Project Manager Data Business Analyst

Who We Are

Wakam is a B2B2C digital insurer designing embedded and white-label insurance products for over 80 partners across Europe. Powered by our proprietary Play&Plug technology platform we offer API-based solutions and manage fully cloud-native insurance programs.

Operating in 32 countries Wakam is a European leader indigital and embedded insurance with a business model driven by transparency technology and impact.

We are also a mission-driven company dedicated to enabling transparent and impactful insurance for all our partners.

About the Team

Join Wakams Data & Analytics function working hand-in-hand with our PMO and business teams to deliver data-centric solutions that power underwriting claims policy admin and partner operations. Youll sit at the crossroads of strategy delivery and governanceturning business needs into robust compliant and scalable data products.

Your Mission

As a Project Manager Data Business Analyst you will own the end-to-end delivery of data initiativesfrom discovery to go-livewhile driving best-in-class governance and this role you will:

• Lead business analysis to translate business needs into clear testable technical specs for data solutions.

• Manage full project lifecycles (initiation closure): plans timelines milestones critical path RAID and reporting.

• Run project governance: steerco prep status reporting escalation stakeholder comms across all levels.

• Coordinate cross-functional squads and capacity planning to protect scope quality and velocity.

• Own vendor/outsourcing relationships: contracts SLA performance compliance with data governance.

• Manage budgets & risks: estimates tracking variance analysis; risk identification mitigation contingencies.

• Deliver with Agile when relevant (sprint planning dailies reviews retros) and handle change control.

• Onboard new MGAs/TPAs and continuously improve data quality & lead-time toward straight-through processing.

What You Bring

• 5 years experience as a Data Business Analyst Project Manager delivering data-centric solutions in insurance.

• Certifications welcome: BCS/IIBA (BA) CSM/PSM (Agile); strong Kanban/PM tooling proficiency.

• Depth in requirements process mapping stakeholder mgmt and converting needs into deliverables.

• Resource/capacity planning; vendor management (procurement contracts SLAs).

• Risk quality and change management across complex programs.

• Data governance & compliance (GDPR insurance standards) and solid data tech literacy (DBs ETL BI analytics).

• Insurance data model expertise (underwriting claims policy admin; delegated authority/bordereaux). Snowflake nice-to-have; familiarity with Polaris or COTS bordereaux tools a plus.

Who You Are

• A strategic project thinker with a methodical documentation-first approach.

• Proactive problem-solver who anticipates risks and drives mitigations.

• Strong facilitator & influencer comfortable guiding decisions and building consensus.

• Data-driven KPI-oriented and adaptable across waterfall agile or hybrid delivery.

• Collaborative leader with resilience under pressure and excellent written/oral communicationable to translate technical topics for business audiences and operate across cultures/time zones.

Why Join Wakam

Make outsized impact in a European insurtech leader: deliver high-visibility data programs shape best practices partner with top insurers/MGAs/TPAs and work with modern tooling (from cloud data stacks to agile PM). Youll enjoy real ownership cross-functional collaboration and a culture that rewards autonomy innovation and results.

Hiring Process

We believe in keeping recruitment human and efficient. Heres what to expect:

1. Initial interview with Talent Acquisition Partner

2. Deep-dive technical interview with our Head of Operations UK

3. Team interview with the Data Team

4. Final interview in our London Office with Head of People UK & Head of Operations UK

Apply Now and Join the Insurance Revolution
Lets build resilient and impactful insurance together.

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