CDTO Senior Project Manager

He / she will be co-responsible for driving main program’s principles and objectives in alignment with Finance program management by:

• simplification & rationalization of methods & tool for closing value chain process,
• redesign end-to-end process based on integration, simplification and automation, 
• alignment with existing Finance frameworks
• The senior project manager will coordinate with the project sponsors and Finance program management to:
• simplification & rationalization of methods & tool for closing value chain process,
• redesign end-to-end process based on integration, simplification and automation, 
• alignment with existing Finance frameworks
• The senior project manager will coordinate with the project sponsors and Finance program management to:
• Monitor and secure value realization and roadmap execution translating high-level business needs into actionable program plans.
• Propose prioritization based on value added across projects within the program facilitating decision making.
• Ensure changes are properly analyzed and their awareness is understood across organization.

The senior project manager will also be co-responsible for guiding and empowering the team by setting clear goals, coordinating efforts, resolving blockers, and ensuring timely delivery of program outcomes.

Program/Projects Management

• Define and shape projects objectives, scope, and roadmap in collaboration with Finance, Data, Tech and in line with Business goals and OKRs.
• Lead cross-functional teams across Finance, IT, Business, and Operations to deliver program milestones.
• Ensure alignment with broader transformation initiatives and regulatory requirements.
• Centralize and analyze business expectations/pain points/requirements supporting future growth
• Maintain backlog of prioritized items based on value add with effort and benefits estimates
• Perform impact analysis on existing business processes ensuring changes are properly analyzed
• Review and control functional requirements implementation to deliver quality
• Collaborate with other SCOR teams to drive implementation and adoption of evolutions
• Monitor carefully costs and budget within the program.
• Ensure team resources are invested responsively and effectively
• Propose strategies/changes to help reducing the maintenance projects cost
• Ensure alignment with broader transformation initiatives and regulatory requirements.
• Centralize and analyze business expectations/pain points/requirements supporting future growth
• Maintain backlog of prioritized items based on value add with effort and benefits estimates
• Perform impact analysis on existing business processes ensuring changes are properly analyzed
• Review and control functional requirements implementation to deliver quality
• Collaborate with other SCOR teams to drive implementation and adoption of evolutions

Budget And Resources:

• Monitor carefully costs and budget within the program.
• Ensure team resources are invested responsively and effectively
• Propose strategies/changes to help reducing the maintenance projects cost

Execution & Delivery

• Oversee end-to-end program execution, including planning, budgeting, resource allocation, and risk management (co lead with Finance Pg manager).
• Monitor progress against OKRs/ KPIs and ensure timely delivery of program components.
• Deploy agile in the way of working and driving continuous improvement and post-implementation reviews.
• Identify and implement changes to continually align projects target to SCOR strategy
• Present and explain technical topics to broad range of stakeholders 
• Collaborate with data and processing teams to improve the quality and confidence of data
• Solve problems proposing, and executing new prototype solutions as needed and/or further rationalization of existing methodologies (co lead with Finance Pg manager).

Governance & Processes

• Establish robust governance framework, steering committee, and reporting structures linked to the overall Transformation Portfolio, whilst ensuring adherence with legal & regulatory requirements
• Engage with senior stakeholders across Finance, Reinsurance, and Group functions to ensure buy-in and transparency.
• Act as the primary point of contact for program-related communications and escalations in strong coordination with Finance program manager 
• Continuously evaluate and enhance processes, tools, and workflow, identifying opportunities for automation, standardization and streamlining to gain efficiency
• Monitor the projects’ operational risks and dependencies. Provide mitigation actions to prevent key issues. Provide regular communication on those to PC operational risk coordinator (co lead with Finance)

Experience

• 10+ years' experience on different (re)insurance business domains 
• Demonstrated success in leading complex, multi-year transformation programs.
• Strong knowledge with business applications landscape
• Strong knowledge with project management techniques and tools 
• Knowledge of insurance finance processes
• Proven decision and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to collaborate effectively with team members and a wide range of stakeholders including senior management
• Ability to coordinate objectives amongst multiple stakeholders and influence across matrixed organizations
• Ability to oversee multiple operations and projects concurrently
• Nimble business mind, focused on developing creative solutions
• Ability to work in a rapidly change and complex environment
• Skilled business negotiator
• Project Management Skills 
• Experience in strategic planning, market analysis, budgeting.

Leadership and Managerial Skills

• Proven decision and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to collaborate effectively with team members and a wide range of stakeholders including senior management
• Ability to coordinate objectives amongst multiple stakeholders and influence across matrixed organizations
• Ability to oversee multiple operations and projects concurrently

Personal Competences

• Nimble business mind, focused on developing creative solutions
• Ability to work in a rapidly change and complex environment
• Skilled business negotiator
• Project Management Skills 
• Experience in strategic planning, market analysis, budgeting.

Required Education

• University graduate with relevant insurance professional & project management qualification.

As a leading global reinsurer, SCOR offers its clients a diversified and innovative range of reinsurance and insurance solutions and services to control and manage risk. Applying “The Art & Science of Risk,” SCOR uses its industry-recognized expertise and cutting-edge financial solutions to serve its clients and contribute to the welfare and resilience of society in around 160 countries worldwide.

Working at SCOR means engaging with some of the best minds in the industry – actuaries, data scientists, underwriters, risk modelers, engineers, and many others – as we work together to find solutions to pressing challenges facing societies.

As an international company, our common culture is defined by “The SCOR Way.” Serving both to build momentum that drives the Group forward and as a compass to guide our actions and choices, The SCOR Way is anchored by five core values, reflecting the input of employees at all levels of the Group. We care about clients, people, and societies. We perform with integrity. We act with courage. We encourage open minds. And we thrive through collaboration.

SCOR supports inclusion and the diversity of talents, and all positions are open to people with disabilities.