You will already know that moves at this level are rarely about title alone. They tend to happen when the role is broad enough to be worth your attention, the leadership brief is clear, and the business has the scale, credibility and backing to let you make a visible commercial impact. This Project Director position in Leeds is built for someone who wants genuine influence across delivery, stakeholder management and strategic execution within a sizeable insurance environment.

The opportunity

This is a senior appointment for an experienced insurance leader who is comfortable operating across multiple workstreams, leading complex projects and making sure delivery stays aligned with commercial priorities.

You will be joining a well-established insurance business with national reach, specialist capability and a broad client proposition, giving the role both substance and scale.

The wider platform combines local relationships with the strength of a larger broking and advisory operation, which matters when you are trying to get meaningful change delivered properly rather than simply signed off on paper.

What the role involves

• As Project Director, you will take ownership of major projects and programmes that cut across teams, priorities and stakeholders. Some of the work will be operational. Some of it will be strategic. All of it will require calm leadership, clear communication and the ability to keep delivery moving in the right direction when demands compete.
• You will need to balance detail with perspective. That means understanding where risk sits, where decisions need to be made, and how to bring people with you without overcomplicating the process. This is not a role for someone who wants to sit above the work. It needs a leader who can set direction, challenge constructively and stay close enough to delivery to know what is really happening.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex business projects and programmes from planning through to delivery
• Work closely with senior stakeholders across operational, commercial and support functions
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope and in line with wider business priorities
• Identify delivery risks early and put practical solutions in place
• Create clear governance, reporting and accountability across project activity
• Drive consistency, discipline and momentum across multiple concurrent initiatives
• Support change across teams in a way that is commercially sensible and operationally realistic

Who this role could suit

• An experienced Project Director, Programme Director or senior transformation leader from insurance, broking or a closely related financial services environment
• Someone who understands the realities of working in a regulated, stakeholder-heavy business
• A leader who can operate comfortably with senior decision-makers and still keep close control of delivery
• An individual with strong commercial judgement, not just project methodology
• Someone in Leeds or within sensible reach of the city who wants a role with visibility, influence and room to make their mark

Why this business

• Senior candidates do not need selling on vague promises.
• What tends to matter is whether the business is credible, whether the role has proper backing, and whether there is enough scale to make the work worthwhile. That is the case here.
• This is a recognised insurance platform with a substantial national footprint, deep specialist reach and an established client base, which gives this appointment both profile and practical support.

Salary

• The salary for this position is £100,000+ depending on experience.

The next step

If you are already operating at this level, or you are in a broader senior project or programme leadership role and want something with more scope, I would be happy to speak with you discreetly. There is no need for a polished application at this stage. A conversation in confidence is the right place to start