Project Manager

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Project Manager Location: Southampton
Company: Quilter Plc
Department: Group Technology Solutions
Type of Contract: Fixed Term Contract
Closing Date: 17th January 2020 An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Technical Project Manager to ensure the delivery of multi sized technical projects to meet specific business plan objectives.

You will be leading a team of professionals and third parties and working in partnership with the business to deliver to agreed scope, to time, cost, quality, risk appetite and budget. Projects will typically have budgets between £500k to £5m per annum and project team sizes up to 75 people and engage multiple vendors. About us: The Quilter Group is a leading provider of advice, investments and wealth management, with a portfolio of £114.9 billion of investments and over 900,000 customers worldwide. Our focus is on creating prosperity for the generations of today and tomorrow by providing financial solutions for investors around the globe, and we operate primarily in two main segments - Advice & Wealth Management and Wealth Platforms. You won't just find diverse, talented and friendly teams here. You'll also discover an inclusive culture and every opportunity for personal and professional development. About the role: To support the Programme Manager/Portfolio Manager and other members of the Delivery team. To lead technical projects working in close partnership with key stakeholders to ensure delivery in line with agreed milestones, priorities and to set quality standards and to budget. Understand and clearly document the business objectives and critical success factors for the project. Define the project organisation structure and resourcing model and plan the project and approach, with consideration for the dependencies and constraints and in line with the agreed governance process, reporting and planning standards. Build strong relationships with all stakeholders, through communication and engagement to become a trusted partner; resolving issues, searching for solutions and understanding opportunities to ensure delivery. Collaborate with internal technical teams, third parties, business SME's to ensure they work effectively, utilising knowledge, skills, resource and experience that are available. Ensure the project and work stream plans are produced, actively maintained and actively reviewed and contain the appropriate detail. Manage the project from inception to delivery, with responsibility for day-to-day delivery on time, on budget and to schedule through effective leadership, direction, consultation and facilitation. Acute awareness and management of project risks and issues ensuring that they are impact-assessed mitigated and escalated where appropriate. Manage project reviews and checkpoints to the agreed standards. Proactively seek opportunities to share knowledge and experience to enhance the capabilities/processes within the team and the wider Group Technology Solutions team. Act as an ambassador for Group Technology Solutions, role modelling our core values and leading by example. Act as a deputy for the Programme Manager as required. Take responsibility for personal development ensuring that a personal development plan is maintained at all times. About you: You will have the following qualifications and experience: Essential: APMQ or MSP or Equivalent Desirable: Evidence of equivalent experience in Financial Services Proven track record of delivering complex technical projects including new services, IT transformation, remediation, integration and migrations. Delivery using 3rd parties across multiple geographies and business units. Experience working with technical SMEs specialising in applications and infrastructure; servers, networks, data, storage, middleware and telephony. Knowledge of frameworks such as ITIL, TOGAF and the Development Lifecycle. In-depth knowledge and demonstrable application of different project delivery methodologies including Agile. Excellent communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills demonstrating the ability to translate technical and complex challenges into simple, clear updates, issues and/or risks for senior stakeholders. Benefits: No matter what job you do you should feel valued and appreciated. That's why we offer a competitive total reward package, which enables our employees to share in the success they help to create. Core Benefits (Perm) Holiday: 24-26 days (depending on your grade) Quilter Incentive Scheme: All employees are eligible to participate in our incentive scheme, based on the company's performance and their contribution to it Pension Scheme: 10% non-contributory company pension scheme that can be boosted through personal contributions Private Medical Insurance: Single cover as standard, cover can be increased at your own cost Life Assurance: 4x your salary, cover can be increased at your own cost Income Protection: 75% of salary payable after 26 weeks of absence Core Benefits (Fixed Term Contract) Holiday: 24-26 days (depending on your grade) Quilter Incentive Scheme: All employees are eligible to participate in our incentive scheme, based on the company's performance and their contribution to it Pension Scheme: 10% non-contributory company pension scheme that can be boosted through personal contributions Benefit Allowance: A cash benefit allowance is payable in lieu of some of our core benefits In addition to our core benefits we offer a range of flexible benefits that you can choose from and pay for conveniently via a salary deduction. Our promise At Quilter, we're committed to creating an inclusive culture that embraces diversity. We promote equal opportunities and make sure no applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, marital status, nationality, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependants, physical or mental disability. We select candidates for interview based purely on their skills, qualifications, experience and potential.

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