Primary Details

• Location: London / Leeds

• Type: Permanent, full time

• Hybrid role, happy to talk flexible working

The Opportunity:  

 We’re looking for experienced Programme Managers to lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of multiple interrelated projects within our Insurance, Reinsurance & Operations (EO) divisions. These roles are central to ensuring that all projects within the programme align with strategic objectives and deliver measurable outcomes.

You’ll work closely with Project Managers, Technology Delivery Teams, Change & Excellence Managers, external consultants, and business stakeholders to ensure seamless integration, effective resource use, and timely delivery. You’ll also manage budgets, timelines, risks, and stakeholder expectations while fostering a collaborative and high-performance environment.

Your New Role:  

• Develop and maintain the overall programme plan, ensuring alignment with business strategy and objectives

• Oversee and coordinate multiple related projects, managing interdependencies and resolving conflicts or overlaps between projects

• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to understand needs and manage expectations, ensuring clear and consistent communication across all levels of the organisation

• Allocate and manage resources across projects, working with functional leads and support teams to ensure optimal utilisation

• Monitor and control programme budgets, tracking expenditure and forecasting financial needs

• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks across the programme, supporting project teams with effective risk strategies

• Collaborate with the Project Support Manager to track progress and performance, reporting on milestones, deliverables, and outcomes to senior leadership

• Provide leadership and guidance to Change & Excellence Managers and Change Leaders, promoting collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement

About you:   

You’re a strategic thinker with a strong track record of leading complex programmes. You’re confident managing multiple projects and teams, and you know how to bring people together to deliver results that matter.

We’re looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• Extensive experience in programme management, ideally within large-scale change or transformation environments

• Understanding of business operations, with firsthand experience of Insurance and Reinsurance highly desirable,

• Strong leadership and coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects, teams, and stakeholders simultaneously

• Excellent stakeholder engagement, with the ability to influence and communicate effectively at all levels

• Proven ability to manage budgets, timelines, and risks, adapting plans as needed to stay on track

• Familiarity with project delivery methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall, and the ability to apply them appropriately

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with a focus on delivering business value

• Experience in resource planning and team development, ensuring the right skills are in place to meet programme needs

• A collaborative mindset, with a passion for driving change and continuous improvement

Why QBE? At My Best  

At QBE, we want our people to feel rewarded and inspired to perform at their best, that’s why we have created “At My Best”. It’s our connection, our way of showing we have your back. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all and that priorities can change depending on your life stage. That is why our blend of wellbeing initiatives and benefits offer flexibility to suit what matters most to you. It’s in the culture of our business, our QBE DNA, to support our people. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA.  

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner. We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.? 

QBE aims to build a workplace that is fair and inclusive because we want to attract and retain the best people to do the job, we have adopted flexible working across the company and welcome this conversation (https://careers/flex-qbe/). 

With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate, and kind.  

To find out more about why you should work for QBE, visit our careers website. 

At My Best - QBE Benefits  

You are more than your work – and QBE is more than a workplace, which is why we provide you with the benefits, support and flexibility to help you concentrate on living your best life personally and professionally.  FOR UK ONLY: As well as the benefits below we also offer an extensive choice of other options to suit you!