Title:  Project Manager

Canada Life UK looks after the retirement, investment and protection needs of individuals, families and companies. We help to build better futures for our customers, our intermediaries and our employees by operating as a modern, agile and welcoming organisation.

Part of our parent company Great-West Lifeco, Canada Life UK has operated in the United Kingdom since 1903. We have hundreds of respected and supported employees committed to doing the right thing for our customers and colleagues.

Canada Life UK is transforming to create a more customer-focused business by providing our customers with expertise on financial and tax planning, offering home finance and annuities propositions, and providing collective fund solutions to third party customers.

Job Purpose

The IT and Infrastructure Change Team deliver a rolling portfolio of business and technically focused projects. The team is proficient in both scenarios, recently leading organisation and cloud transformation programs alongside business and compliance-related projects. We are looking to expand the team by adding a Project Manager who can operate effectively in a dynamic and often complex environment, engage with stakeholders, and deliver results.

The Project Manager is responsible for driving the delivery of strategic and complex projects and programs to achieve defined objectives. They are supported by a multi-disciplinary team across the IT & Change function, key business users, and senior stakeholders within the organization to maximize the success of delivery outcomes.

The Project Manager has the autonomy to manage, oversee, monitor, and approve all aspects of assigned projects from inception to completion. The Project Manager will ensure alignment with the overarching strategic objectives of the portfolio team throughout the project delivery process.
 

Duties/Responsibilities 
 

• Plans and directs the integration of project team members across multiple sites and disciplines, including the integration of product teams and representing various functional areas within the company to deliver the desired business outcomes
• Responsible for the project delivery, following Transformation Office processes and outcomes for all stages of project lifecycle 
• Responsible for regular and accurate reporting of financial information, and ensuring that the financial performance within the project is maximised
• Is responsible and accountable as the main point of escalation for project deliverables throughout the project lifecycle managing all aspects of the day to day administration and control of project activities, removing blockages from delivery team or scrum master
• Demonstrates strong communication skills and engagement with all levels of the organisation including senior stakeholders with regular and accurate reporting
• Is responsible for effective change control management and impact assessment
• Provides leadership within IT & Change function to champion best practices and standards and ensures that projects adhere to them providing feedback on enhancements
• Works with Portfolio Lead to develop and maintain the Portfolio Roadmap 

Skills, Knowledge and Experience 
 

• Experience of Project Delivery methodologies, including but not limited to Scaled Agile Framework, Scrum, Waterfall and Lean Engineering
• Proven track record in defining the correct methodology, or combining both Agile and Waterfall methodologies for projects and work packages
• Excellent Communication skills, with experience of technical and non-technical communication with ability to confer a technically detailed scenario in a manner that is easily understood by those stakeholder groups
• Able to maintain delivery momentum and solve issues/unblock problems
• Drives teams and sets the pace, ensuring teams are working towards delivery commitments
• Proven ability to be outcome and delivery focussed
• Excellent Planning and forecasting experience
• Able to manage team dynamics and lead collaboration
• Strong relationship management building good relationships within the team with external parties and internal ‘customers’ 
• Displays commercial acumen when working with external parties and delivering project outcomes against budget 
   

Benefits of working at Canada Life

We believe in recognising and rewarding our people, so we offer a competitive salary and benefits package that’s regularly reviewed. As a Canada Life UK colleague, you’ll receive a competitive salary and comprehensive reward package including a generous pension and bonus scheme, along with, income protection, private medical insurance and life assurance.  We have a fantastic number of other benefits and support services as well as regular personal and professional development.

How we work at Canada Life

Our culture is unique and incredibly important to us.  We care about doing the right thing for our people, customers and community and helping others to build better futures.  Our blueprint behaviours shape and influence how we work, and are central to the relationships we have with others.  Every day we are encouraged to be more curious, own the outcome, face into things together and find a way forward. 

We want colleagues to have rewarding careers with us so we invest in the development of our people, technology and workplaces. That’s why we offer a range of training, flexible working and opportunities to grow and develop.

Diversity and inclusion

Building an inclusive workplace with a diverse workforce where everyone can feel they belong and achieve their potential regardless of gender, ethnicity or any other characteristic is a key commitment for us.  We are proud of the progress we’re making in DEI, and we continue for it to be a significant focus. 

“At Canada Life we believe in the power of great people from different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives coming together to build better futures. Emerging talent is crucial to our growth and creating an environment that continues to inspire us all.”  Nick Harding, Chief People Officer, Canada Life UK

We appreciate that everyone has different work and life responsibilities. We’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements, including part time, for any of our roles should this be a requirement for you.