Senior Project Manager - Product Delivery & Backlog Management

Project Freelance; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 136,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Project Freelance is seeking a Senior Project Manager to drive expansion initiatives within its insurance operations and change management team. The role supports the Programme Manager to deliver strategic growth across multiple locations, ensuring delivery of business and IT capabilities and operating models aligned with business plans.

Initial 6-month contract with scope for extensions, requiring 2 days in the London office and paying up to £850 per day inside IR35.

Qualifications

• Senior Project Manager experience within insurance or related industry.
• Experience leading cross-functional work streams across underwriting, claims, finance, IT, operations, HR, and legal.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive expansion initiatives within operations and change management.
• Support the Programme Manager to deliver against strategic growth objectives.
• Oversee Day 2 activities for post product roll outs and backlog management.

Skills

Senior Project Management

Stakeholder management

Change management

Communication skills

Job description

Senior Project Manager Needed!

An Insurance client of mine is seeking a Senior Project Manager to drive expansion initiatives within its operations and change management team. This role is pivotal in supporting the Programme Manager to deliver against strategic growth objectives across multiple locations, ensuring the successful implementation of business and IT capabilities, as well as operating models aligned with approved business plans. The role is for an initial 6 months with scope of extensions paying up to £850 per day inside IR35 requiring 2 days in London office.

You will be responsible for developing and rolling out products such as professional indemnity, Surety, Construction & Engineering, Property and Renewable Energy, Casualty & Health lines of business. Experience leading functional work streams across underwriting, claims, finance, IT, operations, HR, and legal will be advantageous. . Experience with post go live backlog management activities is essential for this opportunity to support with the Day 2 activities for post product roll outs. Strong stakeholder management, organisational, analytical, and communication skills

Specialty insurance experience is essential for this opportunity.