Programme Manager – Insurance Transformation | Multiple Opportunities

Hiscox; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company is seeking a Programme Manager to drive significant transformation initiatives. You will be responsible for managing all aspects of initiative delivery, ensuring successful execution within time and budget. The ideal candidate has extensive project management experience, particularly in the insurance context, and is skilled in stakeholder engagement. This role involves working with senior stakeholders and leading project teams to achieve desired outcomes.

Qualifications

• Recognised project/portfolio/programme management qualification(s) and/or experience leading projects, ideally in an Insurance context.
• Extensive experience managing challenging stakeholders up to Executive level.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine robust business cases based on clear scope.
• Track financials and manage projects against tightly governed cost plans.
• Assemble and manage high-performing project teams.

Skills

Project management expertise

Stakeholder management

Results-driven approach

Education

Relevant project/portfolio/programme management qualification(s)

Job description

Programme Manager – Insurance Transformation | Multiple Opportunities

About Hiscox UK

Hiscox UK is a leading brand in the insurance market, recognised as setting the standards others try to emulate. We consistently deliver strong growth and exceptional returns, recruiting only the very best and empowering them to deliver. We are known for insuring the homes of the rich and famous through to the most innovative technology companies. Our customers are diverse and unique and are only united by our ability to provide specialist insurance tailored to their needs.

Job Type

Permanent

Build a brilliant future with Hiscox

Hiscox is a leading brand in the insurance market, recognised as setting the standards others try to emulate. We consistently deliver strong growth and exceptional returns, recruiting only the very best and empowering them to deliver. We are known for insuring the homes of the rich and famous through to the most innovative technology companies. Our customers are diverse and unique and are only united by our ability to provide specialist insurance tailored to their needs.

About The Job

The UK Transformation team is seeking to move forward at pace with the delivery of our largest and most complex pieces of change. We are now looking for Programme Managers to own and drive this and ultimately be at the heart of a truly significant and exciting transformation.

As a Programme Manager you will be responsible for managing all aspects of high‑profile initiative delivery. This will include ensuring their successful execution by meeting agreed deliverables, business outcomes and committed benefits within tightly managed time, scope and cost thresholds. You will mobilise and shape the initiatives, onboard the sub‑teams and ensure you have the right mix of skills to achieve the outcomes.

Reporting into the Head of Transformation, you will be the lead change professional on your assigned initiatives and will manage and maintain support from senior stakeholders and executive sponsors across the teams.

1. Key Responsibilities

• Develop and refine robust business cases based on clear scope, resources and third‑party requirements.
• Create and maintain detailed and dynamic project plans, always focusing on the desired outcome.
• Track financials and manage projects against tightly governed cost plans.
• Engage and drive delivery from multiple teams including implementation partners and/or other third‑party partners.
• Identify and resolve business and supplier issues to ensure initiatives are delivered on time, within budget and to quality targets.
• Assess and actively manage risks, issues, dependencies, and assumptions associated with the delivery of the programme.
• Ensure key stakeholders, internally and externally, are aware of what is required and when.
• Regularly report progress to senior stakeholders as required.
• Build relationships and become a trusted delivery partner.
• Run and actively participate in change governance forums and facilitate decision‑making through data‑driven insights.
• Work closely with the Portfolio Management Office (PMO) to ensure the portfolio aligns with EPM approach and standards.
• Assemble and manage high‑performing project teams to achieve business outcomes.

1. Requirements

• Recognised project/portfolio/programme management qualification(s) and/or experience leading projects, programmes, or portfolios ideally in an Insurance context.
• Extensive experience managing challenging stakeholders up to Executive level.
• Experience working as a Programme Manager with multiple projects in an environment with challenging timeframes and deliverables.
• Experience managing the full project life cycle, from inception to user acceptance testing and initial live running.
• Experience in detailed project planning and management across people, process and multiple systems.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Highly results‑driven, with the energy and determination to succeed in a fast‑paced environment.

Diversity and flexible working at Hiscox

At Hiscox we care about our people. We hire the best people for the job and we’re committed to diversity and creating a truly inclusive culture, which we believe drives success. We also understand that working life doesn’t always have to be ‘nine to five’ and we support flexible working wherever we can. No promises, but please chat to our resourcing team about the flexibility we could offer for this role.

Work with amazing people and be part of a unique culture.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Project Management and Information Technology

Insurance