Project Manager - Finance Transformation & Business Readiness (h/f)
New Today
This role will act as a key interface between Finance and Actuarial business teams and the wider programme, ensuring that business requirements, constraints, and readiness activities are effectively captured, managed, and delivered in line with key milestones.
Responsibilities
Act as the primary interface between Finance/Actuarial stakeholders and the wider programme delivery teams
Lead the capture, validation, and management of business requirements, ensuring alignment to agreed scope and continuity needs
Drive business readiness activities, including supporting the definition and sign-off of readiness criteria and acceptance measures
Ensure engagement with the right business stakeholders, including SMEs and decision‑makers, with clear ownership and accountability
Identify and manage risks, issues, and dependencies, ensuring timely escalation with clear impact assessment and mitigation options
Work closely with delivery and technical teams to align on approach, sequencing, and cutover planning
Support operational transition planning, ensuring minimal disruption to BAU activities
Facilitate workshops and stakeholder sessions to define processes, requirements, and business impacts
Provide structured input into governance, reporting, and RAID management, clearly representing the business perspective
Collaborate with communications teams to ensure clear and timely messaging of impacts to Finance and Actuarial communities
Identify and document process improvement or transformation opportunities, ensuring these are appropriately assessed and managed
Qualifications
Proven experience as a Project Manager within financial services, ideally supporting finance or actuarial functions
Strong experience delivering business change, transformation, or migration initiatives
Demonstrated ability to manage business readiness, operational change, and stakeholder engagement
Experience working in regulated environments, with an understanding of risk, governance, and control frameworks
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively across business and technology teams
Experience managing RAID logs, dependencies, and programme reporting
Ability to operate in complex, fast‑paced environments with multiple workstreams and competing priorities
Desirable Experience
Experience supporting divestment, separation, or integration programmes
Exposure to policy administration systems or large‑scale platform migrations
Experience working with outsourced service providers or BPO transitions
Familiarity with Finance and/or Actuarial processes within insurance or financial services
Background as a Business Analyst or hybrid PM/BA, with strong requirements and process mapping capability
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- Location:
- City Of Westminster
- Job Type:
- FullTime