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Project Manager:Insurance,Prince2,IBM iSeries,IBM Power Series

Recruiter: i3 Resourcing
Location: London

South East England

United Kingdom
Salary: 600.00 - 750.00 GBP Daily
Posted: 05 Mar 2021
Closes: 07 Mar 2021
Job Title: Project Manager
Category: Information Technology
Contract Type: Contract
Hours: Full Time

Project Manager: Insurance, Prince2, IBM iSeries, IBM Power Series, SAN, NAS

Contract

Remote/London

3-6 months

GBP600/day - GBP750/day

Insurance, Prince2, IBM iSeries, IBM Power Series, SAN, NAS, IBM PowerHA, Assure MIMIX HA, MIMIX, localised LPar capability, fully conversant with core principles regarding Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, Replication, Backup/Restore, System Integration, Middleware, File Transfer (sFTP/FTP), Familiarity with IBM Db2 for i and/or iSeries database. Consideration will also be given to those with System/38 knowledge and experience

Role Purpose:

As a key member of the Delivery Team for the Global Markets Portfolio, the Project Manager will direct and manage multiple initiatives to support the Global Markets business operations. The Project Manager will be required to oversee both business and technical projects within the Portfolio, ensuring schedules, budgets, risk and issues, and adherence to project management methodologies and will play a key role in managing senior stakeholder relationships to aid the delivery of significant change required as part of the portfolio.

Key Accountabilities:

Support in conjunction with the Programme Manager and the senior leadership team, the long-term strategic objectives of the business.

Coordinate and manage multiple projects and workstreams across all stages from initiation through to successful delivery

Utilise recognised project governance, methodologies and reporting to manage the day to day project delivery and coordinate working groups. Monitor, assess and report on status and progress of projects and the overall portfolio of work.

Apply project controls and quality assurance on all projects

Provide regular and transparent status reporting to the Programme Manager and key business stakeholders.

Work closely with workstream leaders and working groups to create and agree on detailed project plans. Anticipate challenges and clearly communicate assumptions throughout the project life cycle.

Identify and monitor potential project risk, actively reduce the probability of risk occurring and/or the impact should they realise. Manage issues ensuring early visibility and escalation as appropriate.

Act as a primary business interface with the internal IT function, our external technology vendors and business partners

Assist with the preparation of business cases and cost-benefit analysis to support any requests for investment that may arise.

Skills & Competencies:

Professional Experience:

Highly experienced project management professional with a proven track record of project management and related service delivery experience

Solid experience working as a Project Manager in the insurance industry combined with a good understanding of underwriting, claims, finance and actuarial functions.

Experience managing senior stakeholders in delivering organisational change.

Experienced and solid understanding of varying Project Management methodologies (Prince2, MSP or a similarly qualified). Experience in using MS Office applications including MS Project or equivalent project tools

Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) - ability to comfortably communicate with both technical and non-technical people at all levels and within a Matrix reporting structure

Attention to detail, ability to manage multiple competing projects and demands to ensure deadlines are met

Flexible, enthusiastic and positive "can do" attitude

Skills & Abilities:

Familiar with IBM iSeries, IBM Power Systems and historic AS400 infrastructure

Experience with iOS post V5R4 and IBM i Versions 7.2 onwards

Must have performed upgrades between minor and major releases. Preference will be given to those who have managed "double jump" upgrades

Preference will be given to candidates with experience in "five nines" environments

Must have carried out both lift and shift, application migration between machines and machine/hardware upgrades in situ

Experience with IBM PowerHA, Assure MIMIX HA, MIMIX Availability or other replication technologies is an advantage

Fully conversant with SAN, NAS and similar attached storage and networking technologies and topologies including localised LPar capability

Fully conversant with core principles regarding Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, Replication, Backup/Restore, System Integration, Middleware, File Transfer (sFTP/FTP)

Familiarity with IBM Db2 for i and/or iSeries database.

Consideration will also be given to those with System/38 knowledge and experience

Strong ability to communicate clearly with, and constructively challenge, senior stakeholders to ensure that proposals are robust and feasible at all stages of scoping and delivery.

Excellent influencing skills, charismatic and able to operate through both direct and indirect lines of authority with local, group and offshore teams.

Culturally sensitive, empathic and aware. Demonstrating both high IQ and EQ.

Structured in approach and mind-set but able to adapt to a fluid environment taking a pragmatic approach to ensure the best results under the conditions experienced.

Resourceful, quality-driven and able to think "outside the box".

Experience in outsourcing infrastructure as a service an advantage

Fully ITIL conversant essential

Experience in Support Models and outsourced Service Contracts/Service Level Agreements