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Project Manager London Market Insurance

Cognizant

Project Manager London Market Insurance

Salary Not Specified

Cognizant, Edinburgh

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 20 Jun | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: cde7ad185a344ec5914ef7eb1c3731ed

Full Job Description

  • Demonstrate exceptional core consulting skills and possess the ability to solve clients most challenging problems.

  • Build and maintain trusted relationships with client counterparts and senior stakeholders.

  • Translate engagement objectives into defined scope and executable tasks for the project team members.

  • Analyse findings presented by team members and provided constructive feedback re: hypothesis, conclusions, solutions, etc

  • Open-minded and pragmatic, with ability to guide teams to deal with conflicts / constraints and escalate to engagement leadership as needed.


    • Contribution to Development of Practice:
  • Contribute to practice activities such as Capability Development, Knowledge Management, Proposition or Solution Development

  • Support and lead team in the development of RFI/RFP responses and other business development opportunities.

  • Lead teams to package and cleanse engagement deliverables for practice re-use.

  • Support service line development and case studies through the gathering of industry best practices and self-knowledge.

    Performed Project management roles on complex Business & Technology Transformation Programmes, with Life & Pensions clients; assisting them achieve their business, technology, strategic and operational goals.

  • Possess strong experience of leading project teams with minimal support and supervision.

  • Should be highly competent in using planning tools and experienced in implementing and operating financial control frameworks.

  • Should have a strong understanding and knowledge of the UK Life & Pensions business, products, and lifecycles.

  • Identify and develop trusted adviser relationship with project stakeholders and sponsors.

  • Ability to develop creative strategic solutions to solve clients business problems and create accompanying execution roadmaps to implement the changes.

  • Proven ability to demonstrate a drive for results and accountability of business needs.

  • Proven ability to work in an multi-squad environment and collaborate across multiple areas in order to achieve a common business or technical objective

  • Interpersonal skills to influence and spur change, facilitate and enhance performance within a cross - functional environment.

  • Demonstrate decisiveness in resolving business problems, making decisions and identifying priorities.

  • Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations to various audiences, including project team, sponsors, CIO and key stakeholders.

  • Define success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project lifecycle.

  • Deliver consistent status updates to client regarding performance to objectives, engagement constraints and mitigation plan for risks/issues.

  • Serve as first line of defence to ensure quality and timeliness of deliverables meet or exceed client expectations.


    • Industry Experience:
  • Deep experience of the London Market Insurance industry, preferably within the Life & Pensions or Broker sectors.

  • Project management skillset including defining project boundaries, reporting cadence, contemporary tools knowledge, risks & issues and mitigation strategies.

  • Hands-on experience across financial services and/or Insurance value chain is highly desirable.

  • Detailed knowledge of the UK Life & Pensions business lifecycle and Protection products., Project Management and/or Scrum master certification

  • Experience on industry specific project management (Life & Pensions)

  • Experience managing teams re: research, development and authoring of consulting mindshare i.e. articles, whitepapers, and other collaterals via traditional and social media channels

    Cognizant (NASDAQ:CTSH) is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, dedicated to helping the world's leading companies build stronger businesses. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey (U.S.).


    • Cognizant Insurance Consulting

    Cognizants Insurance Consulting unit is seeking a talented consulting manager with experience leading large-scale business change and IT transformation for Insurance and/or Life & Pensions clients in the UK to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Governance, Risk, and Compliance. This role involves providing strategic consulting services to clients, ensuring they meet regulatory requirements and manage risks effectively. The candidate will play a crucial role in driving client success and contributing to the companys growth., The Cognizant community:
    We are a high caliber team who appreciate and support one another. Our people uphold an energetic, collaborative and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
  • Cognizant is a global community with more than 345,000 associates around the world.

  • We dont just dream of a better way we make it happen.

  • We take care of our people, clients, company, communities, and climate by doing whats right.

  • We foster an innovative environment where you can build the career path thats right for you., Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, helping organizations modernize technology, reimagine processes, and transform experiences so they stay ahead in a fast-changing world.