Programme Manager

Overview

In this role you lead delivery for Verisk General Insurance UK & Ireland, steering customer implementations, product enhancements and internal change. You manage plans, budgets, risks and governance, coordinating Delivery, Product, Operations and Sales while serving as the senior delivery contact for customers and executives. You apply structured planning within an Agile context to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery and high-quality outcomes. The position offers visibility across leadership and a chance to improve delivery through shared learning.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid work
• short term incentive
• medical coverage
• life insurance
• pension plans
• paid time off

Responsibilities

• Define scope and success criteria with sponsors; build plans, milestones and roadmaps; manage budgets and spend forecasting
• Lead cross-functional delivery teams; align requirements, backlog, testing and ownership across stakeholders
• Monitor progress, remove blockers, escalate where needed; balance priorities
• Provide regular, accurate status updates to customers and executives; steward governance and reporting
• Oversee change control and risks; ensure compliance, testing standards and quality before release
• Manage handover to support teams; conduct post-implementation reviews and lessons learned
• Promote continuous improvement; share best practices across Delivery teams
• Maintain up-to-date Agile/Scrum practices and governance standards

Key requirements

• Prince2 Practitioner or equivalent PM qualification
• Agile project management or Scrum certification (e.g., AgilePM, PSM, or CSM)
• 10+ years of software/technology or business change project experience
• Proven track record delivering projects within time, budget and quality constraints
• Experience in Agile or hybrid (Agile + Waterfall) environments
• Experience reporting to and influencing senior stakeholders
• Strong planning, risk management and change control skills
• Experience with PMO standards, governance, reporting and delivery tools
• Experience using AI tools in daily work with responsible usage and validation
• Desirable: MSP, ITIL 4 Foundation, insurance/claims/financial services tech background
• Experience managing multiple projects or a programme of linked projects
• Knowledge of software platforms, integration and data migration

• Strong stakeholder management
• Leadership and team motivation
• Clear communication with executives and customers
• PMO governance and reporting
• Budgeting and forecast tracking
• Risk management and change control

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