HR Project Manager

London, England, United Kingdom

12/19/2024

At Direct Line Group, insurance is just the start. Combining decades of industry experience with talented people in every field from data, technology, customer care and auto repair, to HR, finance, and procurement, we’re a customer-obsessed market powerhouse. And we all work together to be brilliant for customers, every single day.

The HR Project Manager supports the Head of HRIS & People Analytics in the planning, control and successful delivery of HR technology and related projects. Accountable for successful project and change management, great stakeholder management and collaboration across the wider HR function.

Who you'll be working with:

You’ll be joining a team of established Project Managers and technical change experts. We’ll require you to work across DLG with colleagues from numerous functions to deliver some critical projects, and act in an advisory capacity, sharing your project/programme management expertise with the wider HR community too.

What you'll be doing:

• Scope, plan, and deliver projects, to meet an agreed set of business needs and benefits, within agreed parameters of cost, timescales and quality
• Ensure projects evaluate the impacts of change on the operating model (process, governance, people, organisation, location, systems, data) and addresses the impact effectively through deployment of relevant tools and skills e.g. stakeholder mapping, communications, training, process design, organisational design
• Work within agreed standards and framework to contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of Business Change approaches, methods and training
• Create effective, informed and highly motivated teams focused on delivering the benefits of the project through working with key stakeholders, SME’s, and other programmes/projects and teams to ensure cross-team cooperation and coordination
• Identify, own and manage the risks involved in running our business appropriate to own role, in line with the DLG risk framework and meet all the ethical, legal, risk and compliance requirements of the organisation
• Act in an advisory and consultancy capacity - provide Project Management guidance, expertise, and best practices to enable others to deliver non-technical projects and pieces of work effectively within the DLG change framework
  
  

What skills and qualities you need:

• HR technology project delivery and familiarity with HRIS or People Analytics tools.
• Experienced in providing project management advice, guidance, and best practices to enable effective delivery by non-technical teams.
• Strong relationship-building and influencing skills to align diverse stakeholders and ensure cross-functional coordination.
• Good understanding of project management frameworks, methodologies, and tools (e.g., Agile, Waterfall, PRINCE2).
  
  

What we’ll give you in return:

We wouldn’t be where we are today without our people and the wide variety of perspectives and life experiences they bring. That’s why we offer excellent benefits to suit your lifestyle and a flexible working model combining the best parts of home and office-working, varying with the nature of your role. Core benefits include:

• 9% employer contributed pension
• 50% off home, motor and pet insurance plus free travel insurance and Green Flag breakdown cover
• Up to 10% annual bonus
• 25 days holiday (rising by 1 each year to 28) + bank holidays and option to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Additional optional Health and Dental insurance
• EV car scheme allows all colleagues to lease a brand new electric or plug-in hybrid car in a tax efficient way.
• Buy as you earn share scheme
• Employee discounts and cashback
• Plus many more
  
  

Ways of Working

Our hybrid model way of working offers a 'best of both worlds' approach combining the best parts of home and office-working, offering flexibility for everyone. When you'll be in the office depends on your role, but most colleagues are in 2 days a week, and we'll consider the flexible working options that work best for you. Read our flexible working approach here .

We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways so if you need any reasonable adjustments within this recruitment process, please reach out to us and we can discuss how we can support you with this.

There’s no-one else like you.

No-one with the exact same mix of strengths, quirks, skills and thoughts. That’s why you could belong here. As part of a team of brilliant individuals, in a place that empowers you to be the best you can be. We’re proud of who we are, of what we do, and what every single one of us brings. Join us . Help us keep innovating and putting customers at the heart of everything. To be an insurance company of the future. When we work together, we can all achieve great things. Inspiring, challenging, and supporting each other to aim higher.

Together we’re one of a kind.

Collectively we help every business within our group aim higher. Standing shoulder to-shoulder to stand out in the market, we want to be an insurance company of the future. And with so many areas to choose from, your ambitions are welcome here. See your opportunity to start a career that’s varied, distinct and exciting. Visit directlinegroupcareers.com