Senior Project Manager - 12mth Fixed Term Contract

Our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. With a heritage dating back more than 175 years, we have a long history of innovation in savings and investments, combining asset management and insurance expertise to offer a wide range of solutions. Our two distinct operating segments, Asset Management and Life, work together to provide access to balanced, long-term investment and savings solutions. Through telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity, we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent. We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer workplace accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

M&G Life supports over 5 million customers with more than £300bn invested across its products and wrappers, and has an ambitious growth and transformation agenda for 2026 and beyond. Our International business unit encompasses the oversight and delivery of operations and change across M&G’s international markets, including governance of strategic initiatives, partner-led service delivery, and local business change. It operates across multiple geographies including the UK and regulatory environments, requiring strong coordination between global services, external suppliers, and local leadership teams.

We are seeking a high-performing and experienced Senior Project Manager to provide hands-on leadership and drive the successful delivery of a regulatory programme within the International portfolio. Reporting to the Portfolio Director, you will translate regulatory rules into tangible outcomes, ensuring that delivery is matched by demonstrable business readiness and adoption. This role can be based from the UK or Ireland. This role is pivotal in ensuring that change is not only delivered, but ready, embedded, and compliance is achieved across the business.

• Own the end to end delivery of medium to highly complex regulatory projects, identifying key business stakeholders; lead on defining business case, project objectives, scope, resources and agreed set of expected benefits and outcomes.
• In conjunction with the Project Sponsor, communicate the outcomes/benefits of the project across the organisation to garner support and buy-in.
• Establish and maintain key stakeholder and sponsor relationships to underpin the programme's dynamic and success.
• Create and maintain high-quality project plans (with built-in risk mitigation strategies) and work packages that support delivery, ensuring responsibilities are assigned to project resources.
• Evaluate delivery options and the team’s performance, providing feedback and adjusting plans against scope, schedule, budget, risks, outcomes and benefits.
• Provide regular forecasts of the future Change and BAU resources required for the project.
• Provide the project team with direction and confidence to deliver and ensure the project delivers the required benefits within specified tolerances of time, cost, quality, scope, benefit and risk.
• Undertake regular lessons learnt sessions during the life of the project, implementing recommendations to share lessons with the broader Project Management community.
• Adhere to governance standards, including Project Change Standard and guidelines, maintaining accurate RACI and RAID logs and Service Now records.
• Produce timely management information ensuring all mandatory documentation (e.g. business case, requirement documents/user stories, stage gates, test plans, change requests, closure documents) is completed and signed off at the appropriate stages.
• Forecast future external costs, understand drivers of cost variance, and take actions to control costs to budgets or raise change control.
• Monitor and report progress to stakeholders (e.g. sponsor(s), Programme manager, Change Programme Directors, steering committee) including ongoing business case viability.
• Independently identify and manage issues, risks and dependencies, making recommendations to mitigate risk; escalate where appropriate as the Project Sponsor's escalation point.
• Complete handover to BAU and business benefits realisation activities to close off projects.
• Manage resource planning and motivate the project team to ensure high-quality output, including mentoring or coaching to develop others.
• Manage relationships with required teams (e.g., Technology, external suppliers, and other business functions) to achieve timely delivery.
• Support the Lead Programme Management Officer in establishing governance and assuring adherence to the Project Change Standard.
• Conduct training workshops with Project Managers to improve project and change management capabilities.
• Champion the use of delivery tools and data-driven decision making.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across delivery and business teams.

• Strong programme and project management capability, with confidence managing multiple workstreams, dependencies, and risks.
• Demonstrable experience working with business areas to assess, track, and evidence Business Readiness, including operational readiness, training, controls, and handover to BAU.
• Experience leading and developing delivery teams, including day-to-day direction and formal line management where required.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and governance forums.
• Strong ownership mindset, with a clear focus on outcomes, adoption, and benefits realisation.
• Proficiency with delivery tools and reporting; Jira experience highly desirable.
• Relevant qualifications (e.g. PRINCE2, AgilePM, MSP, PMP) desirable; degree-level education or equivalent experience.
• Confident and effective communicator (written and verbal) across all levels of the organisation; experienced in facilitating workshops and meetings with stakeholders.
• Ability to motivate, influence and constructively challenge where appropriate.
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships across the business and with external parties including key delivery partners.
• Strong organisational and planning skills with the ability to manage multiple projects, resources, priorities and deliverables to tight deadlines.
• Passionate about developing a work environment that embraces and values diversity.
• Attention to detail and the ability to articulate complex ideas to stakeholders.
• Ability to anticipate, prioritise and resolve issues using problem solving and analytical skills.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, leading by example and exercising good judgement and decision making.
• Strong programme budgetary control and financial management.
• Advanced understanding and practical application of project management methodologies.

Work Level: Manager / Expert
Location: UK or Ireland
Closing Date: 11 May 2026

At M&G, we’re committed to helping you thrive and supporting your wellbeing, both at work and beyond. Our benefits are designed to help you balance your professional and personal life, while planning confidently for your future. Our UK benefits include:

• As a savings and investments firm we offer a valuable pension scheme of 18%, with 13% Employer Contributions and 5% Employee Contributions.
• We also offer Share Save and our Share Incentive Plan, plus access to financial wellbeing and support services.
• Enjoy 38 days annual leave including bank holidays, with the opportunity to purchase up to 5 extra days and flexible Time Off When You Need It policy.
• Our Inspiring Families policy includes comprehensive support and paid parental leave covering maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and paternity leave.
• Health & Protection cover including Private Healthcare, Critical Illness cover and Life Assurance for you, with family options.

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G, underpinned by our policies and employee networks. We also welcome those who have served in the military and those returning from career breaks. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, or neuro-divergent conditions. If you need assistance or an alternative means of applying for a role due to a disability or additional need, please contact careers@mandg.com