Project Manager

Acuity Insurance • Sheboygan, WI

23h

About The Position

Acuity is seeking a Project Manager to lead, oversee, and ensure the successful delivery of single or multiple projects with strong commitment to enterprise strategy and business problem solving. This role will manage complex projects from vision to requirement definition through deployment; outline clear scope, estimate budget and resource needs, construct project and implementation plans, and partner with Acuity leaders to establish comprehensive communication and change management plans. The project manager will coordinate and guide internal and external resources to ensure that projects align with business objectives and adhere to schedules and budgets.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or extensive direct experience.
• Minimum 5 years experience in executing complex or strategic organizational projects
• Demonstrates working knowledge of sound project management practices, including both traditional and agile frameworks.
• Works effectively with stakeholders, customers, and resources from varied disciplines.
• Excels in verbal and written communications, and interpersonal interactions.
• Displays strong capabilities in critical thinking, analysis, and creative design.
• Willingly pursues innovative approaches and solutions.
• Readily adapts to changing conditions, while remaining positive and productive.
• Stay informed on emerging technologies, industry trends, and project management innovations; recommend improvements to enhance delivery effectiveness.

Nice To Haves

• certification in Project Management preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead and ensure the successful delivery of complex projects, aligning closely with enterprise strategy and focused on solving key business problems.
• Facilitate the development of project business cases, scope, objectives/metrics, and deliverables in collaboration with senior business leadership and key stakeholders.
• Create a sense of urgency in decision making, task completion, and value delivery.
• Develop comprehensive project plans, critical path schedules, and budgets; allocate resources effectively to meet project goals.
• Communicate clearly and proactively with internal and external stakeholders, including employees, agents, vendors, and leadership.
• Ensure consistent use of project management best practices and methodologies throughout the project lifecycle.
• Facilitate team collaboration by ensuring clarity on objectives, roles, and responsibilities across project team members.
• Lead stakeholder engagement meetings to gather feedback, resolve concerns, and maintain alignment with project goals.
• Establish and maintain standards for project documentation and reporting.
• Identify, assess, and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies; escalate critical concerns as appropriate.
• Monitor project progress, health, and performance, track milestones, and provide regular, transparent updates to stakeholders.
• Apply strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and creative solution design throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provide constructive feedback to support team performance, build trust, and positively influence project outcomes.
• Conduct post-project lessons learned to improve future project outcomes.
• Highly regular and predictable attendance.
• Periodic travel may be required for industry or technology conferences, and training/professional development.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
• If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodations to apply or during the interview process, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected] [[email protected]]. Acuity is dedicated to offering reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process for qualified individuals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees