Senior PMO Analyst
Venquis London, United Kingdom
Posted: 2 days ago | Type: Hybrid Job | Contract: Permanent | Salary: Negotiable
- A great opportunity for a motivated, team player, with extensive Insurance experience and knowledge of MGA's, Lloyd's / London Market and B2B Portals.
- Working within an energetic, fast-paced and collaborative team.
- We are looking for a hands-on, proactive, solution-driven candidate, with excellent communication.
- Full-time position: 5 days a week (Remote working & London).
Role overview
A great opportunity has arisen to be an integral part of their growth strategy, enabling expansion throughout the UK and Europe, working on both strategic change and BAU initiatives.
We are seeking a Senior PMO analyst who can proactively work with key business/technology stakeholders, supporting the definition and delivery of technology solutions that meet business needs.
The successful individual will need to have experience working within a fast-paced, agile and dynamic working environment.
Role responsibilities
1. Support in defining and implementing PMO controls and processes and methodologies to ensure projects and programmes are delivered on time, within budget, and meet high-quality standards.
2. Develop and maintain portfolio plans, resource plans, and status reports across the change management function.
3. Manage portfolio, programme and project risks, issues, and dependencies, and develop mitigation plans.
4. Support in collation of project status updates and challenge where necessary before sharing with key stakeholders and senior management.
5. Support in the coordination of the regular project and programme level reporting cycles and produce portfolio dashboard.
6. Co-ordinate project Governance arrangements, Post Project Reviews, and Programme level workshops.
7. Ensure project teams are adhering to Programme and Project Management standards and procedures.
8. Manage project and programme budgets and forecasting activities across the portfolio and ensure financial targets are met.
9. Facilitate project, programme and portfolio meetings and workshops.
10. Provide coaching and mentoring to project team members with new ways of working and PMO control processes.
11. Support the PMO Manager with the various programme and delivery leads to develop and maintain an overall Portfolio view.
12. Challenge assumptions and recommend new approaches where applicable.
13. Cross check business requirements against technical requirements to ensure alignment and provide appropriate challenge to ensure successful business outcomes.
14. Provide oversight and management of User Acceptance Testing utilising the appropriate techniques and tools. Report on the outcome of testing and translate and prioritise risk to ensure those risks associated with the change are understood by all stakeholders.
15. Utilise market knowledge to bring the art of the possible and creative thinking to solving business challenges.
Key requirements
1. Ability to work efficiently and methodically under tight timelines.
2. A strong team player who is confident in their ability.
3. Experience of PMO Methodologies and processes along with experience of working within agile and DevSecOps environments over a 5 year career path.
4. Very strong communication, influencing and negotiation skills.
5. Ability to build effective relationships with senior managers and other key internal and external stakeholders.
6. High impact presentation skills, demonstrated leadership skills and ability to think strategically.
7. Proactively sharing 'what works best' with others across the organisation.
8. Actively listens to the views of colleagues and business leaders, but also has the strength of character to challenge where required to ensure operational excellence.
9. Planning, organising, and managing skills, and ability to prioritise.
10. Experience gained in an insurance broker, MGA or carrier environment.
11. Good understanding of Insurance Operations, Data, Credit Control and Finance.
12. Broad knowledge and understanding of insurance principles, products and services.
13. An understanding of regulatory requirements.
What do we offer in return?
We offer all the usual rewards and benefits - including great healthcare provision, a wide variety of wellbeing offers, competitive salary, generous pensions and more - but we know you expect all that.
What you might not expect is a job where everyone has a voice, where volunteering in the community is part of the day job, and where everyone is encouraged to play a part towards our sustainability goals. We want people who want to make a difference - not just in the workplace, but in the industry and in the wider community.
Our culture: People First
Our core values dictate how we live and work. We are a group with independence and people at its heart and we are a home for talent with a unique culture: the biggest small company in the world.
The focus on being a People First business has always been at the very heart of the Group; our vision was to create an independent business with a unique culture and one that would survive and thrive as a business controlled by the people working for it. And finding the most talented and entrepreneurial people to join the Group has been and will continue to be key.
Diversity & Inclusion
We consider our people our chief competitive advantage and as such we treat colleagues, candidates, clients, and business partners with equality, fairness and respect, regardless of their age, disability, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marital status or family circumstances.
Venquis is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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