IT - Project Manager II - III (Remote)

Cincinnati Financial

1d•Remote

About The Position

At The Cincinnati Insurance Companies, we put people first and apply the Golden Rule to our daily operations. To put this into action, we’re looking for extraordinary people to join our talented team. Our service-oriented, ethical, knowledgeable, caring associates are the heart of our vision to be the best company serving independent agents. We help protect families and businesses as they work to prevent or recover from a loss. Share your talents to help us reach for continued success as we bring value to the communities we serve and demonstrate that Actions Speak Louder in Person®. If you’re ready to build productive relationships, collaborate within a diverse team, embrace challenges and develop your skills, then Cincinnati may be the place for you. We offer career opportunities where you can contribute and grow. Our Enterprise Project Management Office seeks curious individuals who embrace uncertainty, take risks, and learn quickly from experiences. Professionals who demonstrate respect and humility, value collaboration and believe better solutions come from working together may be a great fit for our team! The Cincinnati Insurance Companies are moving quickly, transforming how we work and taking bold steps across our lines of business to better serve the agents who represent us. That’s why now is a more exciting time than ever to join our Information Technology team. With Cincinnati, you can help shape the future. Make a difference in an environment of excellence and the highest ethical standards – a place where values such as integrity, inclusive diversity and accountability are paramount. Our associates grow both personally and professionally with opportunities to learn, lead and drive change. Our associates are our greatest strength, and we work as one team to serve agents, their clients, and their communities. As an experienced IT project manager, you will establish and manage enterprise-wide, cross-functional strategic initiatives and directly manage all aspects of the SDLC for large and complex IT and business projects. To ensure active engagement in meetings, it is mandatory for all IT associates to have cameras turned on for all interactions with other associates, customers, and stakeholders. Your camera must be on and positioned correctly to clearly show your face. This practice is crucial for maintaining connection and engagement, as non-verbal cues are essential for effective communication. Work location and flexibility are subject to change based on evolving business needs, but generally, selected candidates who reside: within 50 miles of Headquarters may be expected to work in a hybrid capacity, combining remote and onsite work when business needs necessitate. more than 50 miles from Headquarters must be flexible and available to travel to Fairfield, OH, on an occasional basis for special events, training sessions, or key meetings. Salary: $110,000 - $175,000 annually. The pay determination is based on the applicant’s education, experience, location, knowledge, skills, and abilities. Eligible associates may also receive an annual cash bonus and stock incentives based on company and individual performance.

Requirements

Five or more years of recent IT project management experience, including software development as well as the management of large, strategic initiatives
Ability to quickly earn the trust of others, set direction and approach, resolve conflicts, deliver difficult messages with grace and act with limited information and ambiguity
Ability to communicate at all levels with clarity and precision, both written and verbally
Communicating effectively through presentations and meeting facilitation
Organizing, planning, and managing time
Managing engagements with executive-level visibility and interaction
Ability to navigate a highly matrixed organization effectively
Proven ability to manage multiple projects
Maintaining a high sense of urgency and operating with a passion to succeed
Providing excellent customer service
Negotiating and influencing
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Intermediate level of Microsoft® Office experience
Sound business and technical acumen
Qualified candidates have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent business experience

Nice To Haves

Familiar with managing insurance industry system and software development/integration projects (highly preferred)
Experience in LEAN, Six Sigma or other process improvement methodologies
Agile project management experience
Proficiency in data analysis and process mapping tools
Familiar with managing large multi-million-dollar projects involving more than 15 team members on efforts with significant business implications across multiple areas
Proficiency in data analysis and process mapping tools
SharePoint experience
Experience managing iterative projects
Project Management Professional Certification preferred

Responsibilities

Establish and manage enterprise-wide, cross-functional strategic initiatives
Directly manage all aspects of the SDLC for large and complex IT and business projects
Partner with architects to ensure alignment
Directly manage all aspects of the application development project lifecycle and work with leadership partners to oversee all phases of the project
Analyze current business processes to identify inefficiencies
Rigorously manage scope to ensure commitments are achieved within the agreed upon time, cost and quality parameters
Create realistic project and quality plans that include project interdependencies
Analyze, diagnose, design, plan, execute and evaluate work to time, cost and quality targets
Estimate costs, time and resource requirements
Track all activities against the project plan, monitor budget, schedule and resources used and take action where deviation from agreed tolerances occurs
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement
Identify, assess and manage risk to the success of the project
Identify, assess and manage issues and escalate them to mitigate impact to overall project viability
Provide regular and accurate status reports to project sponsor, project executives and senior management
Participate in procurement management, including contract negotiations and wording
Motivate team members and provide individual performance data to resource managers for associate development and reviews
Operate phase containment by ensuring all deliverables for the phase are produced and meet agreed upon quality criteria, and lessons learned are gathered and documented
Collaborate with other managers within the business units to manage expectations
Assist in recovery of challenged projects