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The Project Manager, Product Management, plays a dual role in project management and business analysis to support the end-to-end delivery of system solutions for new product launches and product campaigns. This role works in close partnership with Product Implementation Committee (PIC) members to ensure all initiatives are well-planned, effectively designed and successfully delivered.
Key responsibilities include requirement gathering, user stories definition, user acceptance testing (UAT) leading, and ensuring the successful delivery of system enhancements for the quotation system and campaign system that align with business objectives.
Job Descriptions:
- Lead continuous improvement of end‑to‑end product launch processes to reduce cycle time, rework, and manual effort, enabling faster and more predictable time‑to‑market.
- Partner closely with IT to design, pilot, and implement new delivery solutions, tools, and frameworks that simplify and speed up product launch readiness and change execution.
- Work closely with Product Implementation Committee (PIC) members to identify systemic bottlenecks, governance gaps, and improvement opportunities across the launch lifecycle.
- Define, track, and continuously improve delivery performance KPIs (e.g. cycle time, handoff efficiency, launch readiness quality), with clear and regular reporting to senior management on progress, outcomes, and value delivered.
- Proactively manage delivery risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks, ensuring timely issue resolution and alignment with business priorities.
- Support Group and Local Data teams in enterprise data initiatives by integrating data‑driven practices and new ways of working to enhance delivery insights and execution efficiency.
- Lead and deliver additional projects or assignments as delegated by the Project Director.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in business analysis or project management within the insurance or financial services industry.
- Proven experience working with Agile frameworks and a strong understanding of system development lifecycle (SDLC).
- Hands-on experience in project execution and process improvement initiatives.
- Excellent communication, analytical thinking, and stakeholder management skills.
Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.