Senior Project Manager

Vermelo RPO; Burslem; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the insurance sector is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee change projects. The role combines strategic oversight with hands-on project management, requiring experience in insurance and excellent stakeholder engagement skills. With a hybrid working model and a collaborative culture, this is an exciting opportunity to drive impactful change.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Opportunity for a yearly bonus

Life Assurance 2x annual salary

Collaborative, fast paced working environment

Hybrid Working

Modern, vibrant offices

Qualifications

• Experience in the insurance or financial services industry.
• Leading medium to large projects.
• Managing third parties.
• Industry standard project management processes and controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of Change Projects across the Markerstudy Distribution Group.
• Manage project processes and controls ensuring effective governance.
• Deliver change projects using both waterfall and agile methodologies.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Stakeholder Engagement

Agile Methodologies

Waterfall Methodologies

Education

Formal Project Management Qualification

Job description

Senior Project Manager

As a business, we do flexible hybrid working. Our office locations are: Manchester, Peterborough, Stoke-On-Trent, Southport, London.

We have an excellent opportunity for a Senior Project Manager, who has experience working within the insurance industry, to join our team! This is a hybrid role where occasional travel to our offices will be required, as project demand dictates.

We re looking for talented individual to join a fast-paced, innovative environment who are leaders in the insurance industry.

About the role

Our Senior Project Managers lead the delivery of Change Projects across the Markerstudy Distribution Group. In a key role for us within the team, you will be responsible for driving a number of projects in the business, that vary in scale, complexity and budget. You will work alongside colleagues within our Technology function, as well as within the wider business, to support the end-to-end delivery of strategically aligned projects, utilising both waterfall and agile methodologies.

How will you do this?

Joining our growing Change Directorate, you will use your experience in project management to deliver change at pace, whilst demonstrating innovative and efficient ways of working. You will ensure the safe delivery of change through engagement and collaboration with impacted business areas. We are looking for someone who is a good communicator, and a natural relationship builder who knows how to engage and influence effectively with internal and external stakeholders at all levels to support effective project delivery.

Putting your project management experience to use, you will manage and execute a number of project processes and controls to ensure the effective governance and control of projects throughout their lifecycle. This includes finance and resourcing, planning, risk management, scope control, as well as benefits management and reporting. With a detail-oriented approach, you are able to report on complex project data in a simplified way for different audiences.

Constantly curious, you are always learning about industry best practice, whilst helping to encourage a highly collaborative, engaging and inclusive culture within the team.

This is a real opportunity to make this role your own in a company that is continually growing.

Essential Skills/Experience Required:

• Experience working within the insurance or financial services industry.
• Experienced in leading medium to large projects.
• Experience managing third parties.
• Experience in industry standard project management processes and controls financial control, resource management, risk & issue management, planning, change control, benefits management, reporting.
• Formal project management qualification.
• Experience delivering projects within Pricing, Data, software or Underwriting.

Benefits

• Starting with 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)

• Opportunity for a yearly bonus

• Life Assurance 2x annual salary

• Collaborative, fast paced working environment

• Hybrid Working

• Modern, vibrant offices

If you are interested, please apply with your up-to-date CV or email (url removed) for more information.