Sr. Project Manager

Independence Pet Group • Chicago, IL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Established in 2021, Independence Pet Holdings is a corporate holding company that manages a diverse and broad portfolio of modern pet health brands and services, including insurance, pet education, lost recovery services, and more throughout North America. We believe pet insurance is more than a financial product and build solutions to simplify the pet parenting journey and help improve the well-being of pets. As a leading authority in the pet category, we operate with a full stack of resources, capital, and services to support pet parents. Our multi-brand and omni-channel approach include our own insurance carrier, insurance brands and partner brands. Pets Best, a subsidiary of IPH, offers pet insurance and wellness plans for dogs and cats in every state. Founded in 2005 with a mission to provide access to comprehensive animal healthcare at an affordable price, Pets Best delivers flexible coverage, an easy claims process, and excellent customer service.

Requirements

• 5+ years of project management experience
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent relevant work experience

Nice To Haves

• enterprise portfolio, program, or PMO experience strongly preferred
• PMP, Agile, or equivalent project/portfolio management certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Leads end-to-end delivery of enterprise initiatives, ensuring projects are executed on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Organizes and leads cross-functional project teams; assigns responsibilities, manages schedules, and determines resource requirements.
• Performs active project risk management, mitigation planning, and issue resolution.
• Integrates vendor work into project plans and manages vendor deliverables and outcomes.
• Executes portfolio management processes, including demand intake, project sizing, prioritization support, and dependency management.
• Maintains accurate portfolio data across projects, including scope, schedule, financials, risks, capacity, and benefits realization.
• Partners with functional area leadership to support portfolio-level planning, sequencing, and trade-off analysis aligned to strategic objectives.
• Supports governance processes by preparing portfolio materials, dashboards, and recommendations for leadership decision-makers.
• Tracks portfolio performance metrics and supports continuous improvement of portfolio execution practices.
• Leads enterprise-wide, cross-functional initiatives as required.
• Leads execution of project intake, prioritization, capacity planning, financial tracking, and portfolio-level reporting activities.
• Defines business requirements, gathers and analyzes data, and researches benchmarks to support project and portfolio decisions.
• Manages multiple, interdependent projects and contributes to portfolio-level planning and execution for business transformation initiatives.
• Accountable for delegating work, reviewing deliverables, and ensuring quality outcomes across projects and portfolio initiatives.
• Provides guidance, coaching, and informal leadership to project team members and peers.
• May function as a team lead and advisor to PMO or functional leadership on project and portfolio execution matters

Benefits

• healthcare
• parental leave
• opportunities for career advancements
• Comprehensive full medical, dental and vision Insurance
• Basic Life Insurance at no cost to the employee
• Company paid short-term and long-term disability
• 12 weeks of 100% paid Parental Leave
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Retirement savings plan
• Personal Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays and company-wide Wellness Day off
• Paid time off to volunteer at nonprofit organizations
• Pet friendly office environment
• Commuter Benefits
• Group Pet Insurance
• On the job training and skills development
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior