Senior Business Change Project ManagerUK Midlands MUST HAVE FINANCIAL SERVICES MUST HAVEProject & Change Management and Agile PM certifications. MUST HAVERelevant experience in the insurance industryGeneral commercial and financial knowledge As part of my clients Business Change team, be responsible for delivering change initiatives across a full lifecycle.Manage the transition of changeCollaborate with relevant stakeholders to embed change Senior Business Change Project Managers plan and coordinate initiatives from inception to delivery; managing activities, resources, budget and people to achieve desired outcomes and enable strategic initiativesThey provide oversight and challenge to project operations, performance and viability in terms of outcomes, delivery, benefits and financial managementThey partner with stakeholders to deliver high value, strategically aligned customer outcomes, and achievable benefit realisationUsing their understanding of change and delivery management methods and tools, they ensure efficient & effective project delivery Key Responsibilities/Competencies:Gain an in-depth understanding of the business and technology landscape and have a strong knowledge of the variety of distribution channel target operating models.Ensure project alignment to strategic pillars, roadmap and outcomesAlign teams/stakeholders around a clear vision and outcomes, defining OKR’s to continually measure progress / mitigate riskActively ensure benefits are realised, tracking through delivery to completion, ensuring effective BAU handover post closure Planning and Scheduling:Plan in accordance with Governance processes, within a variety of project/product delivery frameworks.Plan with foresight, applying lessons learnedTrack progress/milestones in-line with outcome related planningProactively ensures that mitigating actions are developed and integrated into the planResource forecasting / Understand resourcing impacts to budgetIdentify / Assess risks to deliveryAssess the ability of plans to deliver benefits Change Assurance and Control:Actively assesses and communicates the impact of the change on the portfolio and provides challenge & insights back to the teamEnsure best practice change management is embedded throughout the lifecycleActively assess the impact of the change on the business, provides challenge & insights back to the teamArticulate decisions/direction and ensure they are being reported to the correct level of delegated authority Decision Making and Developing Solutions:Makes key decisions in tight timescales with available data, balancing risk and speedRespond to emerging info and re-evaluate decisionsDevelop practical solutions & implementation plans Business Case development:Ensure stakeholder requirements are fully considered in the business case for changeEffectively size the case for change, engage with stakeholders to determine measurable benefit plan, evidence cost and projected timeline for spendIdentify and quantify challenges, impacts and risks to change delivery and integration and provide alternatives Business Readiness:Leads stakeholder engagement and understands business readiness impacts on projectsDevelops business readiness plan/supports Change Manager in developingPartner with teams and stakeholders to coach, motivate, and collaborate around outcome delivery and blocker removal Benefits Management:Ownership of benefits definition and management approach in the business caseIdentify and mitigate internal and external risksDefine benefit profile and associated OKR’s to ensure accurate progress tracking