Project Manager, CDL

• The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and will be passionate about delivering high quality project management services to take products and services to market
• Demonstrable experience and knowledge of:
• Managing software development and / or software implementation projects ideally within a software house
• Project Management and Software Development Lifecycles
• Waterfall and Agile methodologies
• Excellent communication skills:
• Written, verbal, face to face and remote working
• PRINCE2 or other project management related training and certifications would be great but proven experience is more important
• Strong leadership skills with extensive experience of working in a customer facing role
• Proficient with the use of tools such as Excel, Microsoft Project etc
• An enthusiastic, 'can-do' attitude to overcoming issues and challenges

Desirable

• This is a fantastic opportunity for a Project Manager to work on the delivery of innovative software products that are at the forefront of technology in the retail insurance sector
• We are looking for a Project Manager to manage the delivery of our more complex and challenging projects
• The Project Manager works on a single medium sized project or multiple smaller projects being delivered to our external or internal customers
• You will be working within a sizeable and well-established team of project managers, but will matrix manage wider teams of resources from across the business
• You will manage the delivery of the projects through the full project lifecycle for which the duration might be a few months to a year for the medium sized projects
• A key measure of our success is the ability to deliver to an agreed go live date, whilst not compromising quality or exceeding budget, therefore the Project Manager will require skills in the areas of planning, financial management, scope management and risk management
• You will work collaboratively with stakeholders both internal and external and across all technical and non-technical disciplines to overcome complex challenges
• Commercially astute and familiar with working in a technical environment, if you don’t already have knowledge of the insurance sector, you will be a quick learner with the ability to rapidly gain that understanding

• Stage 1:
• Applied
• You will be asked for a copy of your CV and basic details
• (Don't worry you won't have to write war & peace)
• Good Luck!
• Stage 2:
• Review
• At this stage your application will be reviewed by the recruitment team and more importantly will be reviewed by the hiring managers themselves!
• Stage 3:
• Teams Interview
• At this stage you could be invited to attend a 1 hour interview over MS Teams - there will normally be two hiring managers at least attending
• You will be asked some competence based questions, plus go through your CV and give you an opportunity to ask any questions that you want to know about any live projects etc the squads are working on etc
• Stage 4:
• Final Interview
• At this stage you could be invited to a more in depth final stage interview which could have a few people on the panel - don't worry though we don't bite!
• You could be either asked to prepare a presentation prior to the interview or you will be given a subject and asked to prepare a presentation in the interview
• This stage will last up to 2hrs & will either be over MS Teams or you will be invited into our Campus for a face to face interview
• Stage 5:
• Formal Offer
• Congratulations - At this stage you could be made a formal offer!
• Stage 6
• Background Checks