Job Type:
Permanent
Build a brilliant future with Hiscox
About Hiscox UK
Hiscox UK is a leading brand in the insurance market, recognised as setting the standards others try to emulate. We consistently deliver strong growth and exceptional returns, recruiting only the very best and empowering them to deliver. We are known for insuring the homes of the rich and famous through to the most innovative technology companies. Our customers are diverse and unique and are only united by our ability to provide specialist insurance tailored to their needs.
The role
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic PMO Manager to join the UK Change Portfolio Management Office at Hiscox. This role is key to delivering operational excellence within the PMO by ensuring robust governance, planning, and reporting across multiple programmes of work. Working closely with the Portfolio Office Lead and Head of Transformation, you will drive the alignment of portfolio initiatives with strategic business objectives and optimise value realisation. You will own critical processes such as initiative prioritisation and benefit tracking, while fostering best-in-class PMO practices that support leadership and enable successful portfolio outcomes.
What you’ll be doing
Our must haves
More than 5 years as a PMO Manager or Senior PMO Analyst in large-scale, complex programmes, ideally within the insurance or financial services sector but not a necessity.
Strong understanding of programme governance, portfolio management, project management best practice and delivery methodologies.
Experience with both Waterfall and Agile methodologies
Proven experience and understanding of software delivery lifecycle
Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and influencing skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of working with people at all levels within and external to the business
Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams and working in matrix environments.
Have had exposure to distributed teams and relationship building with stakeholders
Proficiency in PMO tools such as MS Project (or other project tools), JIRA, Confluence, Power BI, PowerPoint and Excel.
Be creative, proactive, logical and innovative and will not just accept the status quo
Be highly results driven, with the energy and determination to succeed in a very fast paced environment where the pace of response and leadership is critical to success
Proficiency in MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word and similar tools
Our nice to haves
Experience of:
working in the insurance industry
management of medium to large sized programmes
system integration implementation
Relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, MSP, SAFe) are nice to haves
Diversity and flexible working at Hiscox
At Hiscox we care about our people. We hire the best people for the job and we’re committed to diversity and creating a truly inclusive culture, which we believe drives success. We also know that working life doesn’t always have to in the office, and as long as it’s safe to do so, we will be operating a hybrid way of working to encourage a healthy work life balance, with 2 to 3 days in the office per week.
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