Group Pensions Project Manager

Excellent opportunity to join a large in-house pensions team. You will be based in London 3 days a week and work from home 2 days a week.

About the role

• Ensure projects are managed in accordance with the group framcwork
• Maintain and provide weekly reporting on all project plans, including the departments annual plan of business as usual, statutory and project activities.
• Organise and lead workshops with relevant subject matter experts in the department to document and review existing processes and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Manage the writing of system specifications based on user requirements. Liaise with internal staff and suppliers regarding the development of specifications to ensure user requirements are met.
• Lead and manage the commissioning, testing and implementation of process / system changes. Co-ordinate software deliveries/installations in accordance with departmental needs to minimise disruption to day to day operations.
• Manage the preparation of acceptance test plans and test systems against plans to ensure original specifications are met, identify and resolve any problems.
• Work with the systems team and system suppliers to configure system features, functionality and reporting to meet user requirements.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislative requirements and company policy (including pensions, data protection, information security and financial controls)
• Manage the production of internal administration procedure manuals, technical development notes (e.g. full calculation specifications), security and access control notes, audit trail/synchronisation reports, and other relevant support documentation
• Ensure system activities and processes adhere to department quality management process, peer review cycle and internal governance controls .

• Ideally PRINCEII or similar qualified
• Significant experience of systems and process development and implementation, ideally in a finance or pensions role
• High level of interpersonal skills enabling strong working relationships to be developed and maintained.
• High level of organisational skills.