Senior Project Manager

Senior Project Manager

Hybrid from any of Succession’s UK locations

Highly competitive Basic salary + Excellent benefits package

Since our formation in 2009, Succession Wealth has come a long way and we’re now positioned as one of the UK's leading Financial Advisory firms, with over 900 colleagues working together to provide a high quality, holistic financial advice service to clients from all walks of life.

In 2022 we entered an exciting new chapter when we became a wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva. With the backing of our global parent company, we are now on a transformative journey to take our business to the next level, further enhancing our client proposition and bringing our service to an even wider and more diverse client base.

The Opportunity…

Succession now has an opportunity for a Senior Project Manager to join our Business Change team.

Reporting to the Director of Transformation, you will own the end-to-end delivery of cross-functional projects of various sizes, managing multiple and complex dependencies with the overall aim of ensuring that projects are completed on time and within budget and that the project's objectives are continuously met.

You will be the figurehead and driving force within your assigned projects to ensure the achievement of results whilst considering time, cost & quality. You will also be proactive in identifying and addressing potential issues from the outset and escalating these as appropriate.

You…

To be successful in this role you will need to be highly organised with a fast pace of learning and a credible and confident communication style.

You will also need:

• Substantial experience of successfully defining and delivering Projects in the financial services sector
• A Project Management certification such as Prince2, PMP or similar is desirable
• Experience of leading cross-functional Projects of varying size and complexity
• Highly effective communication skills and a high degree of emotional intelligence
• Proven ability to think laterally and spot issues before they manifest
• Adept at identifying, managing and rectifying risks and issues.

What you can expect from us…

A highly competitive basic salary, annual pay reviews and performance linked increases as well as a fantastic range of benefits including:

• 25 days Annual leave rapidly increasing with service, plus bank holidays and additional days for Christmas closure.
• Excellent company pension scheme with an 8% employer contribution.
• Enhanced Company sick pay
• Group Income Protection
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Agile and family friendly working arrangements to allow for a great work/life balance
• £450 towards the purchase of home office equipment
• Group Life Assurance Scheme: 8 x salary
• Access to the Benefit Hub; discounts on shopping, dining out, holidays and lots more!
• A range of health benefits including eye care vouchers, flu vaccinations, Annual Health Screening, Digital GP, Mental health and Nutrition Sessions and Employee Assistance Programme
• Voluntary flexible benefits platform including Medical Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, Critical Illness and Health Screening.
• Charity Days
• Company Events

Our Wellbeing committee works tirelessly to ensure we can support the wellbeing of our colleagues, whatever their needs. Some of the support we currently we offer includes:

• Employee Assistance Programme including access to a 24/7 support line
• Access to mental health first aiders
• Menopause support
• Parental and compassionate leave
• Wellbeing Library and Hub
• Aviva DigiCare and Workplace
• Bereavement Helpline

Support in achieving your career goals…

• Sponsorship for relevant professional exams
• Access to funded apprenticeships in a range of topics, such as business administration, leadership & management and accounting & finance
• Clear career pathways and internal job opportunities
• Access to a huge range of free courses via our Learning hub

Succession is committed to building and preserving a culture of inclusion and diversity. With a diverse team of employees, we can grow, innovate and deliver excellent client care to help us reach our goals as a business. Our diverse teams help us reflect and understand the communities in which we operate and the subjects we cover in our everyday work.

In recruiting for Succession, we welcome the unique contributions all candidates can bring regardless of their background and strive to ensure that every candidate is given the best chance of success through fair and equitable recruitment practice.