Project Manager - Strategy & Planning

Company:

Marsh

Description:

What can you expect

At Marsh McLennan, we are committed to delivering innovative solutions that drive success for our clients. We are currently seeking a detail-oriented Project Manager to join our team and oversee our project financial operations, ensuring alignment with our organizational objectives.

The Project Manager will play a critical role in the Global Program Team for the Placement and Policy Management initiative as part of our Global Transformation delivery. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years of experience in various project delivery environments, holding a mid/senior Project Manager analyst/lead role. The role holder should understand the link between project KPIs and deployments with the financial costs and benefits of the project, enabling them to prepare detailed project budgets and financial forecasts.

We will count on you to:

• Support the management of complex projects/programs from end-to-end to deliver business outcomes, ensuring timely delivery, adherence to budget, and high client satisfaction.
• Develop and implement standards, methods, tools, and templates for project management, execution, and reporting.
• Drive compliance with the Planview portfolio management tool.
• Conduct regular project/program assessments through toll gate reviews and health checks.
• Actively manage program risks and issues, ensuring that Lessons Learned are shared and recommendations are implemented.
• Manage governance councils, including scheduling, pack production, action items, minute-taking, and decision-making.
• Drive the adoption and continuous improvement of the Portfolio Project Management application.
• Regularly review and assess priorities, milestones, and the achievement of objectives within the strategic plan.
• Monitor project expenses and control the budget to maintain financial health.
• Analyse project profitability and financial performance, providing financial reports and recommendations to managerial staff.
• Develop long-term strategic plans and objectives involving finance and the Program Management Office.
• Coordinate with key functional groups such as Technology, Operations, Business, and Finance.

What you need to have:

• Proven experience in project financial management.
• Proficiency in MS Office, PlanView, ProjectPlace, JIRA, and ADO is preferred.
• Excellent analytical and strategic planning skills.
• Strong attention to detail and exceptional organisational skills.

What makes you stand out:

• Experience in Agile methodologies is preferred.
• Financial Services experience is desirable  

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can collaborate with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities.

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $23 billion and more than 85,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marshmclennan.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing 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, Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable support to any candidate with a disability/health condition to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. We welcome candidates to contact us at reasonableaccommodations@mmc.com to discuss any specific needs.

Marsh McLennan 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 McLennan 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.