About You
As Project Manager you will be accountable for a number of projects from our Group and strategic change portfolios. This role will focus on the management, coordination, communication and benefits realisation from the change initiatives ensuring seamless execution and successful delivery.
You will be a proven and experienced change professional capable of managing and delivering highly successful outcomes across a diverse range of projects, including business enablement, regulatory, operational and technology. You will be a highly competent communicator who is adept at navigating a diverse group of stakeholders, fostering a culture of collaboration to achieve the project outcomes.
Responsibilities & Criteria
- Lead and manage the end-to-end successful delivery of a diverse portfolio of projects.
- Define and manage project scope, timelines, and deliverables in collaboration with key stakeholders.
- Ensure rigorous governance and oversight, aligned with business, regulatory and client‑specific requirements.
- Manage project risks, issues, and dependencies across cross‑functional teams in line with our PMO framework.
- Provide regular reporting to senior leadership on project metrics including status, risks, and financials.
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful project initiation and solution delivery.
- Run project governance forums including steering committees and working groups.
- Work with change colleagues across the group businesses to enable efficient, consistent and successful change deliveries.
- Foster a culture of change awareness, readiness and adaptability across the Group.
- Identify and assess potential risks and obstacles to change, developing mitigation plans to minimise disruption.
- Ensure allocated budgets are tightly and effectively managed.
Core Competencies
- A highly experienced project manager and change professional, ideally within pensions, financial services, or professional services.
- Ability to lead on projects, enabling their successful governance and delivery.
- Highly proficient in recognised project methodologies (e.g. PRINCE2, PMP, Agile, or similar).
- Strong financial acumen and ability to tightly manage budgets.
- Strong leadership, influencing, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
- Highly proficient communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex concepts clearly and succinctly to senior stakeholders, including C‑suite audiences.
- Comfortable operating in a complex, fast‑paced, and compliance‑focused environment.
Reporting Structure
- Reports to: Group Head of Change
- Direct reports: None
Circumstances
Location: Belfast.
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week with additional hours as and when required.
All roles are subject to a six‑month probationary period and all prospective employees are required to complete an Access NI check.
As part of the pre‑hire process the successful candidate will be subject to reference checking security vetting.
Equal Employment Opportunity
3173 is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We support applicants with disabilities or long‑term health conditions and guarantee to automatically interview anyone with a disability who meets the minimum criteria.
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As Project Manager you will be accountable for a number of projects from our Group and strategic change portfolios. This role will focus on the management, coordination, communication and benefits realisation from the change initiatives ensuring seamless execution and successful delivery.
You will be a proven and experienced change professional capable of managing and delivering highly successful outcomes across a diverse range of projects, including business enablement, regulatory, operational and technology. You will be a highly competent communicator who is adept at navigating a diverse group of stakeholders, fostering a culture of collaboration to achieve the project outcomes.
Responsibilities & Criteria
- Lead and manage the end-to-end successful delivery of a diverse portfolio of projects.
- Define and manage project scope, timelines, and deliverables in collaboration with key stakeholders.
- Ensure rigorous governance and oversight, aligned with business, regulatory and client‑specific requirements.
- Manage project risks, issues, and dependencies across cross‑functional teams in line with our PMO framework.
- Provide regular reporting to senior leadership on project metrics including status, risks, and financials.
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful project initiation and solution delivery.
- Run project governance forums including steering committees and working groups.
- Work with change colleagues across the group businesses to enable efficient, consistent and successful change deliveries.
- Foster a culture of change awareness, readiness and adaptability across the Group.
- Identify and assess potential risks and obstacles to change, developing mitigation plans to minimise disruption.
- Ensure allocated budgets are tightly and effectively managed.
Core Competencies
- A highly experienced project manager and change professional, ideally within pensions, financial services, or professional services.
- Ability to lead on projects, enabling their successful governance and delivery.
- Highly proficient in recognised project methodologies (e.g. PRINCE2, PMP, Agile, or similar).
- Strong financial acumen and ability to tightly manage budgets.
- Strong leadership, influencing, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
- Highly proficient communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex concepts clearly and succinctly to senior stakeholders, including C‑suite audiences.
- Comfortable operating in a complex, fast‑paced, and compliance‑focused environment.
Reporting Structure
- Reports to: Group Head of Change
- Direct reports: None
Circumstances
Location: Belfast.
Working hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week with additional hours as and when required.
All roles are subject to a six‑month probationary period and all prospective employees are required to complete an Access NI check.
As part of the pre‑hire process the successful candidate will be subject to reference checking security vetting.
Equal Employment Opportunity
3173 is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We support applicants with disabilities or long‑term health conditions and guarantee to automatically interview anyone with a disability who meets the minimum criteria.
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