Senior Project Manager

PartnerRe Ltd.; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

PartnerRe Ltd. in Hong Kong or Singapore seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager for the Life & Health PMO. You will lead complex initiatives, manage budgets and timelines, and coordinate with stakeholders to deliver value.

The role emphasizes governance, process improvement and cross‑functional collaboration across a global reinsurer. It offers hybrid/leverage office presence with opportunities to grow within a multinational team.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage multiple and potentially conflicting priorities in a multicultural environment.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, negotiation, and facilitation skills.
• Proven ability to lead, influence others, and drive goals.
• Creative problem-solving skills for complex project landscapes.
• Experience working in virtual or distributed teams is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Manage Life & Health projects, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Define project plans, milestones, roles, and communicate progress.
• Support development and maintenance of PMO reporting frameworks.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to standardize processes.
• Provide guidance and coaching to project managers outside the PMO.

Skills

Multi-priorities management

Stakeholder communication

Leadership and influence

Creative problem-solving

Virtual collaboration

Job description

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JOB SUMMARY

We are looking for an experienced, customer-focused and solution-oriented Senior Project Manager to join the Life & Health business unit’s Project Management office. This role will be based in our Hong Kong or Singapore office.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Project Management

• Manage assigned L&H projects, including commercial, infrastructure, and compliance initiatives, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and within scope by overseeing all aspects of the project.
• Work with project team to define project plans including milestones, roles and responsibilities, monitor and summarize/communicate progress of project (including budgets, forecasts and actuals) and proactively manage vendors (where applicable), budget, project scope changes, risks, issues and expectations.

Governance

• Support the PMO responsibilities for development, implementation, maintenance and running of:
• a project portfolio reporting framework/infrastructure for the Life & Health business unit

Support activities can include and not limited to:

• Hands-on contribution to the definition and implementation of the frameworks
• Looking for opportunities for continuous improvements to both frameworks
• Working with L&H Project Managers outside the PMO team to ensure projects adhere to L&H Project management best practices
• Management of L&H Project Portfolio Reporting frameworks
• Providing necessary support and templates to involved stakeholders
• Providing consolidated and consistent regular project portfolio reporting to various stakeholders (Board, Life & Health employees, PartnerRe employees, etc)
• Maintenance and reporting of project portfolio’s budget financials
• Provide project management consulting/guidance to L&H Project Managers outside the PMO team to help improve their projects

Process & Business Analysis

Work with business:

• to analyze and define processes (activity steps, roles & responsibilities) and requirements.
• to implement the agreed processes incl. compilation of appropriate process implementation material such as training documents and executing training

Relationship Management

Develops and manages effective business relationships and communication channels with stakeholders within the Life & Health business unit as well as across the broader PartnerRe organization

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in this role you have the following background, skills and mindset:

• Ability to manage multiple and potentially conflicting priorities in an interdisciplinary, collaborative, and multicultural environment.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, negotiation, conflict‑resolution, and facilitation skills, including the ability:
• to collaborate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders and senior leaders across the organization
• to ensure coordinated and cohesive project teamwork
• Provide project management coaching and guidance to individuals with varying levels of experience
• Curious and adaptable to evolving or challenging environments and manage multiple tasks
• Demonstrates high professional ethics
• Proven ability to work independently, lead, and influence others to achieve goals
• Creative problem-solving skill
• Experience working in virtual teams is an asset

Additional Information

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