PMO Analyst

We’re pushing the boundaries of Insurance Technology

INSTANDA is the worlds first no code platform for Insurance. A pioneering Insurtech, we’re revolutionising the insurance industry by offering insurers a versatile tool to create, manage, and distribute digital insurance products. Our innovative technology empowers insurance carriers to adapt swiftly to market demands and navigate the evolving landscape. Our Technology is consistently recognised as the best policy administration platform for innovative insurers, winning awards in both the UK and US.

INSTANDA has grown significantly in recent years and we are now a team of 180+ employees based in the UK, EMEA and US, with partnerships that operate worldwide. We’re continuing to grow our business and our Client Delivery team is at the forefront of our growth plans.

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The Role

We are looking for a PMO Analyst to join our Client Delivery team. We’re looking for someone who loves to use data, facts and figures to help prioritise our work.  You are someone who enjoys understanding who our clients are, what they need and when.

You are a dynamic and proactive PMO Analyst, confident in engaging with stakeholders at all levels to gather key information and ensure timely data collection. Your strong communication skills, combined with the ability to follow up persistently and diplomatically, will be essential to your success in this role.

What you will do

• Provide key reporting insight, including management and  maintenance of portfolio status reports to the Senior Leadership team and Senior Management.

• Closely monitor project health and highlight any major risks, issues or changes to the Project Lead which may impact overall successful delivery.

• Support sign-off on project deliverables in order to achieve stage gate approval

• Monitor and enforce Risk, Issue and Change Management procedures e.g. RAID logs, change requests and impact assessments.

• Support implementation of the quality strategy, including any processes ad templates across all projects.

• Effectively manage resource allocation for the portfolio of EMEA client projects and general governance initiatives

• Primary ownership over EMEA data with the need to collaborate with our North America region

Essential

• At least 2 years professional experience in a PMO role
• Demonstrable understanding of varying project management principles (Agile, Waterfall etc.)
• You’ll have experience recommending processes using data that you have collected
• Strong organisation and time management skills
• Build effective and collaborative relationships across internal stakeholder groups
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

• Experience with Planview Clarizen/ Adaptivework or similar PPM tools
• Insurance industry experience

• Competitive salary  
• Generous 28 days holiday allowance, in addition to public holidays. 
• For every year of service you complete, we’ll give you an additional days holiday (max. 5 days) 
• One Dynamic Day per month on top of your holiday allowance to spend time doing the things you want to do or simply catching up with life admin. 
• Freedom Pass work up to 4 weeks of the year from anywhere. 
• FlexiBank you decide when to use your public holiday allocation. 
• Hybrid Working approach varying with the nature of your role. 
• Life cover; income protection and participation in the company pension scheme 
• All employees are included in the company discretionary bonus scheme
• £100 per month to put towards wellness activities. 
• Annual learning & development allowance of £1,250  
• Free access to LinkedIn learning and Microsoft ESI learning platform 

Our company was built by looking at the world through a different lens and our culture today reflects that by encouraging you to be yourself, speak your mind, and share your opinions. We want people who want to push themselves, be part of something great, and be prepared to challenge if they think there is a better way. Collaboration sits at the heart of how we operate, it has fueled our growth enormously and our aim to be ‘world class’.                                                                                                      

We want everyone to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process; if you require any additional adjustments please let us know. Visit instanda.com/careers for more information

INSTANDA has an in-house recruitment team, which focuses on sourcing great candidates directly.  INSTANDA does not accept unsolicited resumes from agency or search firm recruiters.  Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired.  When we do use agencies, we have a PSL in place, so please do not contact managers directly.