Project Manager

Our client, one of the world's largest insurance brokers, provides a full range of retail and wholesale property/casualty (P/C) brokerage and alternative risk transfer services globally, as well as employee benefit brokerage, consulting, and actuarial services. They also offer claims and information management, risk control consulting, and appraisal services to clients around the world.

They are made up of four key trading divisions - Retail, Specialty, Reinsurance and Pen (MGA)).

The Insurance Broker Accounting (IBA) function provides core finance services to GGB via 200 staff based in Glasgow and another 200 based off shore,.

The IBA function is going through a significant transformation of People, Process & Technology, and as a qualified and experienced Project Manager you will play a key role in leading major change initiatives.

You will be part of Programme Office, working with SME’s from across the Gallagher business, developing & driving plans to improve the performance of the function and the business.

Key Duties:

Planning and managing the delivery of change projects, developing and maintaining plans, identifying and managing risk, monitoring and reporting progress, and managing SME’s and stakeholders to ensure delivery against tight time frames.

Tasks will include but not be limited to:

• Leading a small team of internal subject matter experts (SMEs) who have expertise on our broker processes
• Developing and leading the implementation of detailed project plans
• Facilitating workshops engaging participants from across Finance and the business to develop ‘new ways of working’.
• Coordinating project resource requirements
• Monitoring and tracking progress on a regular basis, re-prioritising as needed, against delivery timelines whilst keeping stakeholders appraised of progress
• Carry out duties following internal policies and procedures in accordance with applicable laws, rules, regulations, good governance and Gallagher’s shared values, in particular, putting clients at the heart of our business

Qualifications

• Project Management PMP or Prince 2 certification required
• Degree qualified

Technical Knowledge

• Knowledge and experience of general insurance (London Market / Lloyd’s and Industry) products, services an advantage.
• Understanding of business improvement methodologies

Experience

• Extensive experience of managing & leading projects in complex, fast paced environments
• Demonstrable full life cycle project manager experience, along with experience of leading multi-site projects
• Confidently manages and sustains a key relationship network within a project environment
• An ability to extract and piece together required learning from a range of different opportunities and sources

Skills/other

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including listening, verbal and written communication with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to negotiate persuade and influence business decisions at a senior management level
• Ability to respond confidently to conflicts and manage situations positively, proactively escalating on-going issues
• Not satisfied with the status quo, looks to improve processes and eliminate delays
• Sets priorities, develop a work schedule, monitor progress towards goals, and tracks progress
• Time management and deadline driven

Eligibility Requirements

• UK travel to offices maybe required from time to time