Project Manager Regulatory Projects (Senior) - Athora
Description
The Senior Project Manager will lead end-to-end regulatory initiatives across Athora Belgium’s life insurance products, systems and processes. The role covers projects driven by evolving requirements such as Solvency II, IDD, ESG and AML. The consultant will bridge business, compliance and IT while also coordinating legal and actuarial stakeholders. Delivery must remain compliant, efficient and customer-centric.
The mission includes regulatory impact assessments, implementation roadmaps and adaptations to products, processes and systems. The Project Manager will define plans, timelines, budgets and resource needs, then monitor regulatory deadlines through implementation. Expected outputs also include updated product specifications, customer documentation, compliant process flows and system configurations. Project dashboards, risk logs, stakeholder reports and post-implementation lessons learned are part of the delivery.
The profile requires proven project or product management experience in life insurance or financial services and strong knowledge of Belgian and EU regulatory frameworks. The consultant must be able to translate complex regulation into practical solutions, manage stakeholders and drive change across departments. Agile and Waterfall familiarity, strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, resilience and independent working are expected. French and professional English are required, while Dutch and a project management certification are advantages.
Top Reasons to Apply
Regulatory transformation leadership
Cross-functional business impact
Life insurance expertise
Hybrid working flexibility
Detailed Responsibilities and Skills
Additional Responsibilities
- Validate project scope deliverables
- Monitor regulatory execution timelines
- Provide management regulatory updates
- Prepare audit governance documentation
General skills
- Proven experience in project or product management within life insurance or financial services.
- Proven track record of successfully delivering projects related to commercial and distribution matters in a Life Insurance context on time and within budget.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to translate complex regulations into practical solutions.
- Problem-solving and conflict resolution skills.
- Analytical mindset with attention to detail.
- Ability to influence and drive change across departments.
- Ability to thrive in a challenging and complex regulatory environment, demonstrating resilience and adaptability.
- Ability to work within a team, as well as independently and with minimal supervision.
- Fluent in French at professional working proficiency.
- English at full professional proficiency.
- Quality and Client oriented.
- Ability to work with tight deadlines.
- Fast learner.
- Expert-level change leadership and delivery focus.
- Expert-level cross-functional stakeholder management.
- Expert-level end-to-end project management.
Technical skills
- Strong understanding of life insurance products and Belgian/EU regulatory frameworks, including FSMA, NBB, Solvency II and IDD.
- Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
- Expert-level regulatory expertise in life insurance.
- Expert-level regulatory impact analysis and translation.
- Project management certification such as PMP, Prince2 or Agile is a plus.
- Dutch at elementary proficiency is a plus.