PROJECT MANAGER - INSURANCE

Eurobase is an international software and service provider to financial institutions in over 25 countries. We provide enterprise wide solutions for (re)insurance companies, banks and other financial institutions as well as IT recruitment services. Our aim is to be recognised as thought leaders in the sectors we operate, and to deliver innovative solutions that provide real business value to our customers. We pride ourselves on our personal approach, ensuring we deliver the support and flexibility our customers need and the service they expect. Our customers have a long and lasting relationship with Eurobase and all will verify our approach to doing business and commitment to product investment - delivering ongoing value above and beyond our initial engagements. Our purpose at Eurobase is to enable our partners to be more successful and we are on a mission is to be the best provider of solutions and services to our chosen markets. We want to provide the highest value to our customers through delivery of powerful technology, leading industry expertise ensuring our culture enables our people to thrive within an ethical sustainable and successful business. We have become a recognised leader in technology to the reinsurance, commercial and captive insurance sectors as well as banks and other financial institutions. We also have a successful specialist IT recruitment business providing both contract and permanent services within the UK and Europe. We C.A.R.E about our values, they are important in helping us achieve our cultural aspirations and are in service to our Purpose and Mission • Collaboration & Teamwork - To achieve successful results, we must work together effectively. Share information and build relationships. • Accountability - Do what we promise, we accept responsibility for our decisions, actions, and results. We learn from our mistakes and grow stronger every time. • Respect & Inclusion - We recognise that the thoughts, feelings, and backgrounds of others are as important as our own. We will be open to learning our own bias and changing behaviours. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging are fundamental to the success of Eurobase. We aim to make a significant impact in our efforts to foster an environment where everyone can thrive. • Excellence - To provide excellent, high-quality products, services, and interactions. We strive to always exceed expectations. We are looking for a Project Manager to support our business growth. This is a great opportunity to work for a company that has exciting growth opportunities with an established pipeline for new business both in the UK and internationally. Eurobase is delivering sustained growth and we are looking for an effective Project Manager to ensure this continues and accelerate where possible. The role of Project Manager is responsible for the successful and effective delivery of external and internal projects, with particular focus on delivery within timescales, budgets and quality requirements. Taking functional requirements specifications through the development process to end user testing, installation, data conversion and operational running while setting and maintain realistic client expectations. The role is also expected to run one or more workstreams for a given Project Lead and/or Senior Project Manager. You will operate as part of a PMO team, working in a hybrid model using either our London or Chelmsford offices on a regular basis. You will also need to visit client sites on a regular basis, as well as engaging with them through the use of Microsoft Teams. Project experience is essential, providing key support, or management of, a number of successful projects and be able to demonstrate an understanding of project lifecycle and governance in a complex software/cloud environment. Project Management Lead and manage end-to-end projects or workstreams, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and on budget. Following the Eurobase Project Lifecycle process. ·Develop project plans, including milestones, tasks, timelines, and resource allocation. Attends meetings / stand-ups. Understand the delivery process and governance, and apply this to projects, CRs and work streams in support of Senior Project Managers. Ensure project reporting meets with the defined Project Lifecycle reporting requirements. Ensure budget position is understood and tracked accurately. Ensure that performance against budget for all project related activities can be measured and where overruns occur, ensure that the reasons for this are clearly understood and can be communicated. Carry out retrospectives / lessons learnt sessions recording the outcomes. Highlight lessons that should be considered for remedial work or positive lessons to take forward into future projects. Governance Internal Communication - Ensure regular internal project boards are facilitated with accompanying documentation. External Communication – Carry out regular client communications. Dependent on the project, this may include weekly status meeting and monthly steer co's. Agree make up of project team with the Operations team. Quality - Ensure that the end product meets the client’s success criteria. Confirm customers sign off system after acceptance (before “live” use). Cross-Functional Collaboration Project Delivery, matrix manage project teams for which you have responsibility on a day-to-day basis, define responsibilities and objectives for key project resources, co-ordinate workloads and set priorities with cross functional teams as required for the allocated projects. Collaborate with business, product and technology teams, both internally and externally to define project requirements to meet agreed scope and plan deliverables. Operational, feed into sessions reviewing operational resource and capacity status. Work with teams outside of the PMO to aid in project delivery. Responsible for positively contributing to a safe work environment ensure compliance with H&S. Protect all personal information in adherence with GDPR etc. Complete all mandatory training and any corporate refresher training where required. Qualifications: Bachelors degree or Masters in technical / business related field - desirable. Relevant experience Minimum of 2 years’ experience of project support and management of software implementations in a structured, developmental & delivery environment -essential. Experience working within a recognised project governance process such as PRINCE2, ITIL - desirable. Experience of delivering within the financial sector - desirable. Experience working with external clients and managing their expectations - desirable. Experience of data conversions/migrations - desirable. Aptitude, skills and abilities A positive and pro-active management style, with a growth mindset - essential. Excellent relationship building and communication skills - essential. A team player with high energy levels, with a results-based approach - essential. Proactive with proven initiative and ability to think on one’s feet - essential. Good communication abilities, written and verbal, including presentation skills - essential. Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities - essential. Solid understanding and practitioner of recognized project governance processes such as PRINCE2, ITIL -desirable. Awareness of the full software development life cycle - desirable. Excellent team building and motivational skills - desirable.