Senior Project Manager in Manchester

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to manage the delivery of our more complex and challenging projects. The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and will be passionate about delivering high quality project management services to take products and services to market.

Location: North West UK - Hybrid

Compensation: £50,000 - £60,000 / year

About CDL: CDL is one of the UK’s leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport. It has a consistent history in the high-volume retail insurance sector. CDL has spearheaded developments in the aggregator, web and telematics space, including connected home, enrichment and self-service solutions. As a result, the company’s robust and innovative technologies have enabled its customers to thrive in the highly competitive UK insurance marketplace. We have built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications.

What you will do: This is a fantastic opportunity to work on the delivery of innovative software products that are at the forefront of technology in the retail insurance sector. The Senior Project Manager works on a single large programme of work or multiple projects being delivered to our external or internal customers. You will be working within a sizeable and well-established team of project managers, but will matrix manage wider teams of resources from across the business. You will manage the delivery of the projects through the full project lifecycle for which the duration might be a few months to over a year for larger programmes of work. A key measure of our success is the ability to deliver to an agreed go live date so the Senior Project Manager will be expected to employ their experience and expertise to be able to achieve those dates whilst not compromising quality or exceeding agreed budgets. This will require exceptional skills in the areas of planning, financial management, scope management and risk management. You will work collaboratively with stakeholders both internal and external and across all technical and non-technical disciplines to overcome complex challenges. Commercially astute and familiar with working in a technical environment, if you don’t already have knowledge of the insurance sector, you will be a quick learner with the ability to rapidly gain that understanding.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise Requirements:

• Demonstrable experience and knowledge of managing software development and/or software implementation projects ideally within a software house.
• Project Management and Software Development Lifecycles.
• Waterfall and Agile methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills: written, verbal, face to face and remote working.
• PRINCE2 or other project management related training and certifications would be great but proven experience is more important.
• Strong leadership skills with extensive experience of working in a customer facing role.
• Proficient with the use of tools such as Excel, Microsoft Project etc.
• An enthusiastic, 'can-do' attitude to overcoming issues and challenges.

Bonus Points:

• Experience in the insurance industry.

Benefits:

• Hybrid Working (2 Days a Week in the office - SK4 2HD)
• Truly flexible working.
• 25 days holiday to start, increasing by 1 day per 1 year of service up to 30 days.
• Top employer for 10th year running.
• Excellent training and development platform.
• Opportunities for career progression.
• Health and Wellbeing programme.
• Virtual activities, lunch and learns, coffee mornings and meetups.
• Life and health assurance.
• Electric Vehicle Scheme.
• Established Recognition Award System.
• Great Parental Benefits.
• Diversity and Inclusion network.
• Pension scheme.
• Community projects and volunteer days.
• Refer a friend bonus.

Campus Benefits:

• On-site free parking.
• Open plan modern offices.
• Quiet Spaces are also available.
• Shuttle bus to and from the station.
• Subsidised restaurant.
• Games room and chill out zone.
• Annual Hackathon & Deep Racer Events.
• Social activities, regular social events through our social group Xtra, including a summer BBQ, competitions, bowling, go-karting, football games, Winter party and much more!
• Car wash, barber, yoga classes, boot camp and massage services all on site.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Shower and dry rooms.

Diversity and Inclusion: We’re on a journey to keep innovating, that means welcoming new ideas and ways of thinking. CDL recognises that building a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business. We strongly encourage applications from a diverse talent pool and welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements and workplace adjustments with all our applicants.