Project Manager

3 months ago

Liverpool UK, Merseyside, United Kingdom Acorn Insurance and Financial Services Limited Full time

We are seeking an analytical individual with effective communication skills to join our successful and established Projects department as a Project Manager. You will introduce, facilitate and manage delivery of projects and key tasks across the group, whilst ensuring that we keep appropriate stakeholders engaged.



The Project Manager will ultimately own the governance around their team of Business Analysts, ensuring that all the appropriate Agile ceremonies and artifacts are in place.



Job Title: Project Manager

Location: Liverpool City Centre on a Hybrid basis

Hours: 37.5 Hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary: £35,000 per Annum plus £5000 target-based bonus



What you will be doing:

  • Manage all Business Analysts within their product area
  • Ensure that Business Analysts adhere to the required governance in place
  • Host any appropriate internal governance to keep projects on track
  • Attend and contribute to daily standups
  • Provide suitable project updates to senior team members and stakeholders each week
  • Help promote an altruistic culture across the team
  • Identify trends and assess opportunities to improve processes and execution
  • Raise and track issues and conflicts, remove barriers, resolve issues of medium complexity involving stakeholders and escalate to appropriate level when required
  • Establish and maintain credible, professional relationships with clients, internal business lines, and external vendors
  • Improve the business processes for each department through analysis and collaboration
  • Oversee operational systems, processes, and infrastructure while looking for opportunities of improvement or revision
  • Appropriate P1 issues are circulated to senior manager


What we are looking for:

  • Highly organised with excellent time management skills
  • Able to manage complex workloads and meet numerous deadlines
  • Excellent people skills, able to collaborate with a wide range of people to meet deadlines
  • An eye for detail, able to use data to identify opportunities
  • Previous leadership or coaching exposure in the workplace
  • Well versed in project management. Business Analytic experience would be beneficial



About Acorn Insurance

We are a growing business with great opportunities to build your knowledge of the financial services industry. As a specialist insurance provider, we have 40 years of experience helping people secure motor insurance across all of the UK. We help more than 50,000 customers to find a policy that meets their needs and gives them the peace of mind that comes with high-quality insurance.

At Acorn Insurance we provide full training and continuous coaching inhouse you will be given full in-depth FCA regulated industry knowledge and have all the tools necessary to help you personally grow your career with the business.

We celebrate difference and it’s important to us that we have a culture where our people feel respected and valued for who they are. We pride ourselves on being accessible and encourage inclusive environments where our people can always give and show the very best of themselves.



Why Acorn Insurance?

Acorn Insurance want to give you more than a job, we want to give you a purpose and a career. Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement starting at 31 days and potentially increasing to 35 days per year depending on grade & length of service (including bank holidays)

  • Additional Buy & Sell Holidays
  • Company Sick Pay Scheme
  • Company Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave
  • Generous Company Pension Scheme
  • A comprehensive Mental Health support system via the health assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
  • A wide network of mental health first aiders.
  • Our very own reward and discount platform "Your tomorrow"
  • Fresh fruit Deliveries twice a week
  • £250 Refer a friend bonus
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Free eye test vouchers and a contribution towards the frames
  • Regular Employment Engagement including ongoing competitions with fantastic prizes
  • Charity fundraising events



All roles are subject to DBS and Financial checks, any offer made will be conditional until checks are completed to a satisfactory standard.


If you think you would be a great fit for us, but don’t meet all the requirements of the role, please contact us as we’d love to discuss how Acorn Insurance could be the next step in your career journey.

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