We are partnering with a leading insurance organisation to hire an experienced Digital Project Manager to support a large-scale, multi-year digital transformation programme.This role will play a key part in delivering strategic digital initiatives, working closely with senior business stakeholders, programme leadership, technology teams, and external vendors to drive successful project outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end project delivery across a portfolio of digital transformation initiatives.
- Partner with programme sponsors and senior stakeholders to develop business cases and secure project approvals.
- Support programme governance activities, including Steering Committee and executive-level reporting.
- Coordinate with teams across Operations, Technology, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Finance, and PMO functions.
- Manage project risks, dependencies, issues, and delivery timelines throughout the project lifecycle.
- Drive stakeholder engagement and ensure alignment across multiple business and technology workstreams.
- Prepare programme updates and management reporting for senior leadership.
- Coordinate vendor management activities, including RFP processes, Statement of Work (SoW) preparation, contract reviews, and delivery oversight.
- Work closely with offshore and third-party delivery teams to ensure successful execution and implementation.
- Support the delivery of digital customer initiatives and business transformation programmes.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or above in Business, Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
Required Skills
- 3-5+ years of experience in Project Management, Programme Management, Consulting, or Business Transformation within Financial Services or Insurance.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage both business and technology teams.
- Experience working within complex governance environments with multiple stakeholders.
- Exposure to vendor management, outsourcing partners, and third-party delivery teams.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, including experience preparing updates for senior management.
- Experience working within Agile delivery environments is advantageous.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and workstreams simultaneously.
Preferred Background
- Insurance Digital Transformation
- Management Consulting
- Customer Platform / Digital Product Delivery