assigned to the portfolio.
- Works with Sales to pursue new opportunities within the portfolio.
- Defines delivery models and clarifies roles and responsibilities.
- Supports pre-bill and revenue recognition processes; maintains forecasts.
- Coaches other Program Directors and shares knowledge across the Practice.
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Job description
Department: 153 Professional Services: Management
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Remote, United Kingdom
Compensation: £100,000 - £121,000 / month
The Senior Program Director partners with Sales, Delivery leadership, and EIS onshore/offshore delivery resources to drive client success across all modes of delivery for a larger or more complex portfolio of accounts. The role acts as a trusted advisor to clients and partners on adopting and implementing the EIS Group suite of products, and takes a leading role in framing delivery approach for new and existing opportunities.
A Senior Program Director independently drives successful outcomes across a larger or more complex portfolio spanning Partner Led, Client Led, and EIS Group Led projects. They are recognized for governance discipline, delivery judgment on higher-stakes engagements, and the ability to coach newer Program Directors while partnering closely with Sales on business development strategy.
This position represents the "Strong Operator" level of the Program Leadership career track (Program Director → Senior Program Director → Principal Program Director), and also serves as the entry point into the Principal Program Director level.
- Drives successful outcomes for all projects in the assigned portfolio, across Partner Led, Client Led, and EIS Group Led delivery modes
- Coordinates with the Partner Enablement Executive to confirm partner-assigned teams and resources are adequately skilled to deliver
- Ensures the EIS Group team understands the business goals of each solution, including scope, timeline, and Business Value
- Onboards new employees to the project so they understand the project's business goals and their own responsibilities
- Establishes effective governance processes at the project level and across the client relationship to keep projects on track
- Builds meaningful relationships with client teams and partner client teams (business development, relationship management, and delivery resources) assigned to the portfolio
- Works with Sales to pursue new opportunities within the assigned portfolio of accounts
- Conducts account research, in conjunction with Sales, to determine which Partner(s) to engage at an account and opportunity level
- Participates in scope studies and Business Case development to help frame the delivery approach for new opportunities
- Helps define the delivery model (client, partner, or EIS Group led) and clarifies roles and responsibilities
- Supports the proposal quality assurance process for services work orders in the portfolio
- Listens for and captures new license opportunities in target accounts to support license pipeline growth
- Ensures proper administrative processes are followed across the portfolio, including timely opening/closing of time and expense codes
- Processes pre-bills on a monthly basis and ensures signed SOWs are in place for PS and License revenue recognition
- Develops a periodic revenue forecast for the current, next, and next+1 quarter based on actual hours and estimated remaining work
- When issues arise, brings the right resources to resolve them, escalating effectively within the partner organization on partner-led projects
- Delivers the sold project margin goal by managing write-offs and staff assignments within the project budget
- Utilizes Deltabase and EIS standard tools to increase the likelihood of successful delivery, beginning during the business development process
- Provides coaching and advice to EIS Group Consultants assigned to projects in the portfolio
- Invests in personal development to stay current on EIS Group releases, methodology, and industry knowledge
- Contributes to Industry/Regional strategy discussions, including repeatable and reusable services approaches
- Shares field learnings on staff development and organizational requirements with Practice leadership
- Builds working familiarity with the repeatable delivery frameworks used across the Program Leadership track
- Supports knowledge-sharing across the broader Professional Services organization
- Minimum 10+ years of experience in professional services project/program management roles
- Minimum 8 years of experience in the insurance industry, with a background either as an analyst/technology employee of an insurance company or as a consultant serving insurance companies
- Minimum 5 years of experience at a Property and Casualty or Benefits insurance company, or related work experience
- Experience working closely with one or more software applications; ability to understand complex business processes
- Consultative and facilitation skills; strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving ability
- Knowledge of Insurance Technology / platform
- Ability to work from client's location minimum 3 days per week
- Customer Success orientation with a demonstrated drive for results
- Integrity and trust in all client, partner, and internal dealings
- Teamwork across onshore/offshore delivery resources, Sales, and Partner organizations
- Builds credibility with clients and partners through consultative engagement rather than transactional delivery
- Comfortable operating with a portfolio that may consist of a single account or several moderate-complexity accounts
- Takes ownership of the project/group tasks in compliance with the role, and takes responsibility for executing decisions within the limits of the portfolio
- Work with top talent and great colleagues who are industry and technology experts.
- Operate in a Scaled Agile environment, diverse, multicultural and cross-functional teams
- We are a global and modern software product company building world-class Enterprise InsurtTech Product powered by leading-edge technologies (microservices, reactive, cloud, continuous delivery)
- Flexible working hours and remote work
- Employee referral program
- Mobile phone and Internet allowance
- Pension on a Group Pension Scheme Basis
- Medical/Dental/Optical Health Insurance for you and your dependents
- Income Protection
- Death in Service
- Travel Insurance
[All pay components are based on objective, gender-neutral criteria within EIS's Compensation Policy.].
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