Head of Project Management

vor 3 Wochen


Zurich, Schweiz PartnerRe Vollzeit

Company Description

PartnerRe is a leading, privately owned, multi-line global reinsurer with a reputation of financial stability and strength, and a commitment to rebuilding businesses and communities after risk events around the world.

Our mission is to continue to be a financially stable and predictable business partner, supporting our clients with solutions tailored to their needs, delivering superior returns to our owner, providing rewarding opportunities for our people and making a positive contribution to society. To achieve this, we live by our values of Integrity, Performance, Collaboration, Straightforward Communication and Respect and Care.

Core to The PartnerRe Experience is our global nature. No matter where you sit in the company, you are part of something bigger. Our teams represent our truly international mindset, forging connections across office locations and all levels of the organization and building a network of mutual success. The result is a day-to-day experience that will allow you to:
Shape your own career

Grow in a supportive environment

Connect with a community of experts

Make an impact

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**We are always looking for bright, proactive individuals to join our team**

**PartnerRe is an equal opportunities employer.**

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**Job Description**:
**About this job**:
An expert Project Manager with 10-15 years of project management experience, strong leadership skills, a deep understanding of the business and the ability to lead project management, drive large, complex projects to successful execution, ensuring that business objectives are realized.

**Location**:

- Zurich, Paris or Dublin

**Governance**
- Lead L&H PMO. Management of L&H BU project management governance framework, portfolio of projects, including overall budgeting, tracking and reporting to key stakeholders across L&H and PartnerRe
- Project Management center of excellence (CoE) for the L&H BU
- Maintain project management processes and methodologies. Look for opportunities for continuous improvements to ensure relevance with best practices, and ensure these are aligned with other project management offices within PartnerRe

**Project Management**
- Senior Project Manager for the L&H division responsible for providing project management leadership on large, complex projects with global reach. Responsible for leading, overseeing and ensuring effective project delivery
- Plan and execute projects, including managing scope, requirement changes, multiple and competing demands and priorities as well as determining and conveying impact on budget, time and risk using appropriate fact-based metrics/ assumptions
- Facilitate and perform business process design/re-engineering and lead process implementation
- Develop and deliver communications for projects (including status reports) and special topics to leadership (senior management, ELT and CEO), internal stakeholders, vendors, project team and L&H employees
- Facilitate efficient and effective communication with other program/project managers and stakeholders
- Provide training and guidance to stakeholders within the Life & Health business unit and PartnerRe on Project Management methodology, processes and tools as required

**Competencies/ Experience required**
- University degree (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
- Strong project management skills with 20+ years of project management experience
- Experience in the L&H reinsurance and or life insurance industry with a good understanding of the operations
- Knowledge and experience in L&H reinsurance process design and implementation
- Project Management Professional (PMP) designation or relevant experience
- Excellent verbal and written English skills. French and German language knowledge would be beneficial

**Qualifications**:
**About you**:

- A business partner who can take on a wide range of business challenges and deliver coordinated and agreed solutions through the ability to problem-solve, conduct structured thinking and analysis
- Leads with integrity, passion and sense of accountability; willingness to go the extra mile
- Able to be involved in and contribute to the business content
- Ability to handle multiple and conflicting priorities in an interdisciplinary, collaborative and multi-cultural environment
- Strong communication, interpersonal and facilitation skills to work with a variety of stakeholders and senior leaders across the organization
- Excellent negotiation, conflict resolution and consensus building skills
- Highest degree of professional ethics
- Experience working in virtual teams
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and lead/ influence others to achieve goals

Additional Information

PartnerRe provides a working environment in which diversity is valued, where all employees feel



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