Project Manager - Life Insurance

Adesso SE; Pune District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Adesso SE, a leading IT services provider, seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead end-to-end life insurance initiatives in Pune. You will manage large-scale projects across product launches, system migrations, digital transformations and regulatory changes, coordinating cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure timely, in-scope delivery.

Ideal candidates bring 8-10 years in project management within life insurance, with strong Agile/Scrum/Waterfall expertise and excellent planning, risk,

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in project management or delivery roles.
• Experience in life insurance domain and familiarity with product development, PAS, underwriting, claims, regulatory compliance and digital transformation programmes.
• Strong understanding of Agile, Scrum and Waterfall methodologies and ability to select the right approach for the project.
• Skilled in project planning and scheduling, risk and issue management, and budget/resource management.
• Clear communication, confident leadership, organized work style, and strong analytical/problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and steer projects with defined scope, deliverables and success criteria.
• Deliver life insurance initiatives end to end, including product launches, migrations and regulatory changes.
• Align stakeholders and run regular meetings, status updates and reporting across actuarial, underwriting, claims, finance and operations.
• Coordinate internal teams, vendors and partners to ensure collaboration and on-time delivery.
• Identify risks, issues and dependencies early; define mitigation and contingency plans; monitor budgets and timelines.
• Ensure deliverables meet defined quality standards and support testing, validation and user acceptance.
• Navigate the insurance domain with PAS, underwriting workflows, claims processing, premium billing and reinsurance, and support regulatory guidelines.

Skills

Delivery background

Life insurance expertise

Project management methodologies

Planning & control

Leadership & communication

Job description

• Plan and steer projects: You define scope, objectives, deliverables and success criteria, build detailed plans, schedules and resource allocations, and manage execution using Agile, Waterfall or hybrid methodologies.
• Deliver life insurance initiatives: You lead large-scale projects end to end - from new product launches and system migrations to digital transformation and regulatory changes - and ensure they land on time, within scope and within budget.
• Align stakeholders: You are the main point of contact for business and technical teams, run regular project meetings, status updates and reporting, and manage expectations across actuarial, underwriting, claims, finance and operations.
• Coordinate teams and partners: You bring together internal teams, vendors and external partners, assign tasks, monitor performance and foster collaboration across functions.
• Manage risks and governance: You identify risks, issues and dependencies early, define mitigation and contingency plans, elevate when needed, monitor budgets, timelines and resource utilisation, and keep documentation and reporting dashboards up to date.
• Secure quality: You make sure deliverables meet the defined quality standards and support testing, validation and user acceptance.
• Navigate the insurance domain: You manage processes around Policy Administration Systems (PAS), underwriting workflows, claims processing (life, critical illness, disability), premium billing and collections, and reinsurance, and support compliance with regulatory requirements such as AML, KYC and local insurance authority guidelines.

YOUR PROFILE

• Delivery background: You bring 8-10 years of experience in project management or delivery roles and a proven track record of successfully delivering medium to large-scale projects.
• Life insurance expertise: You have worked in the life insurance domain and are familiar with product development, policy administration systems, regulatory compliance and digital transformation programmes.
• Methodology: You have a strong understanding of project management methodologies such as Agile, Scrum and Waterfall and choose the right approach for the project at hand.
• Planning & control: You are skilled in project planning and scheduling, risk and issue management, and budget and resource management.
• Leadership & communication: You communicate clearly, lead with confidence, work in an organised way and bring strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

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