Junior Project Manager jobs in United Arab Emirates

Wakam is a B2B2C digital insurer designing embedded and white‑label insurance products for over 80 partners across Europe. Powered by our proprietary Play&Plug® technology platform, we offer API‑based solutions and manage fully cloud‑native insurance programs.

Operating in 32 countries, Wakam is a European leader in digital and embedded insurance, with a business model driven by transparency, technology, and impact.

We are also a mission‑driven company, dedicated to “enabling transparent and impactful insurance” for all our partners.

Join Wakam’s Data & Analytics function, working hand‑in‑hand with our PMO and business teams to deliver data‑centric solutions that power underwriting, claims, policy admin and partner operations. You’ll sit at the crossroads of strategy, delivery, and governance—turning business needs into robust, compliant, and scalable data products.

As a Project Manager Data Business Analyst, you will own the end‑to‑end delivery of data initiatives—from discovery to go‑live—while driving best‑in‑class governance and execution. In this role, you will:

• Lead business analysis to translate business needs into clear, testable technical specs for data solutions.
• Manage full project lifecycles (initiation → closure): plans, timelines, milestones, critical path, RAID, and reporting.
• Run project governance: steerco prep, status reporting, escalation, stakeholder comms across all levels.
• Coordinate cross‑functional squads and capacity planning to protect scope, quality, and velocity.
• Own vendor/outsourcing relationships: contracts, SLA performance, compliance with data governance.
• Manage budgets & risks: estimates, tracking, variance analysis; risk identification, mitigation, contingencies.
• Deliver with Agile when relevant (sprint planning, dailies, reviews, retros) and handle change control.
• Onboard new MGAs/TPAs and continuously improve data quality & lead‑time toward straight‑through processing.

• 5 years+ experience as a Data Business Analyst Project Manager delivering data‑centric solutions in insurance.
• Certifications welcome: BCS/IIBA (BA), CSM/PSM (Agile); strong Kanban/PM tooling proficiency.
• Depth in requirements, process mapping, stakeholder mgmt, and converting needs into deliverables.
• Risk, quality, and change management across complex programs.
• Data governance & compliance (GDPR, insurance standards) and solid data tech literacy (DBs, ETL, BI, analytics).
• Insurance data model expertise (underwriting, claims, policy admin; delegated authority/bordereaux). Snowflake nice‑to‑have; familiarity with Polaris or COTS bordereaux tools a plus.
• Strategic project thinker with a methodical, documentation‑first approach.
• Proactive problem‑solver who anticipates risks and drives mitigations.
• Strong facilitator & influencer, comfortable guiding decisions and building consensus.
• Data‑driven, KPI‑oriented, and adaptable across waterfall, agile, or hybrid delivery.
• Collaborative leader with resilience under pressure and excellent written/oral communication—able to translate technical topics for business audiences and operate across cultures/time zones.

•True remote work flexibility with our Wakam From Anywhere (WFA) program – yes, we even have a teammate working from a sailboat! ⛵

•Flat hierarchical system promoting direct impact and autonomy 🚀

•Monthly Free.day: dedicated time for personal growth and skills development 📚

• Lunch voucher with Swile card

• A meaningful company : we became a Mission‑driven company in March 2021

•Work alongside passionate experts: who will share their knowledge and help you develop and grow in your career.

At Wakam, our "Free to Impact" culture is built on four essential pillars that shape everything we do :

• Foster transparent collaboration across our flat organizational structure
• Share knowledge freely in our highly collaborative environment
• Contribute to our collective intelligence through open dialogue
• Embrace our monthly Free.day for learning and skills sponsorship
• Think big and challenge conventional insurance norms
• Stay eager to learn and explore new possibilities
• Take initiative to transform the insurance industry
• Turn challenges into opportunities for innovation
• Constantly evolve our ways of working
• Focus on impact rather than hierarchy
• Drive results through clear objectives and autonomy
• Transform bold ideas into concrete solutions

At Wakam, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please feel free to reach out to your recruiter.

• Initial interview with Talent Acquisition Partner
• Deep‑dive technical interview with our Head of Operations UK
• Team interview with the Data Team
• Final interview in our London Office with Head of People UK & Head of Operations UK

Apply Now and Join the Insurance Revolution
Let’s build resilient and impactful insurance together.

Check out our website to learn about the 11 cultural markers that make Wakam truly special! If you're adventurous, impact‑driven, and ready to shape the future of insurance, we'd love to meet you!