Technical Project Manager - Insurance (IT Lead)

TECHNICAL PROJECT MANAGER - INSURANCE
Wipro is looking for a Project Manager with a IT background in insurance. This is a new role which will be at the heart of the growth agenda for the organisation.
ABOUT WIPRO
As Project Manager, you will be a part of Wipro Domain & Consulting Business Line. At D&C, we are not only the best at execution, but we also act as a proactive force of change, a true partner in our clients' transformation journey.
Wipro is at the forefront of helping companies around the world transform so that they can deliver great experiences to their customers, partners and employees. At Domain and Consulting (D&C), we are at the heart of this endeavour. With an entrepreneurial mindset and creative outlook, we evaluate customers' problems and craft innovative solutions that involve the use of technologies like Cloud, AI, 5G and robotic automation. All this is done while working with clients simultaneously to deliver outstanding results.
PURPOSE
As a Project Manager you will be a part of the Insurance Practice where we help insurance companies transform the way they do business through digital powered customer experience & analytics/cognition enabled business transformation. Our transformation consulting framework enables modernization & complete digitalization of insurance organization. Leading practices include - Sales & Distribution Transformation, POS Transformation, Underwriting Transformation, Claims Transformation.
You will lead the efforts of communicating technical tasks and goals to non-technical clients, using your deep technically experienced, experience of working with platforms, systems, applications, and able to converse at the technical level
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• You will oversee the project, planning, monitoring, RAID, Stakeholder management etc.
• Maintain effective and consistent project/programme communications and reporting to business and IT stakeholders.
• Manage both onshore and offshore teams.
• Smooth change deployment and handover to operations, driving quality and compliance.
• Successful adoption of the solution, ensuring appropriate roll-out strategy and engagement.
• Adherence to the client's PMO reporting and project governance standards.

KEY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• You will ideally have deep technically experienced, experience of working with platforms, systems, applications, and able to converse at the technical level.
• Experience of project, planning, monitoring, RAID, Stakeholder management etc. ideally from a UK insurance organisation.
• Excellent written and oral communication.
• Facilitation skills and able to plan and conduct workshops .
• Good Stakeholder Management.
• Self-starter - able to take initiative, can work without supervision and drive project and progress independently.
• Knowledge of Agile, Scrum and Kanban, Jira and confluence- optional
• Able to apply core Project Management disciplines - planning, issue/risk management, chasing down actions, reporting etc
• Experience of having worked with strategic outsource providers would be beneficial.
• Ability to use judgement and consider the application of change disciplines and standard governance framework.
• Strong business engagement skills are required and the ability to bring people together to seek out mutually beneficial solutions and approaches to issues or problem areas.

YOUR BENEFITS:
As the Project Manager you will receive a competitive salary, a generous benefits package and training & development in areas to help you improve.
Wipro is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and makes all employment and employment-related decisions without regard to a person's race, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, or any other status protected by applicable law.
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