Project Manager

Job Title:Project Manager
Location: 3275 Bennett Creek Avenue, Frederick, MD 21704. 100% onsite.
Duration: 6 months
Experience Required: 10 & Above

Role Descriptions: Senior Project Manager
Skills: Insurance Domain

Job Summary
The Project Manager is responsible for planning, executing, monitoring, and successfully delivering projects within scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations. The role involves coordinating cross-functional teams, managing risks and dependencies, communicating with stakeholders, and ensuring alignment with organizational goals and business objectives.

Key Responsibilities
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, resource allocations, and budgets.
• Lead project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure activities.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, including business, technical, and vendor resources.
• Monitor project progress and ensure timely delivery of milestones and deliverables.
• Identify, assess, and manage project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies.
• Facilitate project meetings, status reviews, steering committee sessions, and stakeholder communications.
• Track project performance using KPIs and project management tools.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting.
• Ensure compliance with organizational governance, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare project documentation, including status reports, RAID logs, project charters, and closure reports.
• Drive change management, issue resolution, and decision-making processes.
• Support resource planning and capacity management across project teams.
• Collaborate with leadership to align projects with strategic business initiatives.

Required Skills


Project Management
• Project Planning and Scheduling
• Budget and Cost Management
• Risk and Issue Management
• Resource Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Change Management
• Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies
• Program and Portfolio Management

Leadership & Communication
• Team Leadership
• Conflict Resolution
• Negotiation Skills
• Executive Reporting
• Presentation Skills
• Vendor Management

Technical Skills
• Microsoft Project
• Azure DevOps / Jira
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Power BI Reporting
• Project Governance Tools
• Collaboration Platforms (Teams, SharePoint)

Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of project management experience.
• PMP, PRINCE2, Scrum Master, or equivalent certification preferred.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams and complex technology projects.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• On-Time Project Delivery
• Budget Adherence
• Stakeholder Satisfaction
• Resource Utilization
• Risk Mitigation Effectiveness
• Quality and Compliance Metrics
• Business Value Realization

Preferred Experience
• Digital Transformation Projects
• Data Engineering and Analytics Programs
• Cloud Migration Initiatives
• ERP Implementations (Epicor, SAP, Oracle, etc.)
• AI/GenAI Projects
• DevOps and Automation Programs