Senior Project Manager (12 month FTC)

Job Summary

Zurich Life Assurance is looking for a Senior Project Manager. this role will involve Planning and managing Zurich Life Assurance and Pensions (ZLAP), change projects to deliver agreed business capabilities and benefits within the overall change budget. Ensuring business case objectives are clear and met - delivering projects within the specified constraints.

This role may be available part-time or full time. This is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren’t available full-time.  Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may need.

Responsibilites

• Project Management of the full spectrum of project delivery disciplines including Scoping, Business Case development, Stakeholder Impact Assessment, Planning, Development of Requirements, Design, Build, Test (SIT and UAT), Business Readiness, Deployment, post-go-live support and Service Transition of change projects
• Understands and able to select the most appropriate delivery approach to fit the project and environment
• Identify and track key milestones to get projects delivered
• Clearly and accurately communicate project status, issues, dependencies and risks to leadership and other stakeholders
• Proactively identify program risks, manage and escalate where appropriate, working with stakeholders to keep projects moving and on track
• Facilitate decision-making by identifying key stakeholders and surfacing the required information to make critical decisions
• Establish and maintain appropriate communication and engagement with stakeholders
• Balance the competing constraints of scope, schedule, budget, quality, resources, and risk to produce the specified product, service, or result
• Ensure change readiness of the ZLAP organization
• Develop a detailed project plan at task level based on the agreed business case, manage and control project delivery in accordance with baseline parameters and standards
• Determine quality policies, objectives, and responsibilities so that the project will satisfy its objectives and the project requirements are met and validated.
• Manage projects in accordance and in compliance with Zurich methodologies and policies

Job Qualifications

Core Technical Competencies

• 5+ years Project Management experience, including experience in large, complex, multi-location programs or projects
• Proven delivery track record of successfully implementing business transformation/digitisation enabled by technology
• Technology literate, with proven experience in managing system integration projects
• Experience of working in and managing customer and vendor relationships in a matrixed management environment
• Life insurance experience in the Irish market preferable

Non-Technical Competencies 

• Self-starter with a track record of seamless execution with minimal guidance
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills and are comfortable working side-by-side with company leaders
• Excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills with an ability to relate to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Excellent customer / relationship management skills
• Strong attention to detail, highly analytical mindset
• Able to stand their own ground and appropriately challenge own team and other stakeholders
• Strong problem solving / critical reasoning capabilities
• Demonstrable ability to work to tight deadlines  
• Proactive and flexible approach; ability to work effectively with multiple priorities in parallel
• Confidence in applying judgment based on own experience

Who we are

Zurich is one of Ireland's leading insurance companies providing a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services. The company employs over 1,000 people across its locations in Dublin and Wexford.

Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) is a leading global multi-line insurer founded more than 150 years ago, which has grown into a business serving more than 82 million customers in more than 200 countries and territories, while delivering industry-leading total shareholder returns.

Reflecting its purpose to ‘create a brighter future together,’ Zurich offers protection services that go beyond traditional insurance, to support its customers in building resilience. Since 2020, the Zurich Forest project supports reforestation and biodiversity restoration in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest.

The Group has more than 65,000 employees and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Zurich Insurance Group Ltd (ZURN) is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and has a level I American Depositary Receipt (ZURVY) program, which is traded over-the-counter on OTCQX. Further information is available at www.zurich.com.

Additional Information

Primary work location is Blackrock, Dublin based but occasional travel may be required to other Zurich locations.

If you value an exciting and varied working environment and meet the above requirements, then our recruiter XYZ is looking forward to receiving your application by clicking on the button “Apply online”.