IT Project Manager

AXA is a global leader in insurance and financial services, dedicated to helping customers protect what matters most to them. As the sixth-largest insurance company in the world, we provide a wide range of services, including health, car, home, and business insurance. We support millions of customers worldwide, helping them navigate life's uncertainties with confidence.

AXA UK Support Functions look after our three customer-facing business units, providing the infrastructure and expertise to make sure we can be there for our customers.

We're recruiting an IT Project Manager to manage projects within our Change and Delivery Transversal Portfolio. You'll use disciplined programme and project management methodology and industry experience that ensures best practice and compliance to the UK project delivery framework.

• Accountability for the delivery of assigned projects to agreed criteria to optimal time, cost, scope and quality, utilising appropriate and agreed project methodology
• Managing third parties and suppliers to meet all project goals within agreed costs, time and quality criteria
• Identify, assess and manage risks to the success of the project
• Escalate risks, conflicts and provide proposals to effectively address them
• Providing effective leadership to the project team, shaping the team, motivating team members to achieve their project objectives and develop their skills and experience
• Effectively estimating costs, timescales and resource requirements, securing resources and building realistic plans for the successful delivery of the project(s) to the agreed scope and budget
• Manage, influence and motivate all stakeholders and sponsors to ensure full understanding, commitment and engagement to the project goals

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least two days a week (40%) away from home, moving to three days a week (60%) in the future. Away from home means attending the office, visiting clients or attending industry events. We're also happy to consider flexible working arrangements, which you can discuss with Talent Acquisition.

• Solid understanding of project management principles, methods, techniques, tools and project lifecycles (Waterfall/agile)
• Experience managing Tech/Data and AI projects in financial services would be beneficial
• Strong relationship management skills with the ability to build successful relationships with internal and external customers
• Ability to lead and motivate teams in delivering results
• Experience managing relationships with third parties
• Strong decision making
• Association of Project Management (APM) qualification desirable

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

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