Senior Data Delivery Project Manager - Insurance/Financial Services

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Senior Data Delivery Project Manager - Insurance/Financial Services

North Hampshire (hybrid working 2 office days per week)

Salary: Negotiable up to £70,000

Additional Benefits: Annual Bonus, Cash-Car Allowance, Private Medical Insurance & Pension

Employment Type: Permanent, full time

Job Reference: J12927

Do you have a passion for data and a desire to make a real impact? Our client, a prestigious household name with a standout product portfolio, has placed Data among its top four strategic priorities. Their growing team is revolutionising data infrastructure with a cutting-edge cloud platform, harnessing the power of machine learning and GenAI.

This is a rare chance to join them at a transformative stage and make a significant impact on customers, colleagues, and shareholders. The ideal candidate will have a keen eye for detail with circa 5 years' experience delivering data projects using Agile/Waterfall methodologies. Insurance or Financial Services background is preferred.

The Role
• Excellent stakeholder liaison to understand their requirements in order to deliver accurate project communications and updates
• Host project kick-off calls, backlog refinement calls, daily check-ins to facilitate effective delivery management and team collaboration
• Track all Data project costs to ensure they are in line with the approved spending. Perform variance analysis and implement corrective actions where necessary
• Develop, maintain, publish and distribute accurate project plans, and proactively oversee they are actioned on time
• Work with the Data PMO to ensure project financials and timesheets are accurate and imputed in a timely manner by your project team

What you will need
• A background within the Insurance Industry or Financial Services is preferred
• Significant experience as a Data Delivery Project Manager with good time/project management skills
• A proven track record working with different project delivery methodologies e.g., Agile, Waterfall
• Superior communication and influencing skills across all levels of the business
• An excellent negotiator, influencer and networker
• Ability to work as part of a team but also with a high degree of initiative and autonomy

If this sounds like you then please apply!

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