Project Manager

Job Summary

We are looking for a self-driven and experienced Project Manager with 8-10 years of experience to independently drive projects from initiation through successful delivery. The candidate should have strong project management skills along with a good understanding of regulatory requirements, compliance, governance, and risk management, preferably within the Insurance/BFSI domain. The ideal candidate should be proactive, accountable, comfortable working with senior stakeholders, and capable of driving projects independently with minimal supervision. Knowledge of Finance/Accounting and financial processes will be an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end ownership of projects from initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, control, and closure.

• Independently drive project execution and ensure delivery within agreed scope, timeline, budget, and quality parameters.

• Prepare and maintain detailed project plans, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and ownership matrices.

• Define project objectives, scope, success criteria, timelines, and key milestones.

• Track project progress against approved plans and proactively identify deviations.

• Ensure timely completion of project deliverables and escalate critical issues appropriately.

• Drive daily/weekly project reviews and maintain clear action trackers.

• Coordinate with cross-functional teams including Business, IT, Finance, Operations, Risk, Compliance, Legal, and external vendors/consultants.

• Ensure effective resource planning and allocation across project activities.

• Manage project dependencies, risks, issues, assumptions, and constraints.

• Drive RAID log, action tracker, decision log, and milestone tracker.

• Self-Driven Project Ownership: Act as the single point of ownership for project execution and delivery.

• Proactively identify potential problems before they impact timelines or deliverables.

• Follow up with stakeholders and ensure closure of pending actions without continuous supervision.

• Challenge delays, dependencies, and process gaps and drive corrective actions.

• Provide clear recommendations and decision points to senior management.

• Maintain strong ownership of project outcomes rather than only coordinating activities.

• Demonstrate the ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.

  Regulatory Compliance

• Coordinate projects involving regulatory, compliance, governance, and audit requirements.

• Understand and track applicable regulatory requirements impacting project scope and deliverables.

• Work closely with Compliance, Risk, Legal, Audit, and Business teams to ensure regulatory requirements are incorporated into project execution.

• Maintain regulatory requirement trackers and ensure timely closure of compliance-related actions.

• Assess project impacts arising from new or revised regulatory guidelines.

• Ensure project documentation, controls, approvals, and evidence are maintained appropriately.

• Support internal and external audits by coordinating required project documentation and evidence.

• Identify compliance risks and ensure appropriate mitigation plans are implemented.

  Insurance Domain Knowledge

• Experience in the Life Insurance / General Insurance / BFSI domain will be preferred.

• The candidate should have exposure to areas such as: Insurance policy administration, New business and underwriting, Policy servicing, Claims, Premium and collections, Customer/agent processes, Distribution and sales applications, Regulatory reporting, Compliance and governance, Insurance operations transformation, Digital/technology initiatives.

• Knowledge of regulatory bodies and frameworks such as IRDAI requirements, regulatory reporting, data/privacy requirements, information security controls, and audit/compliance processes will be an advantage.

  Finance Knowledge

• Basic understanding of Finance and Accounting processes.

• Understanding of financial reporting, budgeting, costing, and financial controls.

• Exposure to Ind AS / IFRS or insurance accounting will be an advantage.

• Understanding of project budgeting, cost tracking, and financial impact assessment.

• Ability to coordinate with Finance teams on financial requirements and project deliverables.

• Exposure to insurance finance, actuarial, or financial reporting projects will be a strong advantage.

Disclaimer: This job posting has been aggregated from external source. Role details, content, and availability are subject to change. Applicants are advised to confirm the latest information directly on the company website before applying.