Project Manager

**Project Manager – Technology \& Business Change** **Salary: Up to £80,000** **Location:** London (3 Days per week) **The Opportunity:** We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to join a specialist insurance business, supporting the delivery of strategic technology, operational and business change initiatives. This is a varied role combining project delivery, governance and change management, working closely with stakeholders across Technology, Finance, Underwriting, Claims and other business functions. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring projects are effectively planned, governed and delivered, translating business requirements into practical solutions while maintaining strong project controls and stakeholder engagement. **Key Responsibilities:** **Project Delivery \& Governance** * Manage multiple concurrent projects and change initiatives using appropriate Waterfall or Agile methodologies. * Maintain project plans, RAID logs, budgets, delivery milestones and supporting documentation. * Produce clear project dashboards, reports and presentations for senior stakeholders, steering committees and governance forums. * Monitor project expenditure against forecasts and support vendor management and procurement activities where required. **Business Change \& Stakeholder Management** * Assess the impact of proposed changes on business processes, systems and user groups. * Develop and coordinate change communications to support stakeholder engagement and adoption. * Build strong relationships across technical teams and business functions, ensuring requirements are clearly understood and communicated. * Coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT), training materials and implementation activities to support successful project delivery. **Business \& Technology Integration** * Work with stakeholders across Finance, Underwriting, Claims, Actuarial and other business functions to document existing processes and define future\-state requirements. * Translate business requirements into clear specifications to support system implementations, upgrades and process improvements. * Ensure appropriate controls are maintained throughout project delivery, with operational risks identified and managed effectively. **Skills \& Experience** **Essential** * At least five years' Project Management experience within an corporate or regulated environment. * **Experience within the insurance industry, particularly Lloyd's or the London Market.** * Strong experience in project governance, planning, reporting, risk management and project documentation. * Proven ability to manage stakeholders and deliver business change initiatives. * Experience using project management tools such as MS Project, MS Planner, Jira, Smartsheet or Azure DevOps. * Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities. * A structured approach to delivery, with the ability to maintain robust processes while working collaboratively with stakeholders. **Desirable** * Exposure to Finance systems change, systems implementations or operational transformation. * Knowledge of change management methodologies such as Prosci or ADKAR. * Experience with project budgets, vendor management and procurement processes. * A recognised project management qualification, such as PRINCE2 or APMG. If this role sounds of interest, please apply or email your CV directly to lorenzo.pignone@ipsgroup.co.uk.