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Job Title: Project Manager
Rate: £570.00
Outside IR35
Need to be on site in Edinburgh 2-3 days a week

We are seeking a very strong Project Manager with demonstrable experience in managing complex projects, specifically within the pensions domain. This role requires a detail-oriented individual who can handle extensive project management demands, while not focusing on infrastructure programmes or the migration of applications into the Cloud.
 
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage multifaceted projects involving the transformation and adaptation of migrated pension products to be operational on a new platform.
- Oversee the creation and updating of pension processes, calculations, outputs, and interfaces as needed to align with the migrated pension products.
- Lead data migration efforts from legacy systems to the new cloud-based platform.
- Define and implement the pathway to live for the programme, ensuring effective integration of various technologies, including Pega, Fuse, XPression, PowerBI, and Sapiens.
- Facilitate the implementation or updates of interfaces to other systems and third parties as required.
- Demonstrate strong risk management capabilities and plan mitigation activities effectively.
- Manage internal and external dependencies, while maintaining clear communication with stakeholders.
- Escalate issues or seek support when necessary, ensuring timely resolutions.
- Work independently, managing assigned areas of responsibility with minimal direction.
- Maintain financial oversight and accountability, utilising WebCIPs to meet allocated budgets and forecast resources and costs accurately.
- Develop strong project plans using MS Project Plan, and provide comprehensive internal and external reporting.
- Engage with clients, exhibiting strong customer-facing skills.
- Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams across various locations, including the UK, Poland, and India.
- Adapt project management methodologies to effectively utilise both Agile and waterfall approaches as the project demands.
- Exhibit a high level of commitment to project success, demonstrating flexibility in working hours when necessary to ensure delivery.
- Manage resources efficiently, whether fully dedicated or shared, and ensure timely requests or extensions of necessary resources.
 
Qualifications:
- Extensive experience in project management, particularly within the pensions sector.
- Proven ability to think innovatively and resolve problems independently before escalating.
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with a track record of managing internal and external stakeholders.
- A collaborative team player who values resource sharing and teamwork