Senior Project Manager

With a company culture rooted in collaboration, expertise and innovation, we aim to promote progress and inspire our clients, employees, investors and communities to achieve their greatest potential. Our work is the catalyst that helps others achieve their goals. In short, We Enable Possibility℠.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple, high-impact projects across departments or global teams.
• Develop detailed project plans including scope, timelines, milestones, resource allocation, and budgets.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, including executives and third parties.
• Monitor project performance, track KPIs, and adjust plans as necessary to stay aligned with goals.
• Identify risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Lead regular project meetings and provide status reports to stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with project management methodologies, standards, and best practices.
• Ensure that initiative deliverables meet the desired quality standards
• Develop and execute on strategies and plans to effectively assess, manage and mitigate change
• Foster a collaborative working environment and manage relationships with senior stakeholders, business leads and the full project team
• Foster effective communication among stakeholders and the project team
• Conduct post-project evaluations to identify areas for improvement
• Mentor project managers, share best practices and contribute to the continuous improvement of project management processes.
  
  

Role Requirements & Skills

Skills / Competencies

Technical/Project Management Skills:

• Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., Clarity, Jira).
• Deep understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, PRINCE2, PMI/PMBOK).
• Deep understanding of change management concepts/methodologies and how to effectively drive complex change throughout an organisation
• Strong budget and resource management.
• Risk management and issue resolution.
  
  

Leadership and Soft Skills:

• Excellent leadership and team management abilities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• High level of organization and attention to detail.
• Ability to influence and negotiate with stakeholders.
• Problem-solver with the ability to identify and deliver solutions on issues
• Time management and multitasking
• Conflict resolution and negotiation
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and uncertainty
• Ability to work independently to draw conclusions and make recommendations to project sponsors and other key stakeholders
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with others both internally and externally.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Management, or a related field
• Certification such as PMP (Project Management Professional), PRINCE2, or Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
• PROSCI or similar Change Management certification
  
  

Experience

• 5+ years of experience delivering large, complex projects/transformations, including at least 3 years within the insurance industry.
• Demonstrated experience operating in both agile and waterfall project environments.
• Experience and working knowledge of how the London Insurance Market operates highly desirable.
  
  

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14101 Arch Europe Insurance Services Ltd

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management and Information Technology

• Industries

  Insurance

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