Senior Project Manager

The purpose of this role is to manage the delivery of programs and projects, ensuring effective stakeholder engagement, budget reporting, and partnership management with third-party contributors. Additionally, the role involves executing business strategy for assigned programs, underwriting business within authorised limits, evaluating risks, and contributing to a profitable portfolio by gaining industry knowledge and expertise in specific lines of business.

Location: London
Type: Permanent, full time
Hybrid role, happy to talk flexible working

The Opportunity:
QBE Europe is recruiting a Project Manager to join our team on a full time, permanent basis focusing on change in the UK and Customer markets team. You will be responsible for planning, executing and overseeing key projects or workstreams within a larger programme of work. You will manage cross-functional teams and vendors and work closely with business stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope and budget. These projects usually cost in the region of £1-2m, some more technically focused than others. All require clear communication and careful management of any changes. Having the right to work in the UK is a requirement for this role. QBE may consider sponsorship at its discretion.

Your new role:

• Lead and own the end-to-end delivery of complex, strategic change initiatives, ensuring successful outcomes aligned to business objectives, with a strong focus on value realisation and seamless transition into BAU.
• Partner with the Transformation Office and senior stakeholders to shape initiatives, developing compelling business cases that clearly articulate benefits, costs, risks, and strategic alignment.
• Set the overall delivery approach and integrated roadmap, ensuring alignment across multiple workstreams, dependencies, and business priorities.
• Define and drive communication and engagement strategies, ensuring clear, consistent messaging across senior stakeholders and executive forums.
• Own financial governance, including budget oversight, forecasting, and ensuring delivery of initiatives within agreed financial parameters.
• Proactively identify and manage risks, issues, and interdependencies, driving early intervention and resolution to protect delivery outcomes.
• Oversee and coordinate delivery across multiple teams, suppliers, and business units, ensuring alignment, pace, and accountability.
• Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships at senior and executive levels, influencing decision-making and driving alignment across complex stakeholder landscapes.
• Provide leadership and direction to project and delivery teams, fostering high performance, accountability, and a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Establish and uphold robust governance and assurance frameworks, ensuring transparency, effective decision-making, and adherence to organisational standards.

About you:

• Extensive experience leading complex change or transformation initiatives, ideally within the UK insurance environment.
• Strong strategic leadership capability, with the ability to shape initiatives and align delivery to broader business outcomes.
• Highly effective stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging and influencing senior executives and diverse stakeholder groups.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with experience managing large budgets and driving value-focused outcomes.
• Proven ability to lead through ambiguity and complexity, making informed decisions and navigating competing priorities.
• Track record of proactively managing risks and driving resolution, anticipating challenges before they impact delivery.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to articulate complex messages clearly and confidently at executive level.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing high-performing, cross-functional teams, including third-party suppliers.
• Demonstrates integrity, transparency, and sound judgement, maintaining objectivity and credibility in all situations.
• Relevant Programme/Project Management qualifications desirable, with a strong understanding of delivery methodologies and governance frameworks.

Benefits:
We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

• 30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.
• Flexible working – balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all, this can include part-time, job share and compressed hours.
• Pension – you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.

Equal Employment Opportunity:
QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.