Project Manager with P&C background in Insurance
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Lead IT projects from initiation to completion. Projects may involve:
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Implementation or customization of commercial off-the-shelf insurance applications
- Mobile/web technologies
- System integrations
- Software upgrades
- Intelligent Automation (RPA)
- Infrastructure (hardware)
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Manage 3 or more projects simultaneously depending on complexity, duration, and phase.
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Lead a project team of matrixed resources, resolving challenges related to resource allocation and scheduling.
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Build and maintain project schedules in MS Project/Project Server using effort-driven and auto-scheduled approaches.
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Reconcile project team time cards against planned hours, investigate discrepancies, and adjust project tasks to maintain accurate forecasts.
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Track and reconcile project financials in accounting tools; resolve variances between forecast and actuals, release excess funds when not needed, or request additional funding when baseline changes occur.
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Ensure strict adherence to all Portfolio & Project Management (PPM) processes, procedures, and templates.
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Identify, anticipate, and manage project risks, issues, assumptions, and decisions; escalate appropriately and in a timely manner.
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Prepare and deliver twice-monthly project status reports.
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Engage regularly with project teams, business sponsors, stakeholders, portfolio managers, and other key stakeholders.
Requirements
Project Manager with P&C background in Insurance
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5–7+ years of recent project management experience delivering IT projects with budgets of at least $150K.
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Proven record of delivering IT projects from start to finish.
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Familiarity with effort-driven project planning in MS Project.
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Strong skills in project management disciplines: planning, execution, monitoring, and control.
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Experience managing vendors, creating and executing Statements of Work (SOWs).
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Strong sense of urgency; ability to drive results from self and project team members.
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Balanced judgment—knows when to push back and when to adapt.
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Demonstrated leadership and “executive presence,” particularly in managing stakeholders and delivering challenging messages under pressure.
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Strong customer focus; collaborative, responsive, and accurate in work approach.
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Experience managing and forecasting project financials (invoices, timekeeping, etc.).
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Excellent communication skills with ability to deliver clear, concise messaging to all organizational levels.
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Sound judgment in decision-making, with ability to navigate complex options.
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Willingness to develop technical understanding of systems, data flows, and high-level architecture.
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Openness to learning and adopting new project management tools
Highlights
Project Manager with P&C background in Insurance
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