Senior Project Manager

At Munich Re Specialty – Global Markets (MRS-GM), it is our ambition to become the leading Primary Specialty Insurance provider, underpinned by an effective and adaptable strategy, superior products and industry leaders working in a supportive environment to achieve this.

At the heart of our success is a strong culture where people are encouraged to be present, bold and curious, allowing them to achieve their individual goals.

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our team in either the city of London or Manchester on a full-time basis with hybrid working of 2-3 days per week, please note this position will require a start time of 07:00 GMT for the first 2 years minimum.

Senior Project Managers are responsible for delivering key projects within our Global Change Portfolio, supporting the delivery of projects across various areas of the business.

This role is responsible for the full end-to-end delivery of projects, ensuring all key elements are tracked, reported and managed to a high standard to ensure successful, timely and on budget delivery.

For this specific placement, the Senior Project Manager will be required to support the Programme Director to deliver against our Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) growth strategy, aligned with current and future business plans.

This role is crucial in ensuring the successful delivery of the ANZ Expansion programme.

• Project ownership:
  Key person to lead and drive project delivery, including the engagement of stakeholders, at all levels and SMEs.
• Define project scope and objectives:
  Work with stakeholders to clearly define the scope and objectives of the project, outlining what needs to be accomplished and the desired outcomes.
• Project planning:
  Ensure a clear project/programme plan is available at all times. Ensure that tasks, timelines, resources, and milestones are tracked/reported on as required by the Programme Director, Business Change PMO and stakeholders.
• Manage resources:
  Evaluate and allocate resources across their projects. Work pro-actively with resource owners and stakeholders to ensure this is estimated, allocated and utilised effectively to ensure successful project delivery.
• Budget management:
  In conjunction with the Programme Director, manage business change project budgets throughout the life cycle of their projects.
• Assess the change impact:
  Ensure impact analysis and a change readiness assessment is conducted, and stakeholders are identified and engaged.
• Communication:
  Communicate in a clear and transparent manner supporting the achievement of project goals. Act as a central point of contact and coordination to ensure project success. Coordinate and manage external parties including TPAs and fronting companies, as well as parties across the Munich Re Group. Enable the development, delivery and management of key communications to internal and, where appropriate, external parties.
• Risk management:
  
  Identify, document and manage potential risks, issues and dependencies across their projects, ensuring there is a mitigation plan in place.
• Stakeholder management and collaboration:
  Facilitate and lead effective communication among team members, stakeholders, and other relevant parties, ensuring everyone is on the same page and aware of project progress. Prepare and manage workshops and other project-related meetings with senior management, SMEs and other stakeholders.
• Monitor, control and report progress:
  Monitor and report on project progress, as well as manage project planning, taking proactive, corrective actions when necessary to keep the project on track.
• Quality assurance:
  Ensure project documentation and outputs meet required quality standards/specifications and are managed in accordance with the agreed portfolio governance.
• Conflict resolution:
  Address conflicts and challenges that arise within the project team or with stakeholders and report/escalate risks/issues appropriately and proactively.
• Support the development of the wider Project Delivery team:
  Examples include mentoring, project peer reviews, lunch and learns and other ways of sharing knowledge and…