Insurance Transformation Project Lead

Grant Thornton Ireland; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton Ireland is seeking an experienced insurance professional with project management experience to join our Consulting team. You will lead complex transformation programmes and help insurers navigate regulatory change, improve operations, and strengthen governance.

Working with senior stakeholders, you will deliver measurable business outcomes, drive cross-functional collaboration, and contribute to business development through proposals for new client opportunities.

Qualifications

• 6+ years' experience within insurance, consulting or financial services transformation.
• Experience managing projects or workstreams within large-scale transformation programmes.
• Familiarity with Central Bank of Ireland Regulatory Landscape.
• Strong understanding of insurance operations including underwriting, claims, customer operations and risk management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex insurance transformation programmes from initiation through to implementation and post-go-live support.
• Develop project plans, governance structures, RAID logs, workstream plans and reporting packs.
• Ensure programmes are delivered to agreed scope, budget, timelines and quality standards.
• Manage project risks, issues, dependencies and critical decision points.
• Facilitate steering committees, programme boards and executive stakeholder forums.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across business, operations, risk, finance, technology and third-party providers.
• Translate regulatory requirements into practical implementation plans and business solutions.
• Lead workshops to define project scopes and business requirements; drive momentum and success.

Skills

Project management

Regulatory change

Stakeholder management

Governance

Risk management

Insurance operations

Job description

Grant Thornton Ireland is seeking an experienced insurance professional with project management experience to join our Consulting team. You will lead complex transformation programmes and help insurers navigate regulatory change, improve operations, and strengthen governance.

Working with senior stakeholders, you will deliver measurable business outcomes, drive cross-functional collaboration, and contribute to business development through proposals for new client opportunities.