IT Project Manager

IT Project Manager

Posted 6 days ago by Natobotics

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Negotiable
Undetermined
Onsite
London, England, United Kingdom
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Agile Methodology Budgeting Business Planning Commercial Insurances Data Integration Executive Leadership External Auditing General Insurance Information Technology Life Cycle Planning Management Matrix Management Microsoft SharePoint Portfolio Management Prioritisation Project Management Project Management Life Cycle Project Stakeholders Risk Analysis Risk Management Software Development Software Development Life Cycle Stakeholder Management Systems Development Systems Development Life Cycle Transparency (Human-Computer Interaction)

Summary: The IT Project Manager is responsible for overseeing complex IT projects within the insurance industry, specifically in Property and Casualty. This role involves managing project phases, coordinating with stakeholders, and ensuring deliverables are met on time and within budget. The position requires extensive project management experience and the ability to translate business needs into IT solutions. The role is based in London and operates on-site.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Perform project management duties for complex IT projects in accordance with project management life cycle (PMLC) and systems development life cycle (SDLC) processes.
  • Manage all project phases to ensure deliverables are completed on time and within budget.
  • Coordinate project activities with IT project team members and business owners/stakeholders.
  • Track performance against objectives and develop corrective strategies when necessary.
  • Create, manage, and update project charters, schedules, risk management plans, communication plans, project budgets, and other documentation.
  • Work with project team members and management to secure resources and funding.
  • Define project scopes and schedules in collaboration with stakeholders.
  • Translate business needs into detailed requirements and functional specifications.
  • Provide regular status updates and maintain metrics for team performance transparency.
  • Manage vendors and ensure accountability for delivery activities.
  • Identify and coordinate cross-project dependencies.
  • Communicate project risk analysis, status, and requirements to executive leadership.
  • Ensure compliance with audit requirements.
  • Complete additional projects and assignments as needed.

Key Skills:

  • 8+ years of project management experience for complex application and data integration projects.
  • Detailed knowledge of project management and software development life cycle methodologies.
  • Experience managing mid-sized to large IT integration projects independently.
  • Career experience within Commercial Insurance is desired.
  • Facilitation skills for managing cross-functional team discussions.
  • Strong management skills in a matrix management environment.
  • Ability to translate business needs into IT deliverables.
  • Experience with waterfall, agile, and hybrid project-delivery methodologies.
  • Multi-disciplinary IT knowledge with proven systems deployment experience.
  • Experience using Project and Portfolio Management tools (MS Project, Planview, SharePoint, etc.).
  • Expertise in requirements and testing processes.
  • Detail-oriented and organized.
  • Strong analytical and managerial abilities.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work across organizational boundaries.
  • Strong time-management skills.
  • Team player with the ability to work well with technical and business resources.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: on-site

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Role : IT Project Manager

Location : 2 Minster Court, Mincing Lane London EC3R 7BB

Work Mode : Onsite

Contract Role

Domain Experience (Mandatory) : Insurance Industry domain experience (Property and Causality)

Job Description

The IT Project Manager is responsible for managing complex IT projects on a day-to-day basis, using the Project Management Life Cycle process and deliverables.

Role Responsibilities

  • Perform project management duties for complex IT projects in accordance with project management life cycle (PMLC) and systems development life cycle (SDLC) processes.
  • These activities include:
  • Perform day-to-day management of all project phases to ensure deliverables are completed on time and within budget.
  • Coordinate all project activities with the IT project team members and business owners / stakeholders.
  • Track performance against objectives and develop corrective strategies when objectives are not being met.
  • Create, manage, and update project charters, schedules, risk management plans, communication plans, project budgets, gate reviews, and all other project management documentation.
  • Work with project team members and management to secure resources and funding.
  • Coordinate closely with project stakeholders to define project scopes and schedules.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs, processes, and data sources.
  • Work with business analysts and architects to translate these business needs into clearly documented-detailed requirements and functional specifications.
  • Provide regular status updates and maintain relevant metrics to provide transparency on team performance.
  • Manage vendors and hold them accountable for their delivery activities.
  • Identify and coordinate cross-project dependencies.
  • Communicate with executive leadership to provide project risk analysis, status, and requirements that may impact strategic direction.
  • Ensure that projects comply with audit requirements.
  • Complete additional projects and assignments as needed.

Technical Qualifications

  • 8+ years of project management experience for complex application and data integration projects.
  • Detailed knowledge of project management and software development life cycle methodologies.
  • Experience managing mid-sized to large IT integration projects, independently.
  • Career experience within Commercial Insurance, is desired.
  • Facilitation skills with an ability to effectively manage cross-functional team discussions.
  • Strong management skills with an ability to achieve results in a matrix management environment.
  • Ability to translate business needs into IT deliverables.
  • Able to successfully apply waterfall, agile, and hybrid project-delivery methodologies.
  • Possess multi-disciplinary information technology knowledge with proven systems deployment experience.
  • Experience using Project and Portfolio Management tools (MS Project, Planview, SharePoint, etc.)
  • Expertise in all aspects of requirements and testing processes.

General Qualifications

  • Detail-oriented and extremely organized.
  • Strong analytical and managerial abilities.
  • Strong business planning and prioritization skills.
  • Ability to handle multiple priorities and proactively identify risks to project timelines.
  • Excellent written & verbal (business) communications skills.
  • Ability to work across organizational boundaries and bring people together with diverse perspectives to find solutions.
  • Strong personal time-management skills with the ability to meet individual and team deadlines.
  • Team player who can work well with technical and business resources.

Education Requirements

  • B.A. / B.S. degree.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) is a plus but not required.
  • CPCU Designation or advanced degree is a plus but not required.
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