Project Lead - Large Scale Transformation

Project Lead £700-£750 Inside IR35 Initial 3-6 months London, hybrid working 2-3 days on site emagine is a high-end professional services consultancy and solutions firm specialising in providing business and technology services to the financial services sector. We power progress, solve challenges, and deliver real results through tailored high-end consulting services and solutions. We have created a culture of openness and integrity by building genuine and strong relationships and partnerships, enabling us to be uncompromising in our dedication to delivering the optimal service for our clients. Our commitment is not just towards our clients — we aim to foster a positive and equitable working environment with our consultants and colleagues, which stems from our core values: Confident, Dedicated, Responsible, Genuine. We are seeking an experienced Project Lead to drive a large-scale legacy system transformation programme focused on replacing a core policy administration platform. This is a critical leadership role requiring strong expertise in delivering complex transformation initiatives, ensuring business continuity, and aligning programme outcomes with enterprise strategy. You will lead the programme end-to-end, from discovery through to implementation and stabilisation, while managing senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams. Key Responsibilities • Lead the delivery of a large-scale legacy system transformation programme. • Oversee the replacement of a core platform while ensuring minimal disruption to business operations. • Maintain operational stability and continuity throughout all phases of the transformation. • Provide strategic direction, governance, and oversight across the full programme lifecycle. • Collaborate closely with business and technology stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful delivery. • Build, lead, and motivate high-performing, cross-functional teams. • Drive programme planning, execution, and delivery in line with timelines and budget expectations. • Ensure effective governance, reporting, and risk management across multiple stakeholder forums. Key Skills & Experience • Proven experience leading large-scale legacy transformation programmes. • Demonstrated end-to-end delivery experience (from discovery through to production and stabilisation). • Strong understanding of enterprise strategy alignment and operating models. • Experience delivering complex agile programmes at scale. • Ability to bridge business and technology stakeholders effectively. • Strong governance and programme leadership across senior stakeholders. • Credibility and influence with executive sponsors. • Track record of building and leading high-performing, multidisciplinary teams. • Experience within Insurance is ideal or within financial services. Our People The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working. As your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle, from strategy to implementation. This will provide you with a broad base of experience from which to build an outstanding career. The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle. We pride ourselves on; • Providing our people with a supportive culture, rooted in our values and driven by our purpose. • Promoting a culture of inclusion, collaboration, well-being, and learning and development. • Providing increased agility and flexibility within our hybrid working model • Investing in employees’ growth through ongoing training and development • Autonomy to take ownership of projects, making decisions and demonstrating individual expertise • Providing an transparent performance and career management experience. Our consultants are integral to delivering successful consulting engagements, addressing our clients’ most pressing business challenges, and build lasting value in disciplines such as: • Solve sophisticated, ambiguous business, change and technology problems, bringing structure and meticulous analysis and planning, acting, and taking decisions with little strategic direction • Build, develop and sustain trusted senior client relationships in the C-suite by remaining highly attuned to client needs • Drive, enable and support the business, partnering with our leaders, clients, and consultants across our practices to take the best of emagine to our clients through opportunity identification/qualification, solution development/presentation Interested?   At emagine, we are committed to building an international and diverse team by embracing our different backgrounds.   If you are up to the challenge and would like to find out more, get in touch with us immediately, our internal recruitment team is always keen to hear from dynamic individuals that are looking to further their career and explore their full potential.    “emagine is an equal opportunity employer, and employment practices are based strictly on merit. It is the policy of the Company to give equal opportunity in employment regardless of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, religion or ethnic origin