Deputy Manager - Business/Non IT Project Manager

Overall Job Purpose / Scope :

- The Project Manager plays a critical role in the end to end conceptualisation and delivery of cross-functional projects in the Group Head Office & Business Units. He is responsible for leading teams through the full project life cycle (initiation, design, build, test, implementation and review). He / she is also expected to manage projects that are - 6 months with a budget of - 1mn & a team size of at least 5 members.

- The Project Manager ensures that the project is delivered on time, to budget and to the required quality standard (within agreed specifications). He / she ensures the project is effectively resourced and manages relationships with a wide range of groups (including all project contributors).

Accountabilities/Responsibilities :

Successful delivery of programme and project level outcomes by :

- Initiating new programmes and projects, identifying the outcomes required and putting plans in place to deliver them

- Excellent stakeholder engagement to ensure stakeholders informed and able to to make required decisions

- Organising programmes into work-streams, development of plans, identification and management of dependencies

- Leading the Programme/Project team to deliver the required outcomes

- Accurate, timely & effective status reporting delivered to central PMO and key stakeholders

- Effective risk & issue management enabling early identification and appropriate resolution or mitigation action

- Effective management of uncertainty and ambiguity

- Effective use of change governance is used effectively to control the safe progression of projects at key points in their lifecycle to reduce risks to delivering on time and on budget

- Effective use of 3rd Parties to support delivery as agreed with the Head of Change and sponsors

- Effective budget management at a programme or project portfolio level including estimating, forecasting, analysis and the authorisation of spend

- Line management of change resources

- Matrix management of business resources assigned to projects

- Coaching of change and business resources

General Responsibilities (including people development) :

- To demonstrate a positive risk, compliance and control culture through the identification, assessment, monitoring and management of risks and issues within the business area, alongside ensuring timely and appropriate resolution of control weaknesses, actions and failures that arise.

- Compliance - To understand and adhere to Prudential's Code of Conduct and, where appropriate, comply with all relevant regulatory policies. This includes completion of any mandatory training requirements.

Key Interfaces :

Internal External :

- Business stakeholders at all levels

- External vendors (where required) for procurement of any tools as mandated by the projects being run

- Competence / Knowledge / Skills required

- Core Competences Required:

Qualifications :

- Graduate in any discipline

- MBA preferred

- Minimum 6+ years- experience in Project management with experience of involvement in medium / high impact projects

- PMP / PRINCE2 certification

Expert knowledge of :

- Change delivery management processes and techniques, including:

- Project methodology

- Project planning

- Potential sources of risk and their impact on project success

- Project constraints

- Sources of project complexity

- Business design/architecture

- Stakeholder management

- Quality assurance techniques

Experience :

- Managed 5+ projects successfully, ideally within a programme or portfolio environment

- Managed a minimum of 3 projects with a duration of over 6 months

- Managed a minimum of 3 projects with a budget of - 1m+

- Managed a minimum of 3 projects with staffing level of 5+

- Proven track record of working on diverse and ambiguous programmes

- Proven track record of successful delivery of project benefits

- Leading the delivery of a single large project or portfolio of multiple projects

- Design and deployment of effective project /portfolio governance structures

- Managing a team including both project roles and business SMEs

- Sourcing 3rd party delivery support

Capabilities :

- Highly effective stakeholder management skills including ability to challenge at all levels

- Highly effective communication (verbal, written, listening) skills (e.g. can present complex data in an easily understood format - competent and flexible use of visibility to drive stakeholder behaviours)

- Highly effective and organisation skills

- Effective budget control skills

- Effective ability to detect and resolve problems

- Effective quality management skills

- Commercial awareness and third party management capability, with demonstrated ability to manage resources across external suppliers.

- Highly effective people management skills

Attitude :

- Ability to work across different geographies & cultures seamlessly

- Ability to work in high pressure environments without impacting quality of delivery

- Willingness to travel internationally on medium to long term assignments

About the Company :

One of the international UK based financial services group with significant operations in Asia, the US and the UK with around 24 million customers- base and - 496 billion of assets under management.