Project Manager : Manchester

Arthur; Ohio; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Bonus

Excellent benefits

Job summary

Arthur in the United States (Ohio) is seeking an experienced Project Manager to drive end-to-end business change in a regulated, fast-paced environment. You will lead initiatives from inception to delivery, partnering with senior stakeholders, technology teams and external partners to ensure successful outcomes.

You’ll define project scope, build plans, governance and timelines, manage budgets, risks, issues and dependencies while driving stakeholder engagement and decision-making.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering business transformation projects within Insurance or Financial Services.
• End-to-end project management across the full project lifecycle.
• Strong governance, RAID management and delivery controls.
• Experience working across multiple workstreams and stakeholder groups.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Budget management and benefits realisation experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of business change projects from inception to delivery.
• Define project scope, objectives and success criteria.
• Build and maintain project plans, timelines and governance.
• Manage budgets, risks, issues and dependencies.
• Drive stakeholder engagement and decision-making.
• Assess business impacts and change readiness.
• Lead workshops and governance forums.
• Track benefits realisation and business outcomes.
• Coordinate across business, operations, technology, finance, data and change teams.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Governance & RAID management

Budget management

Delivery controls

Communication

Job description

Project Manager Manchester

Hybrid (2-3 Days Per Week)

Competitive Salary + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Are you an experienced Project Manager looking to deliver meaningful business change within a highly regulated and fast-paced environment?

Our client is investing heavily in transformation and is seeking a Project Manager to join a growing Change function responsible for delivering strategic initiatives across multiple business areas.

This is an opportunity to lead projects from inception through to delivery, working closely with senior stakeholders, subject matter experts, technology teams and external partners to ensure successful outcomes.

The Opportunity

You’ll be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of business change projects, including:

• Defining project scope, objectives and success criteria
• Building and maintaining project plans, timelines and governance
• Managing budgets, risks, issues and dependencies
• Driving stakeholder engagement and decision-making
• Assessing business impacts and change readiness
• Leading workshops and governance forums
• Tracking benefits realisation and business outcomes
• Working across business, operations, technology, finance, data and change teams

What We’re Looking For

We’re interested in speaking with individuals who can demonstrate:

• Experience delivering business transformation projects within Insurance or Financial Services
• End-to-end project management experience across the full project lifecycle
• Strong governance, RAID management and delivery controls
• Experience working across multiple workstreams and stakeholder groups
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Budget management and benefits realisation experience
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced and evolving environment
• Understanding of Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery approaches

Particularly Relevant Backgrounds

• Insurance Transformation
• Operational Change
• Business Change
• Claims, Operations or Underwriting Change
• Regulatory Change
• Policy Administration
• System Implementations
• Digital Transformation
• General Insurance
• Financial Services

What’s On Offer

• High-profile transformation portfolio
• Strong senior stakeholder exposure
• Hybrid working (Manchester)
• Competitive pension and bonus structure
• Long-term career progression opportunities
• Highly collaborative and supportive environment

This role would suit someone who enjoys driving delivery, managing stakeholders, solving problems and helping organisations successfully navigate change.