Programme Manager

Programme Manager - Speciality Insurance

Rate: £850 - £950 p/d Outside IR35

London - Hybrid - 6 month intitial contract

We're partnering with a specialist insurer embarking on a significant transformation journey & are seeking an experienced Programme Manager or Transformation Lead to help shape & deliver it from the ground up.

This unique opportunity to join at the start of the transformation process. Reporting directly to the Head of Transformation, you'll play a key role in carving out & establishing a new transformation programme, helping define the roadmap, governance & priorities across several strategic modernisation initiatives.

Having grown through a number of mergers & acquisitions, the business is now focused on consolidating, simplifying & modernising its operating model, technology landscape & business processes. The programme is currently in discovery, meaning the projects themselves are still being defined. As a result, you'll have the opportunity to influence the direction of the programme rather than simply inherit an existing portfolio.

While the role supports the UK & International business, you'll work closely with senior stakeholders in the US headquarters, giving you exposure to a truly global transformation agenda.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Transformation in establishing a new transformation function & programme framework.
• Lead discovery, mobilisation & execution activities across multiple strategic change initiatives.
• Define programme governance, delivery structures & operating models.
• Drive business & operational transformation within a complex insurance environment.
• Partner with business & technology stakeholders to identify, prioritise & shape future projects.
• Help integrate & align processes across a business that has grown through acquisition.
• Manage senior stakeholders across UK, International & US operations.
• Build programme roadmaps, business cases & delivery plans.

Experience Required:

• Proven Programme Manager, Transformation Lead or Senior Transformation Manager experience within the London Market or Specialty Insurance sector.
• Strong background delivering large-scale business transformation & modernisation programmes.
• Experience working within organisations that have grown through mergers, acquisitions or business integrations.
• Previous operational &/or Business Analysis background, with the ability to bridge strategy & execution.
• Experience setting up programmes, governance frameworks & delivery structures from an early stage.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including executive-level engagement.
• Ability to operate in ambiguity & shape initiatives during discovery phases rather than following pre-defined plans.
• Excellent understanding of London Market insurance operations & business processes.

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