Senior Project Manager

Canopius; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global specialty insurer is looking for a Project Manager to oversee end-to-end project planning and execution. This role involves managing complex technology projects, utilizing Agile methodologies, and requires strong organizational and analytical skills. A professional certification in project management is highly desirable. The position offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, along with a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Competitive base salary

Non-contributory pension

Discretionary bonus

Health and dental cover

Qualifications

• Experience working in a fast-paced, change-driven environment.
• Strong organisational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Professional certification in project management is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Oversees project planning, execution, and closing of change projects.
• Delivers complex, technology projects within budget and on time.
• Manages project risks and maintains comprehensive RAID logs.
• Communicates and collaborates with stakeholders and teams.

Skills

Organisational skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Professional certification in project management (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP, AgilePM, Scrum Master, SAFe)

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Role

JOB DESCRIPTION

Oversees end-to-end project planning, execution and closing of Vave’s change projects. Contributing to the definition and management of project standards, tools, reporting and delivery across change projects. The role requires experience to agile methodologies and proficiency in using Azure DevOps.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivers complex, technology projects with defined scope, success criteria and key performance indicators (KPIs) within budget, on time and in line with Vave’s standards.
• Assesses project requirements to determine the most appropriate delivery methodology (agile or waterfall), and ensures the chosen approach is applied effectively to achieve project objectives.
• Where appropriate, ensures projects are executed following agile principles, including iterative planning, continuous feedback, and adaptive workflows.
• Where appropriate, leads projects using the waterfall method where appropriate, ensuring structured planning, clear stage gates, and robust documentation.
• Utilises Azure DevOps to manage project tasks, track progress, and facilitate team collaboration throughout the project lifecycle.
• Proactively identifies, assesses, and manages delivery risks, ensuring mitigation strategies are in place and regularly reviewed.
• Maintains comprehensive RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies) to ensure all project risks and issues are tracked, communicated, and addressed in a timely manner.
• Manages relationships with external suppliers, ensuring deliverables, timelines, and quality standards are met, and acts as the primary point of contact for supplier communications and escalations.
• Leads transparent and efficient resource planning and allocation processes for ongoing projects within the assigned area of responsibility.
• Shapes effective project governance and reporting in line with project management standards.
• Drives regular project reviews, monitoring the progress and results of all ongoing projects and acting upon action points to achieve KPIs.
• Leads end-to-end project plans for assigned projects, including highlighting the critical path and communicating any variances that impact project delivery to relevant stakeholders.
• Manages and escalates project risks, actions, and issues through proactive communication and collaboration with stakeholders and various teams.
• Identifies and manages inter project and wider dependencies across the change portfolio.
• Drives engagements with internal and external stakeholders to capture and prioritise project demands and to ensure communications are clear, transparent and timely.
• Contributes to the high performing team and drives improvements by working closely with colleagues to ensure knowledge and cross‑sharing of information

Required Qualifications

• Experience working in a fast‑paced, change‑driven environment.
• Strong organisational, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.
• Professional certification in project management (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP, AgilePM, Scrum Master, SAFe) is highly desirable.

About Vave

Vave originated as an algorithmic pricing engine within Canopius Group, a leading global specialty (re)insurer. It has since evolved into a comprehensive end‑to‑end platform and launched as an independent business.

Benefits

We offer all employees a comprehensive benefits package that focuses on their whole wellbeing. This includes hybrid working, a competitive base salary, non‑contributory pension, discretionary bonus, insurances including health (family) and dental cover, and many other benefits to enhance financial, physical, social and psychological health.

About Canopius

Canopius is a global specialty lines (re)insurer. We are one of the leading insurers in the Lloyd’s of London insurance market with offices in the UK, US, Singapore, Australia and Bermuda.

At Canopius we foster a distinctive, positive culture which enables us to bring our whole selves to work to flourish as people, and build a business which delivers profitable, sustainable results.

Based in incredible new offices in the heart of the City of London, Canopius operates a flexible, hybrid working model and is committed to providing an environment that challenges employees to be their best and where everyone's unique contributions are recognised, valued and respected.

We are fully committed to equal employment opportunities for all applicants and providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are made regardless of age, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, socio‑economic background, religion or beliefs, marital or caring status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We encourage and welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds. We make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment. Please let us know if you require any information in an alternate format or any other reasonable adjustments.