As Senior Project Manager in IT, you'll work collaboratively with other change professionals to realise business benefits through delivery of strategic projects in our portfolio.
In this role you will work within a team of change experts as a trusted partner, driving our business towards achieving our strategic objectives. You will lead the project team, role modelling our values, while partnering with your sponsors, Tribe leads and senior stakeholders.
You'll have an agile mind-set and ensure delivery is value and outcome based and aligned to the programme vision. You'll be passionate about change and want to make a difference.
Key Accountabilities:
* Manage programme and project activities (end to end delivery of multiple concurrent change programmes and projects) on a day-to-day basis on behalf of the Programme Sponsor through the Change Management Framework.
* Define and be accountable for the approach and milestone dates and maintain the plan.
* Identify, secure and engage with internal and external resources to ensure programme/project delivery.
* Be responsible for the relationships between the sponsor and the relevant change management functions (including third party providers) to include the commercial terms and conditions of change programmes for the sponsor.
* Create a sense of urgency and vision around the programme/project driving pace for delivery.
* Manage programme/project communication and engagement across all relevant stakeholders.
* Ensure programme/project benefits are identified and aligned to strategic objectives at the beginning and measured throughout and after the programme/project.
* Develop, manage and ensure accurate progress analysis on a Strategic Programme/Project of change, as agreed with the sponsor and consistent with the Change Management Framework.
* Ensure that change is implemented with minimal adverse impact to business as usual.
* Define and own the Programme/Project Budget seeking ways to reduce cost and increase or bring forward benefits.
* Set challenging but achievable targets for programme/project staff, take responsibility for task management and ensure constructive feedback delivered with line managers.
* Take leadership responsibility for managing, coaching and developing team members to ensure that performance objectives are met and team feel highly valued and motivated.
* Pro-actively manage issues, risks and dependencies acting as appropriate to achieve urgent resolution, escalating clearly and promptly as required.
* Take responsibility for identifying and managing additional operational risk introduced through implementing change.
* Ensure compliance with the rules & requirements of OUR REGULATORS and any other relevant legal/regulatory/risk management frameworks, including the TCF (Treating Customers Fairly) framework.
* Ensure programmes and projects are closed properly, benefit managers are clear of their accountabilities and Post Implementation Reviews are undertaken.
* Within the wider Change and Portfolio Community, take responsibility for process improvement and assist in the development and implementation of project management best practice.
* Dynamic and self-motivated style, with energy and ability to create pace and drive change.
* Support Portfolio Manager in the shaping of future delivery roadmap.
Skills & Experience:
* Experience within project and change delivery, having delivered a variety of projects of different types and sizes using both Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
* Strong understanding of change management and implementing people, process and systems change.
* Forward thinking, with experience in planning and forecasting and the ability to understand and manage risk proactively.
* Demonstrative experience of problem solving and removing impediments.
* Excellent communication skills, coupled with exemplary stakeholder management, with the ability to influence at all levels.
* A growth mind-set with process improvement ability, focused on continuous improvement.
* Ability to manage a budget including forecasting and estimating.
* Understanding of IT systems development lifecycle.
* Project, Agile or Change management qualifications would be an advantage but not essential.
* Experience within Insurance/Financial services would be beneficial but not essential.
* Experience of working within a Finance Portfolio, knowledge of finance systems and process would be desirable.
* Knowledge of ERP systems e.g. SAP would also be desirable.
What We Will Offer You
Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that’s perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That’s on top of enjoying all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s number one insurance brand, including:
* Flexible buy/sell holiday options.
* Annual performance related bonus.
* Contributory pension scheme.
* A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet.
Our Ways of Working
Do you need some flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it’s right for our customers, our business and for you, then we’ll do everything we can to make it happen.
Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.
Diversity & Inclusion
At Allianz, we prioritize diversity and inclusion, demonstrated by our numerous accreditations: EDGE certified for gender inclusion, Women in Finance Charter members, Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, Business in the Community’s Race at Work Charter signatories, and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer.
We embrace neurodiversity and welcome applications from neurodivergent and disabled candidates, offering tailored adjustments to ensure your success.
We encourage our employees to advocate for their needs, whether it’s assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, mentoring, coaching, or flexible work arrangements.
Accessible Application for All
As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we support candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions through the Offer an Interview Scheme, for those meeting the essential skills for the role.
Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for assistance with your application, including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications.
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