Senior Project Manager

4 weeks ago

Stirling, United Kingdom M&G plc. Full time
At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients, and superior shareholder returns.

Through our behaviours of telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

The Role:

Finance Change Senior Project Manager

M&G are looking for a Project Manager to manage projects designed to help achieve the strategic objectives of the firm's transformation agenda, including new business growth initiatives within the Finance Change team. The team are looking for an experienced Project Manager with previous experience of Finance Change Management within the Financial Services sector. This is a great opportunity to work in a role that contributes enormous value to the company and offers valuable experience with senior stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Adherence with the Change Lifecycle and Standards, promoting a strong project governance framework.
  • Work closely with stakeholders within Finance to define project goals, scope and timelines and ensure alignment with strategic objectives.
  • Motivate a multi-disciplined team (and/or external) representatives to ensure the project delivers on time and within budget.
  • Identify the key risks and issues that the relevant initiatives are running and ensure mitigating/resolution actions are fully considered and managed.
  • Work closely with the PMO and other project leads, both within the Finance Change team and other business areas where necessary, to ensure consistency and alignment of the milestones delivered and any related dependencies
  • Ability to take a hands-on role within the project, working with Finance professionals.
  • Responsible for escalating and resolving issues if they arise
  • To work collaboratively with colleagues and take personal accountability to maintain and enhance controls you are responsible for to support improvement of the overall control environment, customers outcomes and a reduction in M&G's operational risk.

Key Skills & Competencies:
  • Project management experience within Financial Services with an understanding of different management methodologies, frameworks and tools.
  • Proven track record of successfully delivering change projects on time and to high quality standards
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with business units and project teams
  • Strong influence and negotiating skills with an ability to manage a variety of stakeholders.
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities and stakeholders
  • Strong analytic and proven problem-solving skills with an ability to negotiate pragmatic solutions to meet conflicting business requirements.
  • Highly motivated, proactive and resilient.
  • Excellent report writing skills so that key messages are understood
  • Ability to be flexible and to manage ambiguity during project delivery.
  • Must be a team player and able to work with and through others.

Experience
  • Experience of managing projects and project prioritisation
  • Experience of managing stakeholders across a range of business areas
  • Experience of formal project reporting to senior stakeholders
  • Strong leadership and people management skills
  • Bachelor's degree required with a formal project management qualification (such as PMP, PRINCE 2) desirable
  • Significant experience in project management, with a focus on the Financial Services industry (Financial Reporting desirable)

Location: Edinburgh or Stirling
Recruiter: Sarah Mathers
Closing Date: 13 November 2024

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.

M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader , and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, physical, mental health or neuro-divergent conditions. We participate in the Disability Confident 'Offer an Interview' scheme, which means that candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions who meet the minimum criteria of a job, will be offered an interview if they 'opt in' to the scheme when applying. These candidates are also supported to ensure they have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job.

If you need assistance or an alternative means of applying for a role due to a disability or additional need, please let us know by contacting us at: careers@mandg.com

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