Job Description Summary

Job Description

Project Manager

Permanent

Edinburgh, Hybrid (2/3 days in the office and the rest from home)

Closing Date: 18th September 2024

Aegon Asset Management is a leading global investor, our employees work from 13 locations across Europe, the Americas and Asia. We advise on assets for a global client base of pension plans, public funds, insurance companies, banks, wealth managers, family offices and foundations. We share a common belief in fundamental, research-driven active management, underpinned by effective risk management and a commitment to responsible investment.

Our people are our greatest asset, and we want Aegon Asset Management to be a place where they can bring their authentic self to work and do all they can to deliver on our strategic promises to our customers. 

We help people live their best lives. We help them with the big stuff, for the moments that matter.

As our Project Manager you will work within our Change team and report to our Global Head of Change. This is an exciting role where you will establish and maintain close relationships with all levels of Stakeholders across our Aegon Asset Management business, understanding and supporting a roadmap of change initiatives to deliver on their strategic goals. You will gain a great understanding of our wider business, having exposure and the chance to work alongside a wide range of areas and disciplines across our business.   

Responsibilities:

• Communicate effectively with your stakeholders regarding priority, progress, constraints and challenges and actively share this with them to allow appropriate actions and decisions to be made.
• Excel in being a change expert – you will align with the business owner of the change, facilitate in  the project delivery, challenge where required and provide guidance to remove obstacles that may impact progress to towards the end goal. You will collaborate seamlessly with partners to support a robust and effective internal or external change process.
• Demonstrate strong adherence to change governance process and procedures, ensuring all budget and forecast information is current, whilst also supporting the business owner to manage items such as financials and associated approvals relating to your assigned initiatives.
• You will maintain a high level of data quality, accuracy and timeliness understanding how data is used to manage and then report back on the portfolio.
• Demonstrate a growth mindset and inclusive approach in the role and take ownership of personal development and the continuous enhancement and improvement of the entire change function – we are a function who strive in working closely together and always looking at ways we can improve!

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Experience leading project delivery in a heavily regulated Financial Services Change environment, with a dependence on technical resources.
• Proven ability to understand business processes and issues, translating this into project success.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal) and ability to work alongside and communicate with various levels of leadership across an organisation.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Excellent time-management and organisational skills.
• Strong sense of urgency and ability to work in rapidly changing environment.
• The ability to prioritize work under the pressures of deadlines and shifting demands of the business.
• Extensive knowledge of appropriate Change methodologies and tools.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive salary, depending on the experience you can bring
• A non-contributory pension between 9%-13%
• A discretionary bonus, depending on personal and company performance
• 27 days leave per year (plus bank holidays, pro-rated for part-time)

We also offer private medical cover, life assurance, critical illness cover, enhanced parental leave and a variety of lifestyle benefits to help our staff live their best lives, including retail discount vouchers, cycle2work scheme, subsidised restaurant, onsite Gym (Edinburgh) and online GP appointments.

We serve a diverse, ever-changing world. It's tough, but we work tirelessly to leave things better than we find them. If that sounds like the sort of place you'd like to work, hit the "Apply" button.

The legal bits

We’ll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include a credit and criminal record check, as well as providing satisfactory references.

Additional Job Description

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age