Project Manager

Job Title: Project Manager

Contract Type: Permanent 

Location: Alderley Edge

Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

Closing date:  24th September 2024

Our Group Change Team is growing and have opportunities for Project Managers in Alderley Edge and Edinburgh. We deliver projects in key areas including Customer, Commercial and Enabling Functions and within our technical space – including Operational Resilience and Cyber projects. These are exciting opportunities to join a growing organisation and work on a variety of projects.

We are currently looking for someone who has had experience in delivering projects on Accounting or Actuarial systems.

You will ensure business outcomes are clearly understood and associated solutions are delivered to enable the business to realise benefits on time, within budget and to agreed quality standards. Solutions may involve change to any of business process, operating model, application, infrastructure, and third-party services. 

About the role

• Apply best project management practice to projects impacting the Accounting or Actuarial systems.
• Provide leadership to the project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones.
• Articulate and demonstrate business acumen around cost and the impact on profitability.
• Define and agree required level of project resource needed for successful project delivery.
• Manage risks and issues, understanding a wider risk context associated with the business and the delivery. ​
• Build a collaborative, commercial relationship with 3rd parties to manage costs and maximise value.​
• Implement appropriate level of Governance in-line with Group methods.
• Cost control on the project and understanding the impact this has on Group-wide financial performance and value to the customer​.

About you

• Experience of working in projects covering changes to finance systems, with the ability to understand technical actuarial and financial jargon.
• The ability to solve and unblock issues within teams or departments.
• An adaptable approach to communicating across all levels in Royal London ​
• The skills to build consensus between organisations or highly independent and diverse stakeholders.
• Proactivity and future thinking around the management and control of project costs and benefits
• Interpersonal skills to influence and spur change, facilitate, and enhance performance within a cross - functional environment.
• Experience of leading project teams, building and maintaining the trust, confidence, commitment, and collaboration of others.

About Royal London

We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.   

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve. 

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits  

Inclusion, diversity and belonging 

We’re an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background.