Senior Project Manager (at centralized country PMO)

UBB Pension Insurance Company EAD (UBB Pension Insurance) is part of the KBC Group in Bulgaria. The Belgian KBC Group is the largest banking and insurance group in our country. The companies, part of KBC Group in Bulgaria, offer the full range of financial services for individual and business clients.
KBC Group is a leading European financial company with main focus in providing banking, pension and life insurance products and services to individual clients and businesses in countries in which we operate: Belgium, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Ireland.

Today KBC Group has over 42,000 employees around the world.
At KBC Group our main goal is to help all our employees, customers and partners realize their dreams. Even more - we want to inspire those who rely on us every day.

UBB Pension Insurance is looking for an experienced and motivated professional for the position of

Senior Project Manager

(at centralized country PMO)

Job Brief:

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to join our team and to lead successful E2E delivery of various projects typical for the industry.

As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for planning, executing monitoring, and closing projects within budget and time constraints. You will also coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, manage risks and issues, and ensure compliance with quality standards and regulatory requirements.

The position requires an understanding of project management, organizational skills, leadership, and communication skills.

Requirements & Skills:

Master’s degree in Project Management, Economics, Computer Science, IT or another related field
Fluency in English and Bulgarian
At least 5 years of experience in project management (preferably in the insurance, banking, or financial services industry). Previous experience will be considered as an advantage.
Ability to manage complex and cross-functional projects involving multiple stakeholders and dependencies.
Certification with international Project Management Standards (i.e. PMI, Prince2, IPMA)
Software development cycle expertise and knowledge (e.g. SDLC, ITIL) (advantage)
Systems integrations & data migration expertise and knowledge (advantage)
Proficiency in MS Project, JIRA, Confluence, M365
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Attitude:

Motivated to be part of a leading bank-insurance group.
Open to work in and lead a cross-functional teams
Creative thinker with a vision. Fast learner
Analytical and problem-solving person with excellent communication & presentation skills
Well-organized, detail-oriented, with good time management and adhering to deadlines.
Leader (without formal authority) and Influencer with good relationship management skills
Maintaining a positive attitude and respectful behavior even under pressure
Excellent in conflict/issue management
Self-driven and highly motivated in a dynamic environment and easily adapts to change.

Responsibilities:

Lead End-to-End strategic Projects, Project teams and all activities to ensure that the project remains on track (i.e. schedule, quality, budget, resources, risks - full responsibility) and delivers desired results/benefits.
Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate/collaborate with them on a daily basis.
Align project objectives and deliverables with the organization’s strategic goals and vision.
Tracking progress and ensuring project milestones/deadlines are met.
Assessing project risks and issues. Proposes measures, if necessary
Managing budgets and expenditures and maintaining source of information
Work closely with IT/technical leads to successfully deliver technical solutions, systems integrations, data migrations or process/systems implementation projects.
Identify and manage changes, risks, issues, dependencies and opportunities
Constantly monitor, measure and report on project progress and results to all stakeholders
Drive continuous improvement activities that assure project is aligned with the business goals.
Ensure controlled handovers to users and business-as-usual processes.
Ensuring projects adhere to the approved frameworks and all documentation is maintained appropriately for each project.
Constantly monitor, measure and report on project status, progress and results to all impacted stakeholders, PMO and senior management
Maintain and update project’ SharePoint and documentation.
Collaborate with other Project Managers to share knowledge, lessons learned, and best practices as part of a Community of Practice.