Sr. IT Project Manager (Life & Annuity) - Onsite Hybrid
About The Position
Leading, supporting, and coaching teams to deliver large and complex project(s) and/or program(s) that span across one or more business units Drive overall delivery execution; manage resources, schedules, financials and adhere to quality and control guidelines throughout the full systems development life cycle. Manage strategic, continuous improvement, and transformation initiatives; effective in leading all aspects of a project and/or program to ensure timely and effective execution. Work with multiple development methodologies such as waterfall, iterative and agile (scrum, kanban) to support project teams. Have awareness of agile techniques such as automated testing, user stories, test driven development, continuous integration, agile games, etc. Ability to think creatively to drive innovation, perform situational analysis which leads to well thought out decisions. Establish strong working relationships with executive sponsors, business owners and stakeholders across the organization to manage expectations and project delivery. (strong Soft Skills) Monitors performance and recommends schedule changes, cost, or resource adjustments. Establish and provide timely updates to the management team for each project for escalating issues, reporting, and managing risks, issues, and status reporting. Management of project change requests that impact scope, schedule, budget. Lead or coordinate project planning, including resource, staff, supply and subcontract management, progress reporting, troubleshooting and team management. Ensure that project resources are following established processes as well as participate in strengthening internal tools, artifacts, and other governance aspects. Directly or indirectly manage/mentor team members and colleagues in techniques such as leadership, methodology, tools, and people and communication skills. 5-7+ years of Life and Annuities experience- currently mandatory 8 + years of Business Consulting-Program/Project Management PMO Strategy 3+ years of Agile Scrum experience 3+ years of application development or systems integration projects managing T&M and or fixed price projects 5 + years using MS Project, JIRA, Confluence, MS Office Suite MS Project Server Be a business partner who possesses critical thinking skills to define practical solutions that align with strategic objectives. Understands the business needs of the project and its interaction with other projects/programs to make decisions that are in the best interest of the organization. Strong Soft skills
Requirements
- 5-7+ years of Life and Annuities experience- currently mandatory
- 8 + years of Business Consulting-Program/Project Management PMO Strategy
- 3+ years of Agile Scrum experience
- 3+ years of application development or systems integration projects managing T&M and or fixed price projects
- 5 + years using MS Project, JIRA, Confluence, MS Office Suite MS Project Server
- critical thinking skills
Responsibilities
- Drive overall delivery execution
- Manage resources, schedules, financials
- Adhere to quality and control guidelines throughout the full systems development life cycle
- Manage strategic, continuous improvement, and transformation initiatives
- Lead all aspects of a project and/or program to ensure timely and effective execution
- Work with multiple development methodologies such as waterfall, iterative and agile (scrum, kanban) to support project teams
- Establish strong working relationships with executive sponsors, business owners and stakeholders across the organization to manage expectations and project delivery
- Monitor performance and recommends schedule changes, cost, or resource adjustments
- Establish and provide timely updates to the management team for each project for escalating issues, reporting, and managing risks, issues, and status reporting
- Management of project change requests that impact scope, schedule, budget
- Lead or coordinate project planning, including resource, staff, supply and subcontract management, progress reporting, troubleshooting and team management
- Ensure that project resources are following established processes as well as participate in strengthening internal tools, artifacts, and other governance aspects
- Directly or indirectly manage/mentor team members and colleagues in techniques such as leadership, methodology, tools, and people and communication skills
- Define practical solutions that align with strategic objectives
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
