Team Leader - Project Support Team

at  UTMOST WEALTH SOLUTIONS

Project Analysis:

• Investigate/analyse Investment Operations requirements and problems, seeking effective solutions.
• Assist Management in reviewing / challenging pipeline projects and provide estimates for business case consideration.
• Provide key knowledge on project delivery as and when required.
• Provide insight into capacity management and project allocations and actively manage same

JOB PURPOSE

The Project Team Leader role will be required to work on a range of strategic and regulatory projects across Investment Operations and manage a team of project resources. This role requires people management and a combination of detailed business knowledge, business / systems analysis techniques and an understanding of the technical systems and processes involved.
Location: Dublin, Navan or Isle of Man.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage and support all strategic and regulatory projects:

• Delivery of key strategic projects for Investment Operations.
• Determine project approach and act as a source of best practice for project delivery.
• Prepare realistic plans and track activities against the project schedule.
• Act as a point of escalation for project delivery issues and progress to resolution with key project stakeholders.
• Ability to focus on the desired results, setting realistic goals and meeting or exceeding them.
• Work closely with Management to identify business priorities and to deliver change to meet those priorities.
• Build and maintain close relationships with key customers in the business.

Project Analysis:

• Investigate/analyse Investment Operations requirements and problems, seeking effective solutions.
• Assist Management in reviewing / challenging pipeline projects and provide estimates for business case consideration.
• Provide key knowledge on project delivery as and when required.
• Provide insight into capacity management and project allocations and actively manage same.

Project Delivery:

• Ability to ensure that one’s own and others’ work and information are complete and accurate through peer review of documentation.
• Follow up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled.
• Evidence of careful and complete review of own and others’ work.
• Attend all Project meetings and deliver on Investment Operations action points.
• Timely and accurate feedback to all relevant parties.
• Roll out updated processes across Investment Operations.
• Ability to start and persist with specific courses of action, exhibiting high motivation and a sense of urgency.
• Manage workload around deadlines set to ensure delivery.

Project Resource Management:

• Manage a team of FTEs/FTCs to ensure coverage across Investment Operations to deliver strategic and regulatory projects.
• Mentor and coach individuals based on individual PDPs.
• Alert Management to any SME resourcing shortfalls across Investment Operations that could potentially affect project delivery.

KEY TASKS

• At least 5 years experience within the insurance sector.
  Demonstrated experience in project delivery