IT Project Manager

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