Role: IT Project Manager – Insurance Migration Programme
Location: Spain /Portugal / Poland
Languages: English C1
Skills: PMO, IT Management, Financial Management, planning & reporting.
Working Model: Remote
We are looking for an experienced IT Project Manager to support the delivery of a large-scale insurance migration programme .
This role will be responsible for driving programme governance, planning, coordination, and delivery oversight across multiple workstreams, ensuring alignment between technology, business, and operations stakeholders. The successful candidate will play a key role in managing complex dependencies, risks, and timelines, while providing clear visibility to senior leadership and supporting effective decision-making throughout the programme lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
Programme Governance & Coordination
* Define and manage the programme governance framework, ensuring alignment across technology, business, and operations stakeholders.
* Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure consistent execution across workstreams .
Planning & Delivery Control
* Develop and maintain the master delivery plan, including milestones, dependencies, and key deliverables.
* Monitor programme progress, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to agreed timelines and budgets .
Risk & Issue Management
* Proactively identify programme risks and issues, defining mitigation strategies and ensuring resolution through structured tracking and escalation.
* Maintain visibility of key dependencies and potential impacts across workstreams.
Executive Reporting & Governance Support
* Prepare executive reports, KPIs, and governance materials for programme leadership and steering committees.
* Provide clear insights and progress updates to support strategic decision-making.
Programme Tracking & Strategic Alignment
* Track the progress of business, IT, and operational initiatives to ensure alignment with programme objectives.
* Ensure delivery activities remain consistent with integration goals and expected outcomes .
Delivery Methodology & Quality
* Implement and maintain structured delivery methodologies and governance practices .
* Ensure quality standards and delivery processes are consistently applied across the programme.
Mandatory Skills & Experience
* Proven experience leading large-scale transformation or migration programmes within banking and/or insurance environments.
* Strong expertise in programme governance, stakeholder management, and cross-organizational coordination .
* Demonstrated experience in end-to-end planning, budget control, and delivery management for complex programmes.
* Strong risk, issue, and dependency management capabilities in high-visibility initiatives.
* Excellent executive communication and reporting skills, including experience supporting Steering Committees and senior leadership .
* Solid understanding of insurance product migration and operational impacts, ideally within regulated environments.
Nice to Have
* Experience working on insurance product migration programmes .
* Familiarity with large-scale system or customer migration initiatives in financial services.
Professional Qualities
* Strong leadership presence, able to operate confidently in senior-level environments.
* High resilience and composure under pressure, managing complexity and ambiguity effectively.
* Strategic mindset combined with strong attention to operational detail .
* Excellent collaboration and influencing skills, aligning diverse stakeholders.
* Proactive and solution-oriented, anticipating challenges and driving timely decisions.
* Strong ownership mindset with accountability for delivery and outcomes.
Experience Required
* 3+ years of experience in IT project or programme management roles within complex technology or financial services environments.