M&A Senior Project Manager-London Market

At Gallagher, we help clients face risk with confidence because we believe that when businesses are protected, they’re free to grow, lead, and innovate. You’ll be backed by our digital ecosystem: a client‑centric suite of consulting tools making it easier for you to meet your clients where they want to be met. Advanced data and analytics providing a comprehensive overview of the risk landscape is at your fingertips. Here, you’re not just improving clients' risk profiles, you’re building trust. You’ll find a culture grounded in teamwork, guided by integrity, and fueled by a shared commitment to do the right thing. We value curiosity, celebrate new ideas, and empower you to take ownership of your career while making a meaningful impact for the businesses we serve.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior M&A Project Manager to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will play a critical role in managing and executing mergers and acquisitions (M&A) integration projects into our Specialty Division, ensuring seamless transitions and alignment with our strategic objectives. This role requires extensive experience in M&A, integration, and working within foreign territories such as the Middle East and regulated entities, particularly within the general insurance/London Market. This role will be based from our London Head office and we offer flexible hybrid working with 2-3 days a week being based in the office.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Lead and manage end-to-end M&A integration projects, ensuring timely and successful execution.
• Knowledge of working on projects in territories such as the Middle East, European Economic Area (EEA) and Bermuda is required.
• Develop and implement integration plans that align with strategic business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams, including finance, legal, IT, HR, and operations, to ensure cohesive integration efforts.
• Conduct thorough due diligence and risk assessments to identify potential challenges and develop mitigation strategies.
• Monitor and report on integration progress, identifying and addressing any issues or roadblocks.
• Foster strong relationships with stakeholders, both internally and externally, to facilitate effective communication and collaboration.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and standards within foreign territories and regulated entities.
• Provide leadership and guidance to project teams, promoting a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.

About You:

• Proven experience as a Senior Project Manager with a focus on M&A within the insurance industry.
• Demonstrated experience working in foreign territories and regulated entities.
• Excellent understanding of regulatory requirements and compliance in the insurance or financial services sectors.
• Exceptional project management skills, with a track record of successfully managing complex integration projects.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Fantastic analytical and problem‑solving abilities.

Compensation and benefits:

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. Minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days.
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to.
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top‑up to 10x.
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up.
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance.

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year.
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount.
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan.
• Critical illness cover.
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally.
• Season ticket loan.
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase.
• Emergency back‑up family care.
• And many more…

We value inclusion and diversity:

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work. Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long‑term health conditions or disabilities. We understand that applicants may have disabilities; if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know. Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with TGlobalSupport@ajg.com. If you’d prefer to speak on the phone, please request a call back, leaving details, so we get in touch.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, civil partnership status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities. Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non‑conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected (herein referred to as “protected characteristics”) by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer‑employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.