Senior Project Manager
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| Job Type | Perm |
| Area | City of London, England |
| Sector | Insurance |
| Salary | GBP 80,000 - 90,000 Annual Salary |
| Advertiser | Adam OKeefe |
| Job Ref | 25402 |
| Job Views | 152 |
- Description
- CHELMSFORD - £80k - PERMANENT
SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER
OVERVIEW:
As a Project Manager, you will report directly to the Head of Client Delivery.
Your primary responsibility is to ensure the successful and efficient delivery of both external and internal projects. This means focusing on meeting agreed-upon timelines, staying within budget constraints, and meeting quality standards.
You'll be responsible for guiding functional requirements from the initial stages through development, end-user testing, installation, data conversion, and operational implementation, all while managing and maintaining realistic client expectations.
In this role, you'll need to Matrix manage various roles depending on the project's type and size. You'll work in a project team environment, which can be located either at Eurobase or at customer premises, possibly overseas. Therefore, be prepared for some mobility requirements, including potential travel.
Proven experience is crucial for this role. You should have a track record of successfully managing multiple projects and the ability to demonstrate that this experience has occurred in the insurance or a related industry.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Planning and managing projects through all project life cycle stages.
- Supporting pre-sales and study activity as required.
- Putting together project teams based on consultation with Operational Management Team.
- Provide regular progress reporting to internal and external stakeholders - identifying, escalating and managing risks and issues effectively.
- Management and control of scope and changes in scope ensuring Eurobase’s interests are protected, making use to the change management process as required.
- Management and control of complex projects budgets in line with established Eurobase processes.
- Maintain regular contact with internal and external stakeholders throughout the project.
- Provide regular highlight reports to internal stakeholders, providing status information across the budget, timelines and progress against the quality/scope requirements.
- Provide ‘Progress Reports’ to internal and external stakeholders as agreed with the Operational Management Team, providing key information on; budgets, timelines, quality and scope. Reports to be discussed with the external and internal executive sponsors during a monthly steering committee.
- Produce project control/governance documentation.
- Matrix manage the project teams on a day to day basis with responsibility for work allocation, correct and accurate resource projections, progress chasing and the setting of priorities.
- Keep abreast of technical developments in the company and market.
- Ensure that the end product/delivery to the customer adheres to agreed specifications.
- Ensure all change requests agreed, in advance with the customer prior to deployment to the client’s site.
- Ensure customers sign off system after acceptance testing and conversion reconciliation/UAT prior to going live.
Plan and instigate handover to Support as per the production transition process Requirements
EXPERIENCE NEEDED:
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience of project managing software implementations in a disciplined development & delivery environment.
- Experience working within a recognised project governance process such as PRINCE2, ITIL.
- Experience of delivering within the financial sector.
- Experience working with external client and managing their expectations.
- Experience of data conversions/migrations.
SKILLS NEEDED:
- Solid understanding and practitioner of recognized project governance processes such as PRINCE2, ITIL.
- Awareness of the full software development life cycle.
- An excellent commercial awareness with a good understanding of delivering projects on a commercial basis (time and materials).
- High level of awareness of contractual and commercial management.
- Excellent influencing and persuading skills, with a high level of communication skills across key stakeholders
- Excellent empowering and coaching skills.
- Understanding and utilising the power of collaboration for project and client
- Accountable and Responsible
- Curious mind and constant willingness to learn
- Proactive and responsive with initiative
If this resonates with your aspirations, consider joining our team as a Project manager. For inquiries, don't hesitate to reach out to Adam O'Keefe. Your journey with us could be the next chapter in your own remarkable professional story.
