Project Manager

Vitality, Project Manager, Bournemouth, £Competitive + Bonus + Benefits

We're the UK insurer and investment provider that rewards people for positive lifestyle choices. With 1.4m UK members and more than 25m globally, we're out to make the world a healthier, happier place.

That applies as much to our people as it does to our members. So, as well as a highly competitive pay package, you'll enjoy: Free places to Vitality sponsored run events, online fitness classes and wellbeing workshops, competitions to win tickets to top-flight sporting events, health checks, and access to our full range of partners and rewards.

It's what we call offering shared value because a healthy, happy team is good for us, good for our members, and good for you.

As ourProject Manager, you'll get the benefits our members enjoy, including:

• Our award-winning private Vitality Health insurance + wellness incentive programme
• Access to The Vitality Programme - Apple Watch, Waitrose and Partners, Garmin, Amazon Prime, Champneys Spa days, Rakuten TV, and half-price gym memberships to name a few!
• Personal health fund + Life Assurance
• Stakeholder Pension Plan with employer contribution
• 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays + option to buy and sell 5 more
• Flexible benefits package
• Internal incentives, competitions, and awards - a chance to win football and sports tickets or even be in with a chance to have a holiday of a lifetime
• A genuine opportunity to grow and establish a long-term career

As our Project Manager, you will be responsible for executing change within the time, budget and scope agreed at project commencement. You will also provide creative solutions to manage ongoing change requirements throughout the life of the project.

Key responsibilities of our Project Manager include:

• Proactively engaging with senior sponsors and stakeholders to define and scope, then manage projects
• Agreeing roles and responsibilities for sponsors and stakeholders and continually monitor and adjust throughout the programmes
• Establishing the project governance model, team structures ad practices, and working relationships
• Defining and coordinating the securing of commitments from cross-functional groups and external providers
• Establishing milestones, activities, plans, and managing performance against them
• Managing time, budget, and scope movement in the face of uncertainty, change, and aggressive deadlines common to a rapidly growing company with an evolving business model
• Producing and managing budgets and resource plans for the project and continually updating these as change occurs
• Following the project methodology, practices, and procedures appropriate for the particular project but still in line with PMO guiding principles
• Working with external vendors and outsourced providers
• Providing effective status updates to the key stakeholder
• Identifying, evaluating, and documenting "lessons learned" during the project. Communicating best practices and lessons learned to project team members and other IT teams as appropriate

What we are looking for in our ideal Project Manager:

• A bachelor's degree or related experience in operations, IT, or product development
• Proven ability to build and lead integrated teams from various internal and external organisations across multiple sites
• Proven problem-solving, decision-making, and financial skills
• Appropriate knowledge of the regulatory and quality requirements for the financial services industry
• Effective business development skills, including proposal development and preparation
• Practical experience of different project methodologies

Closing Date: Tuesday 19th October 2021

Working for Vitality, you'll experience an exciting mix of creativity and innovation, within a framework of challenging objectives and a passion for delivering the best.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our Project Manager, thenplease click 'apply' today.

Please note that to ensure the safety of our offices and employees, we require all new hires to be vaccinated for Covid-19.

If your doctor has told you not to be vaccinated, please let us know during the application process so that an accommodation can be made.

You can find more information about our commitment to ensuring office safety to reduce the risk of Covid-19 transmission by visiting the careers page on our company website.