PoloWorks

Project Manager

PoloWorks

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • United Kingdom

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About the role

  • Coordinate across multiple workstreams to define and implement new business and technical solutions, working with a range of internal teams.
  • Initiate projects, define deliverables and establish plans and governance models.
  • Deliver projects across multiple workstreams (displaying industry recognised techniques and methodologies) to agreed time, cost, quality, TCF and compliance objectives.
  • Execute and manage the project plan on a day-to-day basis, monitor progress and take all necessary actions and escalations where appropriate.
  • Establish, lead, and manage cross functional and multi-disciplined teams (e.g. Business Operations, IT, Risk, Audit, etc).
  • Resource projects appropriately and early escalation of potential slippage.
  • Routinely engage with and communicate with Senior stakeholders.
  • Prepare reports for weekly steering group meetings.
  • Support the senior management decision making process.
  • Work in accordance with Polo’s policies, client and regulatory requirements and operational frameworks.
  • Engage in Polo leadership forums to share progress, lessons learned and best practices.

Requirements

  • Must have previous experience of software solution delivery and delivery of business change improvements.
  • Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
  • Proven Project Management track record with experience of the full project lifecycle and commercial environments.
  • Highly effective stakeholder engagement, internally, with customers and with third parties.
  • A professional and flexible approach.
  • Champions change and proactively seeks continuous improvement.
  • Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
  • Experience of working in the Lloyd’s of London insurance market or a similar highly regulated industry is essential.
  • Experience working within an outsourcing environment is desirable.
  • Budget management experience.
  • Relevant project management qualifications (e.g., Prince2, MSP, APM) required.
Benefits
  • As well as a competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus, and a minimum 24 days of annual leave (with the option to buy more), you will also get an excellent benefits package, including flexible, hybrid working, private health insurance, life assurance, income protection, enhanced pension contributions, and occupational maternity and paternity pay. ****
  • You will also have access to company volunteering days, an Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing scheme, an employee assistance programme with retail discounts and savings, a generous employee referral scheme, regular sports and social events, and free Cheltenham bus travel
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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementsoftware solution deliverybusiness change improvementsbudget managementfull project lifecycle
Soft Skills
stakeholder engagementcommunicationflexibilitychange managementcontinuous improvementverbal skillswritten skillspresentation skills
Certifications
Prince2MSPAPM