Job Title
Delivery Manager - 6 month Contract
Job Description
Contract position - 6 months day rate
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Delivery Manager to join Strategic Analytics, a global team, in a role based in London.
The successful candidate will play a crucial role in managing projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within scope, and coordinating and producing management information to track progress on key workstreams. The ideal candidate will also help establish processes and frameworks to transition to broader Jira use for managing our work.
This position offers an exciting opportunity to work within the London team, reporting to the Strategic Analytics AVP based in London, who leads on Data Engineering with Strategic Analytics.
This role is part of a broader initiative to accelerate efforts to integrate a key proprietary data source in the business.
Key Responsibilities:
Project Planning and Management:
Develop detailed project plans, ensuring resource availability and allocation, managing stakeholder communication and delivering every project on time within scope.
Coordination and Reporting:
Oversee the production of management information to track progress on key workstreams to support decision-making and project reporting.
Workflow and Process Documentation:
Develop and document workflow and project management processes to ensure consistency and efficiency across projects.
Jira Administration:
Developing and managing the use of Jira for project tracking, issue management, and workflow optimization.
Risk Management:
Identify and mitigate project risks, ensuring proactive measures are in place to address potential issues.
Required Skills and Experience:
Technical Proficiency:
Strong experience with Jira for project management and issue tracking.
Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Ideally, experience working in the insurance/reinsurance industry.
Professional Skills:
Problem-Solving:
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Proactivity:
Demonstrate a proactive approach by anticipating potential issues and taking initiative to address them before they become problems.
Solutions-oriented:
Focus on finding effective solutions to challenges, ensuring that obstacles are overcome efficiently and effectively.
Communication:
Strong communication skills to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders.
Adaptability:
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
3+ years of experience in delivery manager or a similar role.
Working For Pacific Life Re
Every person in our global team is valued for the unique qualities they bring to our business and we seek to build their expertise and support their individual ambitions at every step. Of course, we take our work seriously and we know our team can operate under great pressure. We work hard and thrive on achievement, but we also know how to have fun and relax too.
Providing employees with a healthy work-life balance is very important to our culture. We have a wide range of employee benefits and we host regular social activities and well-being initiatives.
As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we will provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure equal access to applicants with disabilities. Please contact us about your needs so that we can discuss these with you to make sure that suitable adjustments are made, where possible.
Pacific Life Re Principles and Behaviours
Please click here to view our company principles and behaviours.
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Delivery Manager - 6 month Contract
Job Description
Contract position - 6 months day rate
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Delivery Manager to join Strategic Analytics, a global team, in a role based in London.
The successful candidate will play a crucial role in managing projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within scope, and coordinating and producing management information to track progress on key workstreams. The ideal candidate will also help establish processes and frameworks to transition to broader Jira use for managing our work.
This position offers an exciting opportunity to work within the London team, reporting to the Strategic Analytics AVP based in London, who leads on Data Engineering with Strategic Analytics.
This role is part of a broader initiative to accelerate efforts to integrate a key proprietary data source in the business.
Key Responsibilities:
Project Planning and Management:
Develop detailed project plans, ensuring resource availability and allocation, managing stakeholder communication and delivering every project on time within scope.
Coordination and Reporting:
Oversee the production of management information to track progress on key workstreams to support decision-making and project reporting.
Workflow and Process Documentation:
Develop and document workflow and project management processes to ensure consistency and efficiency across projects.
Jira Administration:
Developing and managing the use of Jira for project tracking, issue management, and workflow optimization.
Risk Management:
Identify and mitigate project risks, ensuring proactive measures are in place to address potential issues.
Required Skills and Experience:
Technical Proficiency:
Strong experience with Jira for project management and issue tracking.
Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Ideally, experience working in the insurance/reinsurance industry.
Professional Skills:
Problem-Solving:
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Proactivity:
Demonstrate a proactive approach by anticipating potential issues and taking initiative to address them before they become problems.
Solutions-oriented:
Focus on finding effective solutions to challenges, ensuring that obstacles are overcome efficiently and effectively.
Communication:
Strong communication skills to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders.
Adaptability:
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing priorities.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
3+ years of experience in delivery manager or a similar role.
Working For Pacific Life Re
Every person in our global team is valued for the unique qualities they bring to our business and we seek to build their expertise and support their individual ambitions at every step. Of course, we take our work seriously and we know our team can operate under great pressure. We work hard and thrive on achievement, but we also know how to have fun and relax too.
Providing employees with a healthy work-life balance is very important to our culture. We have a wide range of employee benefits and we host regular social activities and well-being initiatives.
As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we will provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process to ensure equal access to applicants with disabilities. Please contact us about your needs so that we can discuss these with you to make sure that suitable adjustments are made, where possible.
Pacific Life Re Principles and Behaviours
Please click here to view our company principles and behaviours.
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