Senior PMO Analyst, Insurance

Arc IT Recruitment; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000

Job description

Senior PMO Analyst with significant insurance experience is sought to join a buoyant insurance organisation based in the heart of the city (hybrid working). This role will see you joining a high-functioning, collaborative team delivering key technical solutions to meet business needs. You will work closely with business and technology stakeholders in a fast-paced environment on a range of BAU and change-focused initiatives.

This is a great opportunity for a thriving people-centric organisation with great opportunities for long-term career progress.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support in defining and implementing PMO controls and processes and methodologies to ensure projects and programmes are delivered on time, within budget, and meet high-quality standards.
• Develop and maintain portfolio plans, resource plans, and status reports across the change management function.
• Manage portfolio, programme and project risks, issues, and dependencies, and develop mitigation plans.
• Support in collation of project status updates and challenge where necessary before sharing with key stakeholders and senior management.
• Support in the coordination of the regular project and programme level reporting cycles and produce portfolio dashboard.
• Co-ordination of project Governance arrangements, Post Project Reviews, Programme level workshops.
• Manage project and programme budgets and forecasting activities across the portfolio and ensure financial targets are met.
• Facilitate project, programme and portfolio meetings and workshops.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to project team members with new ways of working and PMO control processes.
• Support the PMO Manager with the various programme and delivery leads to develop and maintain an overall Portfolio view.
• Challenge assumptions and recommend new approaches where applicable.
• Cross check business requirements against technical requirements to ensure alignment and provide appropriate challenge to ensure successful business outcomes.
• To provide oversight and management of User Acceptance Testing utilising the appropriate techniques and tools. Reports on the outcome of testing and can translate and prioritise risk to ensure those risks associated with the change are understood by all stakeholders.

Key Requirements:

• Ability to work efficiently and methodically under tight timelines.
• A strong team player who is confident in their ability.
• Experience of PMO Methodologies and processes along with experience of working within agile and DevSecOps environments.
• Very strong communication, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Ability to build effective relationships with senior managers and other key internal and external stakeholders.
• High impact presentation skills, demonstrated leadership skills and ability to think strategically.
• Planning, organising, and managing skills, and ability to prioritise.
• Experience gained in an insurance broker, MGA or carrier environment.
• Good understanding of Insurance Operations, Data, Credit Control and Finance.
• An understanding of regulatory requirement.

For a full consultation, send your CV to ARC IT Recruitment.