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Technical Project Manager - Remote

Oliver James · New York, NY · 2 days ago
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We're partnering with a leading Life Insurance organization delivering large-scale transformation initiatives. We're looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager / Delivery Manager to drive delivery across complex, business-critical programmes. This role focuses on providing direction, structure, and leadership to programmes facing ambiguity, ensuring delivery stays on track across multiple teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Lead delivery across complex transformation and migration programmes.
  • Drive dependency management, governance, and project controls across multiple workstreams.
  • Manage programme risks, resolve delivery issues, and keep projects aligned to critical timelines.
  • Lead release orchestration and cutover planning for large-scale implementations.
  • Hold stakeholders accountable, drive decisions, and create alignment where priorities conflict.
  • Provide clear delivery reporting, escalate risks, and ensure commitments are met.
  • Bring structure and leadership to programmes requiring recovery or stronger delivery governance.

Requirements

  • Strong background in Project Management and Technical Delivery.
  • Experience recovering or stabilizing large-scale transformation programmes.
  • Confidence managing complex stakeholder environments and driving accountability across senior business and technology teams.
  • Ability to ensure projects deliver against fixed business deadlines.
  • Previous experience within the Insurance industry (particularly Life Insurance) or another highly regulated industry such as Financial Services is highly beneficial.

This is a fully remote, long-term contract opportunity.

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