Senior Project Manager

£740 per day | Outside IR35 | 6-month contract | UK

A leading global insurance business is looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to join its Change team on an initial 6-month contract. The role will take ownership of large, complex business change and IT projects from initiation through to implementation, working closely with senior stakeholders, technology teams and third-party vendors.

Third-party risk/vendor management within an insurance environment is particularly important for this role , alongside strong experience delivering complex projects within the Lloyd’s/London Market.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead large, complex projects across the full lifecycle, including requirements, vendor selection, design, testing and implementation
• Develop and manage project plans, budgets, resources, dependencies, risks and governance through to successful delivery
• Manage and coordinate cross-functional teams, senior stakeholders and third-party vendors/consultants
• Develop business cases, status reporting and project documentation while ensuring projects remain aligned to business objectives, timelines and quality standards

Key Requirements

• 10+ years’ proven project management experience across Business Change and IT projects, ideally including regulatory delivery
• Strong experience within insurance, preferably Lloyd’s/London Market , with an understanding of insurance-related controls and regulation
• Demonstrable experience managing third-party vendors and associated risks within complex project environments
• Proven track record delivering large, complex and globally distributed projects, with strong C-Suite stakeholder management experience
• Recognised project management qualification and experience using PPM/project management tools

Contract Details

• £740 per day
• Outside IR35
• Initial 6-month contract
• UK-based / agile working
• Global project environmen