Product Manager Finance/Actuarial required to join an exciting project team working on implementation of IFRS17 for a large Insurance company. This position will report into the IFRS17 Programme Manager and will be responsible for working with the Product Owners for the following Products:

• Application of the Standard: To Interpret the IFRS 17 Standard & determine how it should be applied. Setting clear technical requirements for the programme.
• Operational Readiness: To ensure that the organisation is operationally ready for the implementation of IFRS17, this includes all parts of the business impacted.
• Technical Data Hub: To assess technical requirements producing calculation methodology and delivering the engine to generate results.

Key Responsibilities:

• Understand the plans for each product and work with the product owners to manage these, ensuring the delivery is kept on track.
• Working across the products to effectively plan resources.
• Understanding and managing dependencies across the programme
• Managing risks and issues, escalating to the Programme Manager material risks or any issues.
• Working with the Programme Manager to review the programme scope and objectives.
• Liaising between different products to ensure they are aligned and working collaboratively.
• Facilitate discussions across the programme to achieve an outcome that allows the programme to move forward.

The Successful candidate will have:

• Experience working in regulatory change data programme e.g. IFRS, Solvency II, GDPR
• Worked collaboratively with the Product Owner, stakeholders, IT and external partners to create a value-driven backlog - setting expectations, challenging plans and assumptions and holding them to account for value realisation.
• Managed Delivery Teams and ensure they clearly understand the product vision, business outcomes and the value of the work they are performing; look for opportunities to optimise performance and drive velocity.
• Facilitate discussions between key stakeholders to ensure that data is correctly extracted, transformed and loaded.
• Proactively and effectively manage risks and issues that emerge during project delivery
• Track performance of the project, specifically the completion of tasks against the expected delivery schedule to meet delivery timelines
• Adjust any changes to project deliverables, scope or time estimates due to constraints or challenges using agreed governance forums and appropriate controls