Project Manager
Candidate’s profile
Manage project stakeholders/ product owners with preparation of business cases, plans and budgets as necessary to align with and support achievement of the overall project objectives.
Playground
one PM leads up to 3 projects in different stages in parallel
The delivery team has cca. 60 people
You will have 5 senior PM colleagues in the team to enjoy the fun
Travel max. twice a month or less
We use Azure DevOps as a project management tool
Role
Cultivate teamwork through leadership and fill project management knowledge or skills gaps on project teams where needed. Build and maintain strong relationships with workstream leads, product owners, and all stakeholders to drive transparency of workloads, financial, commitments, and expectations.
Maintain and monitor project related data. Manage resources, risks, issues and develop action plans to ensure project commitments are on track. Analyse, forecast and report budget adherence and earned value.
Improve project governance in the organization.
Support the organization in influencing and driving the change agenda and the cultural evolution while stressing the importance of developing new ways of working, supporting decision making with data and optimising processes.
Expectations
Strong experience in scaled agile project management.
Experience within international Financial Services with solid understanding of financial services organizations and dynamics; demonstrated ability to function within a multi-stakeholder and matrix management environment.
Experienced in working with multiple stakeholders to develop business cases and perform effective communication and alignment between multiple parties.
Detail oriented with a demonstrated ability to enhance process improvement capabilities, knowledge of scaled processing and quality control; the administrative back-office, and process improvement and controls environment.
Good communication and presentation skills.
Fluent English
Nice to have / strong assets:
Good understanding of insurance
Conditions:
external contract or employment (up to your preference)
Long-term cooperation; Full-time assignment
Hybrid (up to 90% remote)
Ability to travel internationally to engage with colleagues when required.
Company description:
Our client specializes in non-life insurance, which is designed not only for individual clients but also for small and large businesses. They are part of the multinational financial group, one of the world leaders in insurance and reinsurance. The client operates through branches in Romania, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and a subsidiary in Ukraine. In Europe, the company employs over 500 experienced specialists. Their financial strength has been affirmed by the A.M. Best Company rating A- (Excellent).