Programme Manager
Posted 1 week ago by SPG Resourcing
Negotiable
Inside
Undetermined
York, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Contract Programme Manager will lead a significant Product and Pricing Transformation Programme within a regulated insurance environment, focusing on end-to-end programme delivery. This senior role requires extensive experience in insurance underwriting, product design, and pricing transformation, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements. The manager will oversee multiple workstreams and collaborate with senior stakeholders to achieve measurable outcomes. The position is based in either York or London and is classified as inside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and deliver a complex product and pricing transformation programme within an insurance business
- Own programme governance, planning, RAID management, financial tracking, and reporting
- Coordinate cross-functional workstreams including underwriting, product, pricing, actuarial, data, and technology
- Partner with senior leaders to shape delivery strategy, milestones, and benefits realisation
- Manage third-party vendors and system integrators where applicable
- Ensure alignment with regulatory, risk, and compliance expectations
- Drive delivery pace while managing change in a complex, matrixed organisation
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a Programme Manager delivering large-scale transformation programmes
- Strong insurance domain expertise, particularly within: Underwriting, Product development, Pricing / rating / actuarial-led change
- Experience delivering product and pricing transformation initiatives (e.g. target operating models, pricing modernisation, underwriting transformation, platform or rating engine change)
- Excellent senior stakeholder management and communication skills
- Strong governance, planning, and delivery discipline in a regulated environment
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: York
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Other
Contract Programme Manager – Product & Pricing Transformation (Insurance) Inside IR35 - Market Rate
Duration: 6 months initial with the programme running for 18 months
Location: York or London
We are seeking an experienced Contract Programme Manager to lead a large-scale Product and Pricing Transformation Programme within a regulated insurance environment. This is a senior delivery role requiring deep experience across insurance underwriting, product design, and pricing transformation.
The Role
You will be accountable for end-to-end programme delivery, overseeing multiple workstreams spanning underwriting, product, pricing, data, and technology. Working closely with senior stakeholders, you will ensure the programme delivers measurable commercial and operational outcomes while meeting regulatory and governance requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver a complex product and pricing transformation programme within an insurance business
- Own programme governance, planning, RAID management, financial tracking, and reporting
- Coordinate cross-functional workstreams including underwriting, product, pricing, actuarial, data, and technology
- Partner with senior leaders to shape delivery strategy, milestones, and benefits realisation
- Manage third-party vendors and system integrators where applicable
- Ensure alignment with regulatory, risk, and compliance expectations
- Drive delivery pace while managing change in a complex, matrixed organisation
Essential Experience
- Proven experience as a Programme Manager delivering large-scale transformation programmes
- Strong insurance domain expertise, particularly within: Underwriting, Product development, Pricing / rating / actuarial-led change
- Experience delivering product and pricing transformation initiatives (e.g. target operating models, pricing modernisation, underwriting transformation, platform or rating engine change)
- Excellent senior stakeholder management and communication skills
- Strong governance, planning, and delivery discipline in a regulated environment