Senior Project Manager - Insurance IT Controls
London
Role Overview
Albany Beck is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead a complex IT Controls transformation programme for a large insurance firm. This is a senior consulting role accountable for shaping, governing, and delivering multiple control-related workstreams, while driving the operationalisation of controls into business-as-usual processes in line with enterprise change governance.
This role requires a seasoned project leader who can operate credibly at C-suite level, manage senior stakeholders across business and technology, and oversee delivery across internal teams and strategic third-party partners. We are looking for someone with proven experience delivering large-scale control remediation or IT controls maturity programmes, ideally in financial services or similarly regulated sectors.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the planning, governance and end-to-end delivery of a multi-workstream IT Controls programme
- Drive remediation of control gaps identified through internal/external audits and capability assessments
- Establish and execute a risk-based controls roadmap across User Management, Asset Management, Change Management, and Information Management
- Ensure controls are effectively embedded into BAU operating processes and aligned to change policy and regulatory requirements
- Coordinate delivery across Technology Operations, Service Management, Architecture, HR, Procurement, and third-party delivery partners
- Manage programme risks, dependencies, milestones, governance forums and executive reporting
- Define and track measurable outcomes through control metrics, reporting and automated monitoring
- Provide strategic leadership and challenge at programme and steering committee level
Programme Scope
The programme is focused on elevating IT control maturity to support broader business transformation objectives through:
- Establishing an enterprise-wide IT controls framework aligned to industry best practice, audit expectations and regulatory requirements
- Structuring delivery into risk-based workstreams, prioritising audit findings and remediation outcomes
- Driving automation of Joiner-Mover-Leaver (JML), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and privileged access controls
- Enhancing IT Asset Management (ITAM), CMDB integrity, and core change management processes
- Strengthening ownership, accountability and cross-functional collaboration across control domains
Key Deliverables
User Management
- Automate JML and RBAC processes
- Improve management of permanent, contingent and privileged users
- Strengthen segregation of duties and least privilege controls
- Support integration of user controls across enterprise platforms
Asset Management
- Implement and mature ITAM and CMDB capabilities
- Standardise service catalogue structures
- Improve technology lifecycle and asset governance controls
Change Management
- Strengthen change and release controls
- Improve service transition governance
- Enhance incident and problem management control effectiveness
Experience Required
- Extensive experience as a Senior Project Manager delivering complex transformation or controls programmes
- Strong track record in IT controls remediation, risk, audit or regulatory change delivery
- Experience engaging and influencing C-suite and executive stakeholders
- Proven ability to manage large-scale programmes with multiple workstreams, dependencies and third-party partners
- Strong governance, reporting and risk management capability
- Experience embedding controls into operational processes, not just delivering project outputs
Desirable Experience
Exposure to or experience with the following would be advantageous:
- Saviynt (IGA Tool)
- AuditBoard (GRC Tool)
- ServiceNow
- Azure DevOps (ADO)