Looking for an Opportunity to Drive Change?

Become a Project Manager in our Change Delivery team and play an integral part in Markel’s projects.

What Part Will You Play?

If you’re looking for a place where you can make a meaningful difference, you’ve found it. The work we do at Markel gives people the confidence to move forward and seize opportunities, and you’ll find your fit amongst our global community of optimists and problem-solvers. We’re always pushing each other to go further because we believe that when we realize our potential, we can help others reach theirs. Join us and play your part in something special!

The Opportunity:

Change Delivery is a global function that works with the Board and executive management to provide full research and development to advise and deliver critical initiatives. The International portfolio comprises initiatives across a wide range of regions and types including but not limited to:

• Product launches
• New distribution channels
• Setting up new functions / teams
• Acquisitions
• Operational efficiency programme

Working as part of a small team, the individual will be responsible for supporting strategic priorities by implementing business and technical solutions, within agreed timescales and budget.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Lead projects that support International strategic objectives.
• Ensuring business benefits are delivered in line with specified tolerances of time, cost, quality and risk.
• Managing, reporting and presenting progress, business engagement of the benefits from start up, to closure and benefits realisation duties and responsibilities.
• Analysing project proposals to resolve approach, resource requirements and limitations.
• Supporting business case development and tracking throughout delivery planning and supervising the project including stage and exception plans.
• Mobilising and motivating the project team to deliver and contribute effectively.
• Reporting project risks, including the development of contingency plans.
• Supervising and reporting overall progress, resourcing and budget, initiating corrective action where vital.
• Maintaining project governance, change control and configuration management.
• Maintaining an awareness of potential dependencies with other projects and their impact.
• Identifying and acquiring support and advice required for the management, planning and control of the project.
• Conducting lessons learned to review implementation approach and management, preparing any follow-on action recommendations.
• Working with IT stakeholders to ensure products are delivered to technical standards.
• Partner with the team to ensure a smooth transition to business as usual position and ensuring benefits are owned and measured.