Senior Programme / Project Manager – Platform Migration (Financial Services)
Location: London – Hybrid (2-3 Days p/w onsite)
Contract: Initial 6 months (expected 12 months+)
Start Date: Early March
£750-£850pd Inside IR35

An established UK insurance organisation is seeking a highly experienced Senior Programme/Project Manager to lead a critical platform migration within its Commercial Insurance division.
This is a high-profile transformation programme involving the migration of multiple commercial insurance products from SSP Select to the Acturis platform. The migration will be executed primarily at policy renewal and is expected to run across an 18-month period, with significant mobilisation, tooling, testing and reconciliation work required in advance.
A multi-vendor delivery team is already in place, including global delivery partners and incumbent platform providers. However, the migration workstream requires stronger leadership, structure and delivery discipline.

The Role
You will take ownership of the Migration workstream, bringing clarity, pace and control to a complex, multi-supplier environment. This role requires a confident, senior leader who can shape the delivery plan, hold partners accountable, and drive execution with a pragmatic, no-nonsense approach.

Key Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end migration planning and execution across multiple products
Establish and refine the migration strategy, tooling, reconciliation and controls
Drive structure, governance and delivery momentum across multiple suppliers
Provide strong stakeholder management across business and technology teams
Ensure risks, dependencies and delivery milestones are actively managed
Report into Programme Leadership and senior delivery stakeholders
Essential Experience

Proven experience leading large-scale IT platform migrations within Financial Services
Strong background in the insurance sector (commercial lines preferred)
Demonstrable success managing and controlling third-party vendors and delivery partners
Experience operating at Senior PM / Programme level in complex, multi-supplier environments
Ability to bring structure, pace and accountability to underperforming workstreams
Significant experience operating in complex, multi-vendor delivery models, including oversight of global system integrators
Consulting background (Big 4, Tier 1 SI or leading transformation advisory firm preferred)