Job Description

This is an opportunity to join Ascot Group - one of the world's preeminent specialty risk underwriting organizations.


Designed as a modern-era company operating through an ecosystem of interconnected global operating platforms, we're bound by a common mission and purpose: One Ascot. Our greatest strength is a talented team who flourish in a collaborative, inclusive, and entrepreneurial culture, steeped in underwriting excellence, integrity, and a passion to find a better way,

The Ascot Way

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The Ascot Way guides our people and our organization. Our underwriting platforms collaborate to find creative ways to deploy our capital in a true cross-product and cross-platform approach. These platforms work as one, deploying our capital creatively through our unique Fusion Model: Client Centric, Risk Centric, Technology Centric.


Built to be resilient, Ascot maximizes client financial security while delivering bespoke products and world class service -- both pre- and post-claims. Ascot exists to solve for our clients' brightest tomorrow, through agility, collaboration, resilience, and discipline.

Job Purpose:

Pro-actively project manage large-scale, strategic initiatives and / or multiple medium sized initiatives with competing deadlines in line with the Change Management Framework. Ability to trouble-shoot and resolve complex challenges. Combine strong project governance and assurance discipline with overall ability to deliver projects on time and within budget. Support both the Portfolio Delivery Manager and Head of IT Delivery in evolving the Change Management Framework/delivery methodologies and championing their benefits across the Group.

Detailed Duties:

Undertake all aspects of the planning process, maintaining and managing detailed plans throughout the project life cycle, taking account of dependencies and resource requirements. Work with all stakeholders, contributors, vendors and suppliers (including IT) to ensure project deliverables are met to plan and budget. Strong vendor engagement and management capability, building and maintaining relationships which represent Ascot positively. Own the necessary project documentation, ensuring all project documents are complete, accurate, current and stored appropriately. Develop the Business Case in consultation with the various stakeholders and suppliers. Ensure that the Business Case is regularly reviewed and updated throughout the life cycle of the project, incorporating any subsequent Change Requests. Extensive stakeholder engagement with peers and customers. Maintain a holistic understanding of the portfolio, with an awareness of dependencies, pre-empting conflicts and prompting discussion in PM forums. Bring an inquisitive mind-set, not afraid to ask questions and / or challenge accepted norms and championing continuous improvement. Excellent visual presentation skills with the ability to dissect complex issues and articulate options / solutions to stakeholders. Support stakeholders in making the recommended changes, including helping to resolve any issues. Where necessary, act as a 'translator' between IT & customer needs to ensure clarity of what is required. Support stakeholders in the embedding, handover and closure of projects into business as usual; and To undertake any reasonable request made by the line manager.

Person Specification


Always leads by example. Strong end-to-end Project Lifecycle experience, using a variety of methodologies. Expert trouble-shooter / problem solver. Self-sufficient, dependable and able to think and act proactively. Organised with good attention to detail. Highly professional, energetic, diplomatic, calm, pragmatic and solution driven. Strong experience of Project Management in the Insurance industry. Good understanding of Business Analysis and Change Management. Demonstrates the confidence and communications skills required to work with people at all levels of the company. Exceptional problem-solving skills. A willingness to be flexible and respond appropriately to changing and / or conflicting demands. Strong Microsoft skills, in particular Visio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

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