About the role

Programme Manager leading the planning and delivery of projects within Reinsurance division at QBE. Ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and effective stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the overall programme plan, ensuring alignment with business strategy and objectives.
Oversee and coordinate multiple related projects, managing interdependencies and resolving conflicts or overlaps between projects.
Engage with internal and external stakeholders to understand needs and manage expectations, ensuring clear and consistent communication across all levels of the organisation.
Allocate and manage resources across projects, working with functional leads and support teams to ensure optimal utilisation.
Monitor and control programme budgets, tracking expenditure and forecasting financial needs.
Identify, assess, and mitigate risks across the programme, supporting project teams with effective risk strategies.
Collaborate with the Project Support Manager to track progress and performance, reporting on milestones, deliverables, and outcomes to senior leadership.
Provide leadership and guidance to Change & Excellence Managers and Change Leaders, promoting collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.

Extensive experience in business-led change and process transformation, ideally within large-scale, multi-disciplinary programmes.
Exposure to Insurance, Reinsurance, or broader Financial Services, with an understanding of the complexities these sectors bring.
Global programme experience, with the ability to operate in complex, matrixed organisations.
Strong leadership and coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects, teams, and stakeholders simultaneously.
Excellent stakeholder engagement, with the ability to influence and communicate effectively at all levels.
Proven ability to manage budgets, timelines, and risks, adapting plans as needed to stay on track.
Familiarity with project delivery methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall, and the ability to apply them appropriately.
Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with a focus on delivering business value.
Experience in resource planning and team development, ensuring the right skills are in place to meet programme needs.
A collaborative mindset, with a passion for driving change and continuous improvement.

30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.
Flexible working - balancing work and life is important so our flexible working opportunities are open to all, this can include part-time, job share and compressed hours.
Pension – you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.
Private medical insurance – we fund fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and all the family.
Family friendly policies – we offer 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation or how you become a parent.
Short term remote work abroad - you can request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad.
Sustainable investing - we believe sustainable integration is important for long term financial, environmental, and social outcomes. Our pension strategy supports our net-zero goal to achieve year-on-year reductions in carbon footprint, by investing more in green businesses than the broader market, so your savings are looking after the planet's future, as well as your own.
Cycle-to-Work – benefit from regular exercise whilst making your commute greener and cheaper, select and bike and/or accessories up to the value of £5,000.