Business Change Project Manager

Description: Role Business Change Project Manager Location Crewe Salary GBPCompetitive Role Purpose: To successfully manage, deliver and govern Assurant Solutions Business Change that contributes to;

• The achievement of the organisation's annual business objectives
• The delivery of the Assurant Solution, Europe strategic roadmap

Projects are to be managed and delivered within agreed budget tolerance, quality standards and time-scales, as approved by both key, primary business stakeholders and Portfolio and Project steering committees. Key Requirements: ?? Manage, drive and deliver Assurant Solutions Change Projects and/or Programmes within agreed time, cost & quality parameters, and aligned to the optimal Project methodology to deliver the changes most effectively (e.g. Waterfall/Agile/Hybrid etc)

• Guide and direct key stakeholders to define clear, concise business requirements / User Stories (and any subsequent changes to requirements once the project is in-flight)

• Produce and maintain detailed project plans, risks, issues and action logs, and define / execute clear communication plans (formal and informal) throughout the lifecycle of the project.

• Identify, proactively engage and co-ordinate all impacted Business Work stream Leads to ensure that all non-technical project deliverables are planned, managed and implemented within defined time, cost and quality parameters.

• Co-ordinate with IT Project Managers and/or Technical SME's to ensure clear, detailed System Requirements / Technical Specifications / Designs are created, and that all subsequent technical deliverables are planned, managed and implemented within defined time, cost and quality parameters.

• Lead and manage all key stakeholders (including Assurant Solutions Board-level) creating and maintaining strong, positive cross-functional engagement and advocacy

• Create, manage and distribute regular project reporting, and the collation and analysis of any required project data to be presented to key stakeholders and/or project steering groups to inform and drive key decisions

• Ensure that all projects are taken through operational acceptance processes prior to going live

• Ensure relevant and appropriate project governance sign offs are obtained throughout the project lifecycle

• Conduct Post Implementation reviews for designated projects

Champion the Assurant Solutions Change Management Governance Framework ensuring all projects consistently operate within the framework's parameters and all enduring project artefacts/documents are created, maintained, relevant, to a high standard of quality and fully auditable. Category: Business Change