Project Manager

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Hybrid Working: Guildford

Who we areAllianz is a global insurance company serving across 70 different countries, but from the very first day you join our team you'll know that your contributions are valued. We offer world class learning and career development opportunities, while we celebrate an inclusive culture.

Role Description The purpose of this role is to work collaboratively with other change professionals to realise business benefits through the delivery of a sub-project or work stream in a large project or programme or all phases of delivery in smaller, tactical projects. In addition the Foundation Project Manager will be expected to contribute to development of the PM Practice.This is a hybrid role and will require you to come into our Guildford office once a week.

Key Accountabilities

• Planning, Scheduling & Delivery

Define and manage plans and schedules ensuring accurate estimate of cost, time and resource requirements taking into account any dependencies to ensure the successful delivery of change initiatives

• Financial & Budget Management

Plan and control the finances and budgets for change initiatives, to control forecast and actual costs against the budgets in accordance with the organisation's overall financial management

• Value & Benefits Management

Establish value and benefits plans including tracking and realisation processes

• Requirements & Solutions Management

Prepare and maintain definition of the Business and IT requirements and determine the best means of satisfying them within the context of the change initiative's objectives and constraints

• Resource & Supplier Management

Identify and manage the resources needed for change initiative(s) from internal and/or external providers, taking account of availabilities and scheduling, including the procurement and contracts for the provision of goods and/or services, monitoring compliance to Allianz standards and managing variances

• Quality Management & Governance

Develop, maintain and apply quality management and governance structures that define clear roles, responsibilities and accountabilities for delivery of change initiative activities and outputs, reporting on progress to relevant project board/governance forums that align with organisational practice gaining appropriate authorisation for revision to plan from sponsor and change practices

• Change & Stakeholder Management

Work with the project sponsor, change practices, IT and Business representatives to ensure appropriate change management, communications, training and service/business readiness plans for the successful acceptance of change and movement into Operations (Business as Usual)

• Leadership & Team Management

Act as a leader and role model fostering excellent team spirit in the team providing vision and purpose for the delivery and aligning/defining roles and responsibilities if needed

• Ethics and Professionalism

Aligns to our People Attributes; Ethically, morally, legally and socially appropriate manner in dealings with stakeholders and members of project teams and the organisationSupport continuous improvement through lessons learnt and adherence to Allianz internal Business and IT standards

ExperienceExperience in 3 of the following;

• Industries

Some experience within Financials Services, preferable Insurance

• Type of Change

Some experience within project and change delivery

• Budget

Some experience of financial and budget management for small change initiatives

• Resource & Supplier Management

Some experience of resource management

• Team Management

Some leadership experience, having led small teams across multiple UK sites/locations. Ability to delegate, refine roles and responsibilities and work with remote teams

• Techniques/Methodology

Some experience of problem solving and facilitation and using delivery methodologies such as Waterfall or Agile

Skills & Qualifications

• Project Management skills including organisation, governance, estimation, planning, scheduling, tracking, reporting and risk/issue management
• Proficient in Project Management & Office tools such as MS Office Suite, MS Project or Planview
• Understanding of change management skills including communications and ability to effectively manage stakeholders up to Senior Management Level
• Understanding of financial planning and budget management skills, including business cases
• Professionally qualified within Project Management - APM PFQ, or PMI/equivalent preferred
• Professionally qualified in Project methodologies- minimum Foundation Level in at least 1 of Prince2, Agile, MSP, or equivalent

What We Will Offer You Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that's perfect for you.We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That's on top of enjoying all the benefits you'd expect from the world's number one insurance brand, including:

• Competitive annual salary
• Annual performance related bonus
• 25 days holiday
• Flexible buy/sell holiday options
• Hybrid working
• Contributory pension scheme
• Development days
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
• Retail Discounts.

Our Ways of WorkingDo you need some flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it's right for our customers, our business and for you, then we'll do everything we can to make it happen.Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.

Diversity & InclusionAt Allianz, we prioritise diversity and inclusion, demonstrated by our numerous accreditations: EDGE certified for gender inclusion, Women in Finance Charter members, Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, Business in the Community's Race at Work Charter signatories, and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer.We embrace neurodiversity and welcome applications from neurodivergent and disabled candidates, offering tailored adjustments to ensure your success.We encourage our employees to advocate for their needs, whether it's assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, mentoring, coaching, or flexible work arrangements.

Accessible Application for AllAs part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we support candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions through the Offer an Interview Scheme, for those meeting the essential skills for the role.Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for assistance with your application, including larger text, hard copies or spoken applications:Hr-recruitment@allianz.co.ukresourcingteam@allianz.co.uk

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