Project Manager - Contract (German Speaking)

Job Title- Project Manager (German Speaking) Job Type: Contract - 6 month Location and flexible working: Dublin, Hybrid model We recognise the benefits of flexible working and will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. Who are we? We want to be the best place that any of our 6,800 colleagues have ever worked. We’re the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business. We offer our 12 million customers products across our market-leading brands, including Standard Life, SunLife and ReAssure, with c.£259 billion of assets under administration. We’re a FTSE 100 organisation that is tackling key issues such as transitioning our portfolio to net zero by 2050, and we’re not done yet. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND At Standard Life we believe everyone should have a future to look forward to, and that means looking after our customers, our shareholders, and our people. We’ll help you grow and progress by acknowledging your talent, and rewarding you well. In return, you’ll give us your energy, enthusiasm and the drive to deliver results. That way, we all have a promising future.We have a passion for cutting-edge technology and leading industry innovation. And it’s this energy that keeps our business moving forward. We’re looking for creative people to join our fast-paced organisation and help us reach our ultimate target – to be unrivalled leaders in the next generation of financial services.As a Project Manager, you’ll lead the design, planning and delivery of small to medium-sized IT and/or business change projects from inception to project closure, and deliver within agreed scope on time, budget and quality. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Determining when project risks and issues can be dealt with internally, and where they need to be escalated to senior stakeholders. Building strong relationships with project team members and other stakeholders, when typically there is no direct line management responsibility. Effectively managing projects with limited resources, within a cost pressured environment. Effectively balancing long and short term objectives to meet agreed timescales within an environment of change. Lead the initial scoping of the project to ensure business case, project objectives, deliverables and success measures are appropriately defined. Apply project management tools and techniques appropriately, to effectively manage the project to successful delivery. Successfully secure appropriate resources for the project at the outset, and maintain this throughout the project to ensure projects are adequately resourced. Produce high quality project documentation, including plans, actions, decisions, risks, issues, incidents, and governance in line with the project objectives to ensure successful delivery. Identify and actively manage stakeholders throughout the project to ensure project sponsor, steering group and other stakeholders are kept informed of project progress. Work within the defined project governance framework to ensure risks and issues associated with the project are appropriately recorded and monitored. Develop a network of contacts internally and externally to draw on and share best practice of project management. Conduct project reviews to ensure projects are formally closed, reviewed and that lessons learned are captured and actioned as appropriate We want to hire the whole version of you. We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we’ve advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we’d love to hear from you. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.