Programme Manager
Zurich Insurance
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Douglas • Isle of Man
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About the role
- Running and managing large‑scale transformation projects end‑to‑end.
- Project planning across multiple workstreams, ensuring alignment to strategic outcomes.
- Work with PMO to ensure a robust budget is available to support delivery.
- Analyse, manage and mitigate the programme RAID log.
- Monitor programme execution, including progress tracking and status reporting.
- Manage interdependencies across projects and teams.
- Lead, mentor and support programme teams across business and technical functions.
- Allocate resources effectively across different projects.
- Align all deliverables to programme outcomes and business benefits.
- Articulate business vision on behalf of the sponsor to all stakeholders.
- Anticipate key decision points to support overall programme success and proactively manage escalations.
- Work with senior stakeholders, often at Executive and Board level, presenting at steering committees and governance forums.
- Work across both business and IT functions to co‑ordinate delivery and ensure desired outcomes.
Requirements
- Experience planning and managing high‑complexity delivery.
- Proven track record of delivering large‑scale transformation programmes.
- Expert in monitoring and controlling delivery.
- Confident operating within a multi‑supplier landscape.
- Strong engagement with multiple functions and cross‑functional teams.
- Experience engaging Exec and Board‑level stakeholders.
- Excellent at setting strategies, interpreting requirements, and applying sound judgement.
- Strong leadership skills to manage business and technical SMEs and analysts.
- Ability to work collaboratively and drive strong teamwork across the programme.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, including with senior stakeholders up to Board level.
- Ability to manage organisational change, particularly digital transformation, holistically.
- Demonstrable experience managing projects and programmes.
- Preferred: Prince 2 Practitioner, Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) or equivalent.
- Advanced experience in business case production and assessment.
- Advanced business acumen.
- Expert-level communication and influencing skills, acting with a high degree of integrity.
- Advanced people management and leadership experience.
- Experience turning strategy into practical implementation.
- Proven leadership of technical delivery teams.
- Must have demonstrable experience in Insurance or financial services.
Benefits
- 12% defined non-contributory pension scheme.
- Annual company bonus.
- Income Protection.
- Life cover - four times your salary.
- Free Car Parking, including electric car charging points.
- 28 days holiday a year plus bank holidays.
- The option to buy up to an additional 20 days or sell some of your holiday.
- Three days paid volunteering.
- Up to 16 weeks' full pay for maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
- Access to Private medical insurance.
- Virtual GP appointments.
- Free flu jab.
- Access to a wealth of support from our wellbeing partners.
- Flexible working.
- Free fruit on a Weekly basis.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
project planningprogramme managementbudget managementRAID log managementprogress trackingstatus reportingresource allocationbusiness case productiondigital transformation managementstrategy implementation
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringstakeholder engagementcommunicationinfluencingcollaborationteamworkstrategic thinkingjudgmentchange management
Certifications
Prince 2 PractitionerManaging Successful Programmes (MSP)