Consultant, Technology Project Manager
About The Position
This role is within Technology S&I Strategy and Planning and is responsible for leading assigned workstreams end to end within a product, portfolio, or technology domain. The role partners with effort owners and business or technology leaders to deliver expected business outcomes, manage commitments and dependencies, and support iterative delivery of value. It requires an end-to-end view of delivery, sound financial and business acumen, and the ability to manage partners, risks, vendors, and workstream financials. The position supports secure technology delivery by applying secure software and systems engineering practices throughout the delivery lifecycle. It leads stakeholder communication and reporting, including status, health, value-delivery, and KPI/OKR-oriented reporting as appropriate. The role also helps standardize delivery practices, tools, reporting, and project-to-product ways of working, while providing thought leadership, mentorship, and capability uplift across the delivery organization. The role follows a hybrid schedule, working from the Columbus, Ohio (preferred), Des Moines, Iowa, or Scottsdale, Arizona office two days per week. Remote internal associates may also be considered, and the position may be filled within any of the lower 48 U.S. states. The working environment is a normal office environment.
Requirements
- Six or more years of experience in technology or a related field.
- Three years of demonstrated proficiency in delivering outcomes or projects.
- Undergraduate studies in a relevant field or comparable experience and education strongly preferred; a bachelor's degree is preferred.
- Ability to make decisions and recommendations.
- Aptitude to influence, establish relationships, and set priorities.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with associates at all levels, senior management, and vendors.
- Awareness of emerging technologies and/or industry trends.
- Knowledge of relevant financial and Agile/Lean/DevOps tools and techniques.
- Ability to keep pace with software delivery and organizational change methods and tools.
Nice To Haves
- Technology certifications or PMI, SAFe, Agile, or Lean designations are encouraged.
- Insurance or financial services industry knowledge.
- Bachelor's degree in management information systems, engineering, mathematics, computer science, data analytics, or a comparable field.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end management and delivery of assigned workstreams within a product, portfolio, or technology domain.
- Partner with effort owners and business or technology leaders to deliver expected business outcomes and realize benefits.
- Manage 30/60/90-day commitments, dependencies, and coordination across cross-functional teams.
- Track, communicate, and drive mitigation of risks, issues, changes, decisions, and action items; manage moderate to complex issues and govern dependencies.
- Lead status, health, and value-delivery reporting for stakeholders, including KPI/OKR-oriented reporting where appropriate.
- Manage vendor relationships and provide oversight for contract negotiations, statement of work development, forecasting, and invoicing.
- Manage and consult on medium-to-large workstream or project/product financials.
- Support executive messaging and health tracking in partnership with L4 leaders, outcome owners, product owners, and S&I strategy and planning leadership.
- Apply secure software and systems engineering practices throughout the delivery lifecycle to protect data and technology solutions from threats and vulnerabilities.
- Drive prioritization of deliverables, incremental planning, dependency scope definition, and demand/capacity management.
- Provide communication, visibility, and change-management guidance to support delivery of business outcomes.
- Help standardize delivery practices, tool usage, reporting, and project-to-product ways of working.
- Provide thought leadership, mentorship, and capability uplift across the delivery organization.
- May perform other responsibilities as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Paid time off, with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days per full calendar year, prorated quarterly based on hire date
- Nine paid holidays
- Eight hours of Lifetime paid time off
- Eight hours of Unity Day paid time off
- 401(k) with company match
- Company-paid pension plan
- Business-casual attire
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
