Strategic Project Manager – Employee Benefits

Linkrs; Belgique; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Linkrs is seeking a Project Manager to lead and deliver strategic Employee Benefits initiatives within a leading insurance and financial services organization. The role focuses on coordinating cross-functional teams, defining scope and timelines, and delivering measurable outcomes.

The candidate should bring strong knowledge of Employee Benefits, Agile project experience, and excellent communication and organizational skills to drive complex initiatives to successful delivery.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of the Employee Benefits domain including insurance products, operations, commercial aspects, and regulatory considerations.
• Proven experience managing projects, preferably in Agile environments.
• Excellent communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to structure and manage complex initiatives.
• Results-oriented mindset with a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Project Leadership — Manage projects on a day-to-day basis from initiation through implementation. Define project scope, phases, timelines, and delivery approach.
• Business Requirements & Solution Design — Collaborate with business analysts to define customer journeys and business processes, translating needs into clear initiatives.
• Initiative Delivery & Coordination — Identify teams and resources, coordinate activities, monitor progress, report to stakeholders, remove roadblocks.
• Stakeholder Management — Ensure transparent communication across stakeholder groups and promote ownership and accountability.

Skills

Employee Benefits

Agile experience

Communication

Coordination

Stakeholder management

Job description

Project Manager – Employee Benefits

Are you analytical, highly organized, and passionate about driving business-critical projects from concept to delivery? Do you enjoy coordinating cross-functional teams and ensuring strategic initiatives create measurable impact? If so, this opportunity could be the right fit for you.

We are looking for a Project Manager to lead and deliver strategic initiatives within a leading organization in the insurance and financial services sector.

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership

• Manage projects on a day-to-day basis from initiation through implementation.
• Define project scope, phases, timelines, and delivery approach.
• Develop and maintain the required business case to support project objectives.

Business Requirements & Solution Design

• Collaborate with business analysts and subject matter experts to define customer journeys and business processes.
• Translate business needs into clear, actionable initiatives and high-level requirements.
• Ensure end-to-end implementation while considering the impact on customers, partners, and internal stakeholders.

Initiative Delivery & Coordination

• Identify the teams and resources required to successfully deliver project objectives.
• Coordinate activities, monitor progress, and provide regular reporting to stakeholders.
• Anticipate risks and challenges, proactively remove roadblocks, and escalate issues when necessary to support decision-making.

Stakeholder Management

• Ensure transparent communication and engagement across all stakeholder groups.
• Foster a solution-oriented mindset and encourage effective collaboration.
• Promote ownership, accountability, and problem-solving within business teams.
• Conduct project evaluations and capture lessons learned to support continuous improvement.
• Contribute to the development and sharing of best practices across the organization.

Profile

Must-Have

• Strong knowledge of the Employee Benefits domain, including insurance products, operations, commercial aspects, and regulatory considerations.
• Proven experience managing projects, preferably in Agile environments.
• Excellent communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to structure and manage complex initiatives.
• Results-oriented mindset with a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Languages

• Fluent in Dutch.
• Good command of French and English.

Personal Qualities

• Proactive, collaborative, and able to motivate teams toward common goals.
• Comfortable working across business and technology functions.
• Energized by delivering tangible results through teamwork and effective leadership.