Senior Project Manager

Starr Underwriting; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company is seeking a skilled project manager to lead strategic programs within their Change Delivery team. The role focuses on driving key projects from inception to completion, ensuring stakeholder engagement and adherence to quality standards. Successful candidates will exhibit strong leadership and financial management skills, with a background in specialty insurance proving advantageous. This position offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays

Pension scheme and private medical cover

Income protection and life assurance

Opportunities for career development

Annual bonus

Qualifications

• Significant experience in project management and driving results.
• Knowledge in vendor contract negotiation and management.
• Experience in the specialty insurance sector is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead major business and technical projects supporting strategic objectives.
• Plan and monitor projects, ensuring adherence to time, cost, and quality standards.
• Manage project risks and develop contingency plans.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project Financial Management

Change Management

Agile Methodology

Waterfall Methodology

Education

Prince 2 or equivalent Project Management certification

Tools

MS applications

Project management tools

Job description

Looking for a role that will have a meaningful impact on project management?

We are looking for an individual to support the delivery of a strategic priority, Best of Markel (BoM) and other growth initiatives.

What part will you play? If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs.

Join us and play your part in something special!

The opportunity:

The Change Delivery team shapes and leads the end-to-end delivery of MINT’s strategic programmes and operational change priorities in collaboration with business teams and IT. The team currently comprises of three main capabilities – business analysis, programme/project management and portfolio management office.

Best of Markel is about using existing products and capabilities to capitalise on market opportunities in different business lines and countries. You will work closely with senior underwriters in leading pilots and the full implementation of new platforms and products to grow premium. You may be required to support other types of projects across International subject to business priority.

What you’ll be doing:

Accountable for:

• Lead major business and technical projects and programmes supporting MINT strategic objectives
• Define and drive business benefits in solution outcomes, in line with specified tolerances of time, cost, quality and risk
• Business engagement from start up to closure to ensure agreement and adoption
• Quality and technical standards are met by changes delivered

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for building and recommending project and programme proposals in partnership with our stakeholders
• To determine approach, resource requirements and limitations
• Leading business case development for projects and programmes and tracking throughout delivery
• Planning and monitoring the programme, project and interrelated projects including stage and exception plans
• Managing and reporting project and programme risks, including the development of contingency plans
• Monitoring and reporting overall progress, resourcing and budget, initiating corrective action where necessary
• Maintaining project and programme governance, change control and configuration management
• Continuously driving lessons learned and scanning for opportunities at the portfolio and team level
• Working with IT stakeholders to ensure products are delivered to technical standards
• Working with the sponsor and team to ensure a smooth transition to business-as-usual position and ensuring benefits are owned and measured

Our must-haves:

• Significant experience of working in project management and driving business outcomes
• Strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong capability in project financial management
• Strong change management / business improvement experience
• Meticulous in planning and execution, delivering to tight timescales and high quality standards
• Knowledge & experience in vendor contract negotiation and management
• Knowledge & experience of Agile and Waterfall delivery methodology
• Solid understanding of MS applications and project management tools, for the planning, tracking and manipulation of project plans, data and MI
• Prince 2 or equivalent Project Management certification
• Strong knowledge and experience in delivering change and IT projects in the specialty insurance sector
• Knowledge and experience in delivering specialty products is highly desirable

Who we are:

Markel Group (NYSE – MKL) a Fortune 500 company with over 60 offices in 20+ countries, is a holding company for insurance, reinsurance, specialist advisory, and investment operations around the world.

We’re all about people | We win together | We strive for better | We enjoy the everyday | We think further

What’s in it for you?

• A great starting salary plus annual bonus & strong benefits package…
• 25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays, with the opportunity to buy/sell extra leave
• Fantastic company pension scheme, private medical and dental cover, life assurance, travel insurance cover, income protection, season ticket loan as well as other great benefits on offer
• There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we can provide the support needed to do just that!

Are you ready to play your part?

Choose ‘Apply Now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

Markel celebrates the value of a diverse workforce that brings experience and expertise from a wide variety of backgrounds and life circumstances. Whatever your background, if you feel you meet the requirements of this role then we want to hear from you. We are also happy to consider candidates who are looking for flexible working patterns.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with all reasonable accommodations to be able to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions if successful. Please contact us via email at [e-mail] or call us at 0161 507 5827 to request any accommodations that may be needed. This includes any alternative formats of any documents or information on how to apply offline.

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