Project Manager
Venquis London, United Kingdom Posted: 2 days ago | Job Type: Remote Job | Contract: Permanent | Salary: Negotiable
Job Title: Senior Project Manager - Business Integration
Location: Phoenix Court - Jacobs Well Lane
Overview:
Are you an experienced project manager with a proven track record in non-IT integration within the insurance or financial services sectors? We are looking for a dynamic individual to lead and deliver cross-functional integration projects within our organisation, managing up to 20 workstreams across HR, Legal, Finance, and more.
The primary focus of this role is to drive the delivery of our business integration projects and migration programme. You will work closely with impacted business units, as well as individuals in our division and our central service functions, to ensure seamless execution.
Projects will move at a fast pace, requiring the successful candidate to possess strong analytical skills, engage effectively with senior stakeholders, and adapt communication styles to meet diverse needs. Your ability to drive project delivery and coordinate efforts with third-party vendors will be crucial.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-paced team, supporting key priorities around operational excellence, people development, and revenue growth. The successful candidate will be given the autonomy to take responsibility for delivery, face the challenges of a large-scale project, and build an effective network to support their success.
Responsibilities:
1. Manage the Integration projects in accordance with the Change Management Framework, defining project approach, resource requirements and estimating project delivery timelines.
2. Defining and agreeing project scope, outputs, timescale, quality, cost and benefits to ensure business requirements can be articulated, understood and agreed.
3. Defining, establishing and managing project structure, roles and teams to ensure efficient and effective project delivery.
4. Producing RAID logs and managing mitigation activities, including ongoing risk assessment.
5. Working with Information Technology / external application vendors to include their costs, activities and deliverables within the overall project scope and approach, providing challenge and support to ensure technology related outcomes are achieved.
6. Creating high level and detailed documents, in order to effectively communicate with the project team, peers and stakeholders.
7. Act with integrity and sensitivity at all times; you will have access to confidential information, so discretion and the utmost professionalism is key.
8. Liaise with and manage design transformation resources. Share knowledge, experience and standard methodology when required.
Qualifications:
1. Business Integration Project Management experience (non-IT) is essential.
2. Insurance or Financial Services experience is essential.
3. Experience of managing system migration projects from a business perspective is preferred.
4. Excellent knowledge of business improvement and change management methodologies.
5. Ability to negotiate, persuade and influence business decisions across all stakeholder groups.
6. Ability to respond confidently to conflicts and manage situations positively, proactively escalating ongoing issues.
7. A self-starter, time management and deadline driven; able to set priorities, including when under timeline pressure, and monitor progress towards goals.
8. Ability to lead and motivate others through good people management skills.
9. Attention to detail, analytical approach, able to analyse findings and make valued, trusted recommendations.
10. High level of discretion and empathy.
11. Eligible to work in the UK.
12. UK travel required to assist with integrations.
Venquis is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
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