Senior IT Project Manager

Company:Marsh

Description:

The Senior IT Project Manager will be responsible for the management of Marsh Technology application projects and programs focusing on Europe and IMEA.

This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with business objectives, optimizing resource allocation, and driving the successful delivery of technology projects.

You will be part of a global team, with the opportunity to work across a range of technologies and lines of business.

The role is based in Cluj and it requires 3 days/week in the office.

We will count on you to:

• Manage moderately complex projects or pieces of a larger project end-to-end to deliver business outcomes, ensuring that the project is completed on time, within budget, and to a high level of client satisfaction.
• Establish and manages an appropriate project governance structure and manages all project stakeholders and project team members in the successful delivery of the project, including managing their tasks, project workload, and deadlines.
• Ensure comprehensive scope document is in place at the start of the project and continuously reviews the scope document as the project progresses and suggests changes of scope, as appropriate.
• Actively manage all project risks and issues, and ensures Lessons Learned on projects are shared with colleagues and recommendations adopted are implemented.
• Liaise with other areas in the organization to secure specialized resources and contributions for the project.
• Provide accurate and timely cost estimates for project work where requested, together with providing regular reporting on project fees and discuss any fee issues.
• Interact and communicates effectively with project teams, third party providers, clients, etc.
• Provide technical support and input to the Manager on project proposals of average to difficult complexity.
• Research and provides recommendations on new best practice standards.
• Below responsibility statements apply to PMO specific jobs:
• Provide project/program management expertise and guidance to the regional, divisional, and global project management community.
• Support regional/divisional governance and portfolio oversight.
• Develop and implements standards, methods, tools, templates for project management, execution, and reporting.
• Conduct regular project/program assessments through toll gate reviews and health checks.

What you need to have: 

• 5 years minimum of hands-on experience in technical project management.
• Strong verbal and written communication in English and Romanian.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a large global company and or complex IT environment.
• Hybrid working availability.
• Familiarity with various project management methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Experience with project financials, budgeting, risk.
• Proven experience in software engineering, infrastructure, or other technical fields.
• Experience with Agile, waterfall, PMP with a solid foundation in project/program methodology.
• Ability to manage multiple projects under tight delivery timeline and limited budget.
• Ability to understand and express through technical vocabulary.
• Previous experience in coaching/mentoring junior colleagues is considered a plus.

What makes you stand out:

• Experience of leveraging AI and identifying opportunities to implement AI
• Knowledge and experience of Cloud (AWS/ Azure)
• Prince 2 Practitioner, PMP qualifications; Agile training and experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Office 365/Teams/Yammer/Project & Visio
• Ability to manage multiple projects, across varying business and functional units
• Knowledge & proven experience within the Financial Services industry, ideally with Insurance Broking market experience

Why join our team:

• An opportunity to work in a fast-growing, innovative company with lots of room for progression and career growth.
• A fail-friendly environment that encourages learning and initiative.
• A yearly budget and the opportunity to build your flexible benefits package (up to 20% of your annual salary).
• 30+ days off (25 legal days off, 1 extra day off on your birthday, public holiday replacement days, extra buy/sell from your benefits budget);
• Performance Bonus scheme
• Matching charity contributions, charity days off, and the Pay it Forward charity challenge.
• Core benefits -Pension, Life and Medical Insurance, Meal Vouchers, Travel Insurance.

Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit corporate.marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.