Senior Project Manager (Financial Stream)

The role is at Ework Group and focuses on managing the integration of financial areas of two insurance companies as part of a merger program.

• Minimum 7-10 years of experience in project or transformational program management.
• Experience collaborating with IT and managing IT projects related to financial systems.
• Experience in integration projects, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), or large organizational transformations.
• Knowledge of financial processes in the insurance sector.
• Experience working with managerial staff and multiple stakeholder groups.
• Ability to foster cooperation across different organizational areas.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Result and deadline oriented.
• Ability to make decisions in uncertain conditions.
• Advanced communication skills: ability to explain complex technical topics to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to manage risk and budgets in projects with technological components.

Integration stream management:

• Define and coordinate execution of the integration plan for financial areas.
• Coordinate activities between IT, controlling, accounting, tax, actuarial, proprietary management, invoice processing, reinsurance, and investment teams.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, risks, and dependencies among teams within the financial stream.
• Coordinate business experts and IT teams supporting integration.
• Organize and conduct recurring integration status meetings and workshops.
• Report progress to project management and business sponsors.
• Coordinate collaboration of the financial stream with IT, HR, Legal, and other business streams.
• Prepare for merger day and ensure operational continuity.
• Secure readiness of financial processes for operation from the merger registration date.
• Identify and secure critical business and regulatory processes.
• Prepare transitional scenarios and contingency plans.
• Supervise activities necessary for continuous reporting, settlements, and client service.

Risk and compliance management:

• Identify integration risks and prepare mitigating actions.
• Ensure compliance with KNF (Polish Financial Supervision Authority), statutory, tax, and reporting requirements.
• Cooperate with compliance, audit, risk, and legal departments.

Subject area coordination:

• Oversee preparation and implementation of solutions in:
  • Controlling and financial planning
  • Statutory and management accounting
  • Taxation
  • Actuarial and regulatory reporting
  • Proprietary management, settlements, and invoicing processes
  • Reinsurance
  • Managerial and regulatory reporting
  • Investments