Wavestone

Project Manager - Insurance – all genders

Wavestone

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: 🇩🇪 Germany

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Job Level

Junior

Tech Stack

PMP

About the role

  • Lead and manage complex projects in the insurance domain — from initiation and planning through to successful delivery.
  • Take responsibility for meeting time, cost and quality objectives.
  • Develop structured project plans with clear milestones and resource allocation.
  • Identify risks early and proactively manage them.
  • Clarify requirements with internal and external stakeholders and ensure transparent communication.
  • Design and optimize project processes as appropriate, applying targeted methods (e.g., Waterfall model, Scrum, Kanban).
  • Lead, motivate and support the project team with passion and confidence.
  • Continuously monitor project progress and provide regular status reports.

Requirements

  • Solid knowledge of the insurance industry.
  • Experience leading projects, ideally as a management consultant with an insurance industry focus or as an in-house consultant.
  • Deep understanding of insurance processes and their IT landscapes.
  • Project management experience in classical, agile or hybrid environments.
  • Experience with the digitalization of business processes.
  • Certifications such as PRINCE2, PMP or Scrum are a plus.
  • Strong communication skills, initiative and solution-oriented mindset.
  • University degree.
  • Business-fluent German and good English.
  • Willingness to travel occasionally for project assignments.
Benefits
  • Our Personal Growth Model and Coaching & Leading approach provide comprehensive support for both your long-term development and day-to-day work.
  • Our Academy offers a wide range of training including language and certification courses, individual coaching and targeted leadership training.
  • With our flexible career model and Fluid Company approach, you decide where and how quickly your career progresses.
  • To support work–life balance, we try to offer most of our positions on a part-time basis where possible.
  • Thanks to our Mobile Work Policy, you can work comfortably from home or from one of our offices in Germany.
  • With “Mobile Work Abroad” you can work up to 50 days per year from within the EU (as well as the UK, NOR, ISL, LIE, CHE).
  • In addition, we offer 30 days of annual leave, additional days off for certain family circumstances and various sabbatical options.
  • A fixed monthly mobility budget keeps you flexible and environmentally conscious on the move—whether for private or business use—with a clear focus on sustainable transport.
  • From the Manager / Managing Consultant level you can alternatively choose an electric vehicle.
  • Our values — responsible, energetic and collaborative — are central to our everyday work.
  • Fair and attractive salaries consisting of a fixed and a performance-based component.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
project managementdigitalization of business processesinsurance processesIT landscapesWaterfall modelScrumKanbanrisk managementresource allocationstatus reporting
Soft skills
communication skillsinitiativesolution-oriented mindsetleadershipmotivationteam supportstakeholder managementtransparencyplanningmonitoring
Certifications
PRINCE2PMPScrum