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IT Project Manager

Job description

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