Senior Project Manager – Strategic Portfolio Management (London | Permanent)
Hybrid working 2/3 days a week on site
**Must have 5+ years of London Market Insurance experience**
We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead and deliver high-impact business and technology transformation initiatives within a complex, fast-paced financial services environment. This is a key role supporting the organisation’s strategic business and IT agenda, working across multiple functions including underwriting, operations, claims, IT, and finance.
You will partner with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams to drive end-to-end delivery of large-scale transformation programmes. The role requires a strong background in managing complex projects, excellent stakeholder engagement skills, and the ability to operate confidently in both Agile and Waterfall environments.
This is a highly visible role where you will shape outcomes, influence decision-making, and ensure successful delivery of strategic initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver multiple complex transformation projects across business and technology domains
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans covering scope, timelines, milestones, resources, and budgets
- Manage senior stakeholder relationships, ensuring clear communication and alignment on objectives
- Track project performance, KPIs, and ensure delivery against agreed outcomes
- Identify, assess, and mitigate risks, issues, and dependencies
- Facilitate governance, status reporting, and steering committee updates
- Ensure adherence to project management standards, methodologies, and best practices
- Drive high-quality deliverables aligned with business expectations
- Lead change management planning and execution across initiatives
- Conduct post-implementation reviews and drive continuous improvement
- Support and mentor other project managers, contributing to best practice development
Skills & Experience
Technical / Project Delivery
- Strong proficiency with project management tools (e.g., Jira, Clarity or similar)
- Extensive experience across Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, PRINCE2, and/or PMI frameworks
- Strong financial management skills including budgeting and resource planning
- Solid understanding of risk and issue management in complex environments
- Demonstrated experience delivering large-scale transformation programmes
Leadership & Soft Skills
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct line management
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior level
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving ability
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail and prioritisation skills
- Comfortable working in ambiguous and changing environments
- Able to work independently and make sound recommendations
Experience
- 5+ years delivering complex projects or transformation programmes
- Proven experience working across both Agile and Waterfall environments
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