Project Manager

Project Manager — Change & Operations | Insurance | Contract | Remote

Location: Remote 1st (occasional travel to Newcastle or Manchester — Ideally once a week)

Day Rate: ~£500/day (inside IR35 - Expenses covered)

Length: 6 months

Sector: Insurance | Operations | Change

Overview

We’re partnering with a leading business delivering a high-profile operational change programme. They need 2 experienced Project Managers to drive change across operational teams, ensuring new processes, systems and ways of working are embedded efficiently and sustainably.

The role:

You’ll lead delivery of operational change initiatives, working closely with Ops, Product and Technology to translate requirements into operational readiness and measurable business outcomes. This is a hands-on role for a delivery-focused PM comfortable operating at pace in a complex, high-volume environment.

Key responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of operational change programmes and workstreams
• Manage RAID logs, governance, status reporting and programme tracking
• Coordinate cross-functional delivery across Operations, Product and IT/Engineering
• Drive operational readiness: cutover planning, training, runbooks, and post-live support
• Support sprint planning, release coordination and rollout sequencing
• Define and embed scalable operational processes and delivery frameworks
• Engage senior stakeholders, manage expectations and drive decisions to resolution
• Track benefits and highlight measurable operational improvements

What we’re looking for

• Proven Project Management experience delivering operational change
• Strong track record in operational readiness, process redesign or system-to-process integration
• Excellent stakeholder management, planning and reporting skills
• Comfortable working with Product, Agile/Scrum teams and technical delivery leads
• Delivery-focused, proactive, detail-oriented and able to manage multiple concurrent priorities

Why apply This is a visible, high-impact role where you’ll shape operational change across the business. If you enjoy pragmatic delivery, driving readiness and embedding lasting process improvements, we’d love to hear from you.

To apply If you’re open to contract opportunities and have relevant change & operations experience, reach out for more info.