Senior Project Manager, Life & Pensions Change

mgpru; Stirling; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

M&G is hiring a Senior Project Manager for a 12-month fixed term contract, based in Stirling or London. You will join the Life Change & Transformation team and drive the end-to-end delivery of complex projects within the Individual Life & Pensions portfolio.

You will define business cases, objectives, scope and benefits, and lead governance, planning and delivery with external partners as needed.

Qualifications

• End-to-end delivery of medium to highly complex projects.
• Strong project management experience across change portfolios.
• Ability to lead and align multiple delivery partners.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end delivery of medium to highly complex projects, defining scope, benefits and target outcomes.
• Communicate outcomes and benefits to sponsors and stakeholders to gain buy-in.
• Create and maintain high-quality project plans with risk mitigation and clear work packages.
• Evaluate delivery options and monitor team performance, adjusting plans for time, cost and quality.
• Provide forecasts of Change and BAU resources required for the project.
• Provide direction to project team to deliver benefits within tolerances.
• Lead lessons-learned sessions and share insights with the PM community.
• Adhere to governance standards and maintain RAID logs and ServiceNow records.
• Prepare timely management information and sign-off documentation at project stages.
• Forecast external costs and manage variance to budgets.
• Monitor progress and report to sponsors, programme managers and steering committees.
• Identify issues and risks, escalating where needed to maintain progress.
• Complete handover to BAU and realise business benefits.
• Manage resource planning and mentor the project team.

Job description

M&G is hiring a Senior Project Manager for a 12-month fixed term contract, based in Stirling or London. You will join the Life Change & Transformation team and drive the end-to-end delivery of complex projects within the Individual Life & Pensions portfolio.

You will define business cases, objectives, scope and benefits, and lead governance, planning and delivery with external partners as needed.