Project Manager

Project Manager

Location: Remote Working (Occasional Travels)

Looking for an exciting data-driven position where you can showcase your Project Management skills?

Resource Solutions are looking for a Project Manager to join one of the world's top-20 general insurance and reinsurance companies, with operations in all the key insurance markets.

Joining QBE in an initial 5-month contract, you will support business critical initiatives within the portfolio. As part of the wider Group Data Office, you will be managing data-driven projects across regions such as Europe, North America, Australia Pacific, and Asia.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple simultaneous projects ensuring that projects are aligned and directly support the achievement of strategic objectives.

• Develop and manage all stages of the projects from initiation to close.

• Exceptionally manage internal stakeholders and external vendor relationships.

• Drive projects to successful completion while working within the constraints and timeline of the business.

• Support the BA in requirements gathering, writing user stories and testing.

• Define project scope and schedule while focusing on regular and timely delivery of value.

• Actively track each aspect of project performance against schedules, ensuring that milestones are being met and obstacles and issues are identified.

• Complete dependency mapping and consequently outline any risks or issues.

• Identify and escalate issues and risks early to minimize impact to the overall project schedule.

• Own and manage the Project RAID logs.

Experience:

• Proficient in MS Project with good knowledge of understanding Predecessors.

• Coach, mentor and provide guidance and advice to project sponsors, stakeholders, and peers.

• Good understanding of end-to-end life cycle delivery.

• To be able to report on the project proficiently and concisely through weekly status/checkpoint report.

• Experience in managing Waterfall and Agile projects.

• Good use of Excel and PowerPoint.

• Live and breathe the QBE Values and DNA.

• APM or Prince2, PMI qualification.

• Good knowledge on JIRA and SharePoint tools.

Desirable:

• Experience in project delivery and project management methodologies (SDLC)

• Knowledge of change, portfolio management and continuous improvement methodologies.

• Understanding of Data Management and Data Governance frameworks.

• Understanding of data modelling concepts (conceptual, logical, physical), data catalogue and business glossaries.

• Understanding of data quality, data profiling and implementation of data quality projects.

• Knowledge of Power BI.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.

If you think you have the necessary skills and experience to contribute positively to this team, please apply today using the link provided!