Senior Project Manager - 6 month FTC

AXA UK plc; Royal Tunbridge Wells; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company is seeking an experienced Project Manager in Royal Tunbridge Wells, responsible for managing third-party delivery partners and internal teams. In this role, you'll ensure project success and report progress to stakeholders. The position requires a recognized project management qualification and strong stakeholder management experience. This role offers a competitive salary, performance-based bonuses, and additional benefits including a pension scheme and private medical cover.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Discretionary company & performance-based bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Private medical cover

28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Industry recognised project management qualification with demonstrable project management experience.
• Exceptional stakeholder and third-party management experience essential.
• Experience of planning, budgeting and business case preparation for complex, large-scale projects.

Responsibilities

• Managing third-party delivery partners and internal delivery teams to ensure a successful project outcome.
• Identifying and proactively managing project stakeholders.
• Reporting progress at regular intervals to the project steering committee.

Skills

Project management experience

Stakeholder management

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ)

Job description

At AXA Health, we have a new opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to join our risk and regulatory portfolio on a 6‑month fixed‑term contract. You'll work closely with the Delivery Lead, third‑party suppliers, internal delivery teams and stakeholders to collaboratively deliver a major upgrade of a key technology for AXA. Reporting to the Delivery Lead, you'll set up and drive project meetings, capture, drive and monitor issues and risks, and ensure delivery of required outcomes to time, cost and quality. At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least two days a week (40%) away from home, moving to three days a week (60%) in the future. Away from home means attendance at one of our office locations.

Responsibilities

• Managing third‑party delivery partners and internal delivery teams to ensure a successful project outcome that enables desired benefits.
• Identifying and proactively managing project stakeholders, including third parties, ensuring effective engagement at all levels.
• Reporting progress at regular intervals, advising the project steering committee of any deviation from the plan, escalating risks and issues as appropriate.
• Ensuring that issues, risks and dependencies are identified, owned, managed, mitigated, resolved or accepted as appropriate.
• Managing internal and external project communication, including information flows between governance layers and any internal or external teams or suppliers.
• Implementing the agreed governance framework and producing relevant artefacts, in line with the project governance requirements.
• Tracking and controlling project spend, reporting costs and raising appropriate escalations where needed.

Qualifications

• Industry recognised project management qualification (e.g., APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ)) with demonstrable project management experience.
• Ability to influence, bring teams together and work collaboratively towards a goal.
• Exceptional stakeholder and third‑party management experience essential.
• Demonstrable experience of implementing large, complex technology interventions preferred.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently using initiative and judgement to make decisions, whilst also informing and escalating appropriately.
• Experience of planning, budgeting and business case preparation for complex, large‑scale projects.
• Confidence working in a collaborative team environment, balancing support and challenge to get the job done.

Equal Opportunities and Inclusive Recruitment

We believe in hiring people who possess the appropriate skills and values that align with our vision. Our selection process is fair and equitable, ensuring that all candidates have an equal opportunity to join us. We are dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion, and we actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we take pride in treating our employees and potential hires with respect and without discrimination based on any protected characteristics.

AXA UK is recognised as a Disability Confident Leader. We actively encourage applications from people who face barriers in the workplace due to a disability or long‑term health condition. We participate in the Disability Confident 'Offer of Interview' scheme. This means a fair and proportionate number of candidates with long‑term health conditions or disabilities who meet the essential criteria of a job, will be offered an interview. You don’t need to share details of your long‑term health condition or disability for your application to be considered under this scheme. As part of your application, you’ll be asked if you would like to 'opt in'.

Eligibility: You must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

What We Offer

• Competitive annual salary dependent on experience.
• Discretionary company & performance‑based bonus.
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions).
• Life Assurance (up to 10× annual salary).
• Private medical cover.
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave.
• Wellbeing services & resources.
• AXA employee discounts.