IT Project Manager Bolton, England
Job description
Description
It's an exciting time to join the IT Change and Delivery team here at AXA, with significant investment planned in all UK&I businesses to transform, deliver new digital services to our customers and streamline and automate our business processes. To help us build our Change capability, accelerate the delivery of our strategic programmes and drive the adoption of unified Agile ways of working and more effective change delivery across UK&I we're looking for a talented individual to join the growing team.
Working in the Central Change and Delivery Team, the Senior IT Project Manager is responsible for managing and contributing to the delivery of all IT components of IT projects & Programmes in order to meet business objectives. You will identify solutions to maximise reuse, value and effectiveness of applications within the context of the AXA Group and ensure that DSDM Atern best practices are being used and demonstrated across projects.
At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least 40% of your week away from home, either at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events.
We're also happy to consider flexible working arrangements, such as part-time or condensed hours, which you can discuss with Talent Acquisition.
What you'll be doing:
Responsibility for UK-IT project or workstreams within a programme, ensuring delivery is on time, within budget, to scope.
Apply and champion the appropriate project management discipline, i.e., planning, resourcing, scheduling, monitoring, reporting and risk, issue and dependency management.
Responsible for the development and management of budget and expenditure within projects.
Manage and contribute to the selection of supplier delivery relations for technical partners, software vendors
Responsible for project team shaping, building, management, development and motivation, including recruitment.
Responsible for ensuring all testing is carried out and reviewed and approved between appropriate parties, including the business users.
Ensure the delivered technical solution meets the requirements of the quality framework standards and strategy.
Responsible for reporting and presenting on project status to the project team, Steering Committee, stakeholders and senior management
Due to the number of applications we expect to receive for this role, we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the listed closing date to ensure we're able to effectively manage interest. Therefore, if you're interested in joining us at AXA, please don't hesitate to apply.
Qualifications
About you
We know that some candidates may be discouraged from applying if they don't meet every requirement. If you’re excited by this job and the prospect of working at AXA but you’re not sure you tick every box, we’d still encourage you to apply.
What we’re looking for:
- Previous experience with proven track record of delivery in large projects / Programmes
- Accredited at Project Management discipline (practitioner level) (e.g. DSDM Atern, Certified project Manager, APMP, Prince2 practitioner, ISEB)
- Expert in Project management Disciplines
- Experience of budget management
- Proven decision making ability
- Ability to manage and develop people effectively
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience of influencing senior management population
- Awareness of market trends in Insurance & the IT industry
- Expert understanding of end to end IT solutions and the IT delivery lifecycle
- Proven experience of managing relationships with 3rd parties
As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.
What we offer
At AXA UK, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:
- Up to £55,000 dependent on experience
- Annual company & performance-based bonus
- Company & performance-based bonus
- Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
- Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 3 days leave
- AXA employee discounts
- Gym benefits
To apply, click on the ‘apply for this job’ button, you’ll then need to log in or create a profile to submit your CV. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and don’t discriminate against employees or potential employees based on protected characteristics. If you have a long term health condition or disability and require reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, we’re proud to offer access to the AXA Accessibility Concierge. For our support, please send an email to [email protected].
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About AXA
With a presence in over 60 countries, and 165,000 employees serving the needs of 107 million customers, AXA is big.
But never too big to care for every single person who works here. So when you join us, we promise to put our collective might behind you and your career.
You’ll work in an open and supportive environment where you’ll be developed, challenged and encouraged to move around to achieve even bigger and better things – nationally and internationally. You’ll learn directly from senior leaders, from the best in our business. And you’ll enjoy real responsibility, really early on.
Every large company today talks about supporting diversity and inclusion. But at AXA UK, these values form an integral part of everything we do. For us, it’s about bringing together the best talent, helping people to realise their full potential by being 100% themselves at work and delivering outstanding service to everyone – regardless of difference.
Proud to be part of the AXA Group, a global insurance brand and a worldwide leader in financial services, AXA Insurance businesses employ over 5,500 in a network of offices across the UK. Our expert teams care for a huge range of customers, helping them protect their cars, homes and businesses against life’s uncertainties. Whether bought directly, through brokers or through a number of corporate partners, our market-leading products are trusted by millions.
AXA UK Support Functions power AXA’s three customer-facing business units, providing the infrastructure, support and expertise to ensure our customers can always count on us. Whether you’ve got heaps of experience and qualifications behind you, or you’re just starting out, we’ll give you the support and opportunities to help you grow and develop with confidence.
