IT Project Manager (6 month FTC)
5 days ago
City Of London
We are currently partnering with a leading registered Lloyd's insurance broker to help recruit for an IT Project Manager to lead the delivery of a new insurance system and decommissioning of the legacy system. This will initially be a 6 month Fixed Term Contract with a maximum salary of up to £90,000 per year plus their standard benefits package. Key tasks: • Manage the full project lifecycle (initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure), • Define project scope, goals, and deliverables that support business objectives, • Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets, • Manage project budgets, forecasts, and resource allocation, ensuring the project remain cost-effective, • Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors, • Foster effective communication among stakeholders, ensuring project objectives align with business strategy., • Manage changes to the project scope, schedule, and costs, • Monitor and regularly report on project progress and performance, • Identify, track, mitigate project risks and issues, • Produce high-quality project documentation, • Ensure projects adhere to regulatory and market standards (e.g., FCA, PRA, Lloyd’s of London requirements, GDPR, Solvency II), • Oversee system integrations, cloud migrations, and vendor management in line with enterprise architecture, • Conduct post-project evaluations to identify areas for improvement, • Work closely with the Head of IT, Business Analysist and other members of the IT team Skills and competencies: • Ideally, proven understanding of insurance operations, including policy administration, claims handling, financial reporting, compliance, and risk management, • Experience with project management methodologies (Agile/Scrum, PRINCE2, PMP), • Experience with Project management software (e.g., Clarity, Jira), • Strong financial management and project governance skills, • Strategic thinker with the ability to identify challenges and develop solutions through market and customer insight as well as commercial awareness, • Possess strong influencing and collaboration skills, building relationships with stakeholders both internally and through our third parties, • Meeting organization skills (setting meeting agendas and facilitating meetings); ability to proactively plan, organize, and execute meetings to achieve desired outcomes, • Excellent communication skills, enabling you to engage and influence diverse stakeholders, foster collaboration, and articulate product requirements clearly, • Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to identifying and resolving roadblocks, • Ability to manage multiple workstreams within a project Knowledge and experience desired: • Professional experience as an IT Project Manager within the Insurance market (London Market, Lloyd’s, Brokers, or General Insurance), • Strong knowledge of technical product management, including system integrations and configuration management, • Experience of taking complex projects live, • Experience in leading projects through critical test phases, including planning, organizing, and leading the testing phase with QA support, • Skilled in implementing business and process changes, including organising training and introducing new ways of working (incl. agile methodologies) Qualifications: • Certification such as PMP (Project Management Professional), PRINCE2, or Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), • PROSCI or similar Change Management certification