Senior Project Manager

-; York and North Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a Senior Project Manager to drive transformation within their Finance Change team. The role involves managing resources, navigating project lifecycles, and influencing senior stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have experience in Finance and demonstrate strong project management skills. With a starting salary around £65,000 and numerous benefits including a generous pension scheme, this position promises a rewarding career in a flexible work environment.

Benefits

Bonus opportunity - up to 10%

Generous pension scheme

Flexible holiday options

Private Medical Benefit

Retailer discounts

Aviva shares matching

Supportive policies

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience leading projects with budgets up to £5m.
• Capable of navigating ambiguity and clarifying outcomes.
• Proven ability to drive changes at a strategic level.

Responsibilities

• Manage resources across projects for optimal use.
• Keep stakeholders informed and address concerns.
• Foster collaboration and encourage open communication.

Skills

Experience in Finance

Project management credentials (Prince2, APM, PMI)

Leading fast paced, complex business change

Influencing senior stakeholders

Agile methodologies

Job description

Senior Project manager

Starting salary: c. £65,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)

Locations: York and Bristol

Do you have a passion for transformation? Do you like to challenge the status quo, think differently and look at transformational ways to solve business problems?

We are currently recruiting for Senior Project Managers to join our innovative Finance Change team! You don't need to come from an insurance background, but if you have demonstrable project management experience delivering business and technology transformation, integration/data migration, results management enhancement initiatives and regulatory change projects in large, complex organisations, then we would love to hear from you!

A bit about the job:

This role could be ideal for you if you have experience of working through the various lifecycle of projects; navigating ambiguity, clarifying outcomes/benefits and translating these into deliverables. Efficiently manage resources across projects to ensure optimal use. Keep stakeholders well informed by effectively communicating progress, addressing concerns, and challenging the status quo. Foster collaboration by breaking down silos and encouraging open communication and teamwork.

Skills and experience we're looking for:

• Experience in Finance is Essential with Professional project management credentials (Prince2, APM, PMI desirable)
• Experience leading fast paced, complex business change with annual budgets up to £5m
• Capable of influencing senior stakeholders to drive the necessary changes at a strategic level
• Proven ability to leverage Agile methodologies for efficient project delivery, budgeting, and financial alignment.
• Demonstrable experience in contributing to a wider project community, supporting initiatives to drive efficiency into our change delivery and embodying role model behaviours

What you'll get for this role:

• Starting salary c. £65,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity - 10% of annual salary. Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva's.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 25 days/29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to help you get expert support when you need it
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer's leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We're inclusive and welcome everyone - we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don't, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working - spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Amber Britton a call on 07775546100 or send an email to [e-mail]