Project Manager, Pensions, Benefits, Fully Remote

Project Manager (Pensions / Benefit)

Working Arrangements – Fully Remote

Salary – £59,500 + (10-20% Annual Performance Bonus + Benefits)

The role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join a growing Project Delivery team.

The Project Manager will be accountable for the successful delivery of assigned pensions, benefit projects and change initiatives. Ensuring alignment with the company’s strategy and adherence to the project governance framework.

Your Experience

To thrive in this role, we’re looking for someone with proven experience in project delivery, who has successfully applied a relevant project management methodology.

You’ll have worked across various project types, within pensions, pension schemes and various pension based products such as DB and DC pension types. You may also have worked on company benefit schemes.

Consistently delivering high-quality business outcomes while ensuring projects stay within scope, budget, and time-lines, all while maintaining strong governance.

We’re seeking a delivery-focused individual who can communicate effectively and build trust with stakeholders, guiding them through the project and fostering an open and cooperative environment. Your resilience will shine through as you provide valuable insights and make recommendations for improvements across business change, life-cycle, policies, processes, and procedures.

You’ll bring strong project management and planning skills, along with a recognised qualification such as PRINCE2, APM, or MSP. Experience managing and delivering projects in a pension and benefits environment would be a significant advantage.

What we can offer you

Rewarding you

• A competitive salary (depending on experience)
• 28-day annual leave plus bank holidays
• Generous annual bonus plan
• A Defined Benefit pension scheme arrangement under which you get a pension for life and a lump sum when you retire, based on your length of service and pay
• 4x Life Assurance cover
• Colleague referral scheme

Heath & Well being

• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee assistance programme
• Health cash plan
• Eye care vouchers
• Flu vaccination

Way of Life

• We support hybrid and flexible working along with very generous family leave including 12 months full pay maternity leave and 6 months full pay paternity leave
• Buy and sell holidays
• Give as you earn scheme
• Paid volunteering days
• Flexible half days leave
• Electric vehicle leasing
• Cycle to work scheme

Our prestigious client based in south Oxfordshire are looking for an experienced Project Manager to manage the implementation of a new HR & Benefits system Workday from early initiation phase This is a chance to come in right at the start of the project.

The Project Manager will be responsible for leading and driving the project and will also manage the relationship and delivery from a Workday 3^rd party partner who are doing the technical implementation.

Candidates will need the following experience/skills to be considered for the role:

• Experience of HR system implementations specifically Workday
• Able to work on both IT delivery and the business change management components of the implementation
• Excellent communication skills in both a written and verbal capacity
• Able to effectively manage both technical and business facing stakeholders
• Able to travel to site 3 days a week – south Oxfordshire

Outside of IR35

12 month initial contract

Please send CV in the first instance for full details of the role.

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You should bring:

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• Strong communicator and can build good working relationships
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This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic, growing team with a company that holds a strong reputation in the market.

If this sounds like it’s the role for you, apply now!