Senior Project Manager

About the role

The Senior Project Manager will lead large, complex, cross‑functional projects for Momentum Africa Life. This role blends project management expertise with business analysis to ensure initiatives are strategically aligned, delivered on time, within budget, and meet quality standards.

Key responsibilities

• Lead planning, scoping, and sequencing of large‑scale projects in line with the Africa Life operating model.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, resource allocations, timelines, and dependencies.
• Apply business analysis techniques to interrogate requirements and assess process implications before execution.
• Monitor and resolve delivery risks, dependencies, and blockages across multiple workstreams.
• Ensure integration with upstream functions (product, underwriting, actuarial, finance, IT) and downstream operations.
• Manage project governance forums, reporting, and escalation processes.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Project Management, Information Systems, Insurance or a related field (essential).
• Project Management certification (essential).
• 7–10 years of project management experience, with at least 3–5 years at senior level managing large, complex projects.
• Proven experience delivering projects in life insurance or financial services environments.
• Demonstrated ability to bridge project management and business analysis capabilities.

Required skills

• Project Management certification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2).
• Agile / hybrid delivery certification (e.g., Scrum Master).
• Strong business analysis capability to translate requirements into actionable plans.
• Experience managing cross‑country or multi‑stakeholder initiatives.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and operational interdependencies in life insurance.