PMO Lead

London, England, United Kingdom

12/20/2024

Company

Munich Re Specialty - Global Markets

Location

London , United Kingdom

About Us

At Munich Re Specialty – Global Markets (MRS-GM), it is our ambition to become the leading Primary Specialty Insurance provider, underpinned by an effective and adaptable strategy, superior products and industry leaders working in a supportive environment to achieve this.

At the heart of our success is a strong culture where people are encouraged to be present, bold and curious, allowing them to achieve their individual goals.

Please see our website for more information.

Portfolio & Transformation Management Office Lead

We are currently looking for a Portfolio & Transformation Management Office Lead to be based in our London City office on a full-time basis, reporting into the Head of Change.

You will support delivery of the transformation and alignment of the portfolio of change to company strategy, regulatory/mandatory requirements and desired outcomes.

Working closely with the Head of Change to ensure C-level and internal stakeholders have detailed insight relating to the portfolio through having relevant data and information available to drive prioritisation decisions.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the portfolio prioritisation framework and work closely with Head of Change and business stakeholders to ensure the portfolio remains aligned to business priorities and can clearly articulate impacts if pivoting of priorities
• Work closely with the Change Leadership team to ensure the portfolio integrated roadmap and transition phases of the transformation has the correct and desired inputs
• Ensure the current governance is effective and materials are created and distributed in a timely fashion (e.g. Change Committee, Portfolio SteerCo, Budget & Governance meetings)
• Pro-actively create reports to demonstrate the health of the portfolio and be creative with how information is analysed and presented
• Working with the PMO team to create, maintain and update relevant slide packs / data sets for monthly meetings incl. Executive SteerCo, Portfolio Governance overview, monthly business function meetings and provide minute taking where required
• Be actively engaged and support (along with the team) the Change team with core project activities across the project lifecycle. This will include, but is not limited to, setting-up governance, getting to understand the projects and their outcomes in order to provide greater value-add, planning, resource management/mapping and RAID management
• Ownership of maintaining a central view of required and projected spend through engagement across the business functions
• Regular reporting on forecast against budget and identifying ways to utilise funds effectively
  
  
  

Knowledge And Skills

• Portfolio Management Office of large scale transformation programmes/projects
• Attention to detail and strives for accuracy and data quality
• Result focused, self-motivated, flexible and enthusiastic
• Demonstrable ability to proactively build relationships and manage stakeholders, including providing robust advice, constructive challenge, influencing decisions, delivering well constructed data and insights
• Exemplary presentation skills (both creating and presenting)
  
  
  

If you are excited about this role but your experience does not align perfectly with everything outlined, or you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the candidate we are looking for!

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Munich Re, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion foster innovation and resilience and enable us to act braver and better. Embracing the power of DEI is at the core of who we are. We recognise diversity can be multi-dimensional, intersectional, and complex, so we want to build a diverse workforce that includes a wide range of racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender identities; economic and geographic backgrounds; physical abilities; ages; life, school, and career experiences; and political, religious, and personal beliefs. Additionally, we are committed to building an equitable and inclusive work environment where this diversity is celebrated, valued, and has equitable opportunities to succeed.

All candidates in consideration for any role can request a reasonable adjustment at any point in our recruitment process. You can request an adjustment by speaking to your Talent Acquisition contact.

Learning and innovating today, striving for sustainable societies and business tomorrow

At Munich Re Specialty – Global Markets our approach to ESG is underpinned by our desire to seize business opportunities and to nurture a stimulating and inclusive work environment. Our ESG strategy aims to deliver holistic impacts across environmental, social and governance topics including supporting a number of local initiatives within our community and offering volunteering opportunities for colleagues.

Please see our website for more information.

Benefits

• 25 days Annual Leave + bank holidays
• 10% Non-contributory Pension
• Eligibility for an Annual Bonus
• Private Medical + Dental Insurance
• Critical illness insurance + Life Assurance + Permanent Health Insurance
• Wellbeing and Development Scheme + EAP + Health Assessments (subject to scheme eligibility)
• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Study & continuing Professional Development Support
• Hybrid Working + IT Home Set-up Support
  
  
  

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