Senior Project Manager (Insurance)

Main Purpose

To successfully introduce change into the business from project initiation through to project closure, by applying the clients Strategic Project Office methodology. Reporting into a Programme Manager within the Strategic Project Office, the incumbent will be responsible for leading the delivery of the Insurance Project which is a key strategic initiative in the clients 5 year strategy. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Coordinating Project to accomplish the Project objectives by ensuring delivery is on time, within budget, as per requirements and the Project Sponsor’s and Business Owner’s expectations 

• Facilitating the delivery of the Project by following the Strategic Project Office methodology through the following phases: 

o Preliminary – support Sponsor and Business Owner in the validation of the Business Case and key success criteria

o  Preparation – define the Project ancomplete the Project Definition Document, complete necessary governance, Stakeholder Analysis and Risk Assessment and prepare for Project Kick off.

o  Elaboration - Project Kick-off, facilitate Solution Design and validation, construct detailed Project Plan, Resource Plan, Budget (as well as financial validation) and set up project structure

 o Construction – co-ordinate both business and technical work-streams towards delivering Project requirements to scope, time, cost and quality objectives.

 o Transition – execute detailed Transition and Implementation Plan including Post Implementation Testing and validation. 

• Supporting Business Transition Management by ensuring that business change as a result of the relevant Project(s) is managed in such a way that the disruption to the business is kept to a minimum. 

Key Competencies: 

• Business acumen and commercial awareness
• Ability to work across multiple complex work streams simultaneously and deliver under pressure 

• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills with the ability to drive decision making 

• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to manage expectations, risks and issues in a pro-active manner 

• Disciplined prioritisation with excellent planning and organisational skills
• Analytical, conceptual and creative problem solving skills
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to adapt easily to changing circumstances
• Ability to assimilate new information (both technical and process) to understand the requirement
• Sound organisational skills with strong documentation and reporting abilities 

• Ability to consider the bigger picture and get involved in the detail where required
• Strong leader and team player
• Systematic and integrated thinking
• Sound judgment and decision making