Enstar Group

Contractor - Senior IT Project Manager

Enstar Group London, England, United Kingdom

Insurance · 501-1,000 employees

5 h ago
project-manager Principal (10+ yrs) Contractor United Kingdom
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About the role

The Senior IT Project Manager will deliver functional and technical design documentation for complex integrations across ERP and data platforms. They will also manage vendor contracts, oversee implementation and testing phases, and ensure robust project governance and stakeholder communication.

What they look for

IT Project Management Technical Design Integration Architecture Vendor Management Contract Management Stakeholder Engagement Data Mapping Middleware Agile Risk Management Governance Infrastructure Requirements Testing Coordination Defect Resolution Resource Planning

Requirements

The role requires extensive experience in managing technical integrations and vendor relationships within a complex enterprise environment. Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in architecture standards, project lifecycle management, and effective stakeholder engagement.

Benefits

Professional qualifications and study support Training, conferences and seminars Digital learning hub Wellbeing initiatives

Full description

Contractor - Senior IT Project Manager

Location: UK (Agile) Duration: 6-9 Months

IR35 Status: Outside IR35 (Inside IR35 or FTC options also considered)

Deliverables:

Technical Design & Integration

  • Deliver approved functional and technical design documentation for integrations across ERP, Data Platform and applications (Kyriba, Clearwater, Anaplan, SAP Concur, Snowflake, claims ingestion).

Complete Architecture Board reviews and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards.

  • Produce end to end source to target mappings covering data flows, transformation logic and middleware integrations.
  • Secure formal sign off from IT Security, Information Security, Data Office and key business/technology stakeholders.
  • Deliver environment and infrastructure requirements and a Base Architecture Document defining integration patterns, standards and target state architecture.

Vendor & Contract Management

  • Execute and manage all vendor SOWs and contracts within programme timelines.
  • Ensure SOWs include required non functional controls (security, resiliency, performance, support).
  • Support commercial negotiations with Procurement and Legal.
  • Establish vendor governance, performance reporting, issue escalation and remediation tracking.

Implementation & Testing

  • Coordinate integration deployments across development, test, staging and production environments.
  • Oversee build activities, unit testing and technical validation with third party teams.
  • Ensure availability of test data for SIT, UAT, NFT and OAT.
  • Manage all testing phases, defect resolution and retesting.
  • Achieve production readiness and support controlled go live.

Governance, Documentation & Communication

  • Maintain integrated project plans, resource plans, RAID logs and dependency tracking.
  • Deliver accurate programme reporting, governance updates and executive papers.
  • Produce high quality steering packs, minutes, action logs and decision registers.
  • Ensure effective stakeholder engagement across Business, Finance, Data, Technology, Risk, Compliance and Procurement.
  • Drive proactive risk, issue and dependency management to support delivery timelines

Who we are:

We are a trusted global re/insurance group and the leading provider of retrospective solutions, with specialist underwriting capabilities. We help our clients manage risk, unlock capital and create the financial freedom to grow. With operations across the world’s major insurance hubs and a global network of close to 800 talented professionals, we bring expertise and fresh thinking to some of the industry’s biggest challenges.

For more information about Enstar, visit our website: www.enstargroup.com.

For more information about careers at Enstar, visit our LinkedIn Life page or visit our careers site

Why Enstar:

Learning and development are a fundamental part of every employee's career journey with Enstar. Supporting growth and career progression is key to how we engage our people - helping them to learn, grow and succeed at Enstar.

We offer a range of initiatives and resources to support our people throughout their careers:

  • Professional Qualifications and Study Support: We support employees who wish to take professional qualifications aligned to their role and career development.
  • Training, Conferences & Seminars: As a global organisation, we work with many professional bodies to provide access to training programmes, conferences, seminars and continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities.
  • Digital Learning Hub: Our digital learning hub, LinkedIn Learning, offers a wide range of self-serve resources, including courses, videos, eBooks, and audio books, to help employees build news skills and deepen their knowledge.

We also invest in physical, mental and financial wellbeing initiatives for our employees. Supportive teams, inspiring work and a positive working environment all contribute to our collective wellbeing. Beyond the workplace, we strive to make a positive influence in our communities and to continuously reduce our impact on the environment.

Enstar Inclusivity Policy:

We’re an equal opportunity employer and believe that our inclusive environment creates an authentic working culture. We don’t discriminate on the basis of age, physical or mental disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and carer status, race (including colour, nationality, and ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. Enstar is committed in providing an accessible recruitment experience for all those interested in working with us. Please let your Enstar Recruitment Partner know if you require any reasonable accommodation during the application process due to a disability to enable you to fully participate in our recruitment process.

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