Sr. Project Manager

Our client is seeking a Sr. Project Manager to join the Portfolio and Project Management Group. As a Sr. Project Manager, you will be part of the supporting the team. The ideal candidate will have a strong IT Project Management background, experience leading Software Development & Systems Integration projects, strong Waterfall experience, the initiative to drive multiple projects to completion, which will align successfully in the organization.



Must-have, required skills?

• Need a seasoned PM that will drive projects to completion and have great communication skills
• Need to be a PM in their current position (NOT looking for program manager, product managers, agile coaches, scrum masters etc.)
• Need to have experience managing budget
• NEED strong waterfall experience (NOT Agile/Scrum)
• 7+ years of experience
• P&C Insurance knowledge
• Particular Experience Requested: IT Project Management delivering application development (SDLC), COTS implementations/integration projects.
• IT Project Management experience with strong experience driving (multiple ie. 3 or more) projects to completion
• Experience with Microsoft Project/Project Server
• PMP Certification is preferred (will consider submitting candidates without one but not at max rate)

• Manages IT projects from start to finish. Projects may consist of one or a combination of implementation or customizations of commercial off-the-shelf insurance software applications; system integrations; software upgrades
  Manages at up to three (3) or more projects simultaneously, depending on project complexity, duration and lifecycle phase. Average duration of most projects is 6 - 8 months.
• Manages a project team of matrixed resources. Resolves challenges presented by resource and schedule availability in matrixed organizations (project team members, including the PM, are rarely 100% dedicated to a single project).
• Builds a project schedule in MS Project/Project Server that is effort-driven and auto-scheduled.

• 5-7+ years of current project management experience delivering IT projects with a minimum budget of $150K.
• Experience directly managing and forecasting project financials (reconciling invoices, timekeeping, etc.)
• Has successfully delivered/managed IT projects from start to finish with timelines less than 1 year (ideally 4-6 projects w/ in a 6-8 months' timeframe)
• Must have experience with MS Project 2016; MS Project Server is desired but not required.
• Must have experience delivering projects in Waterfall methodology.
• Experience managing vendors, requesting and executing SOWs.
• Demonstrates a personal sense of urgency to complete day-to-day work. Must drive for results from self and project team members. Must know when to push back on perceived limitations and when to be flexible and accept the limitation.
• Exercises strong leadership capabilities; presents "executive presence" - especially when delivering difficult messages to stakeholders and leaders; calm and collected under pressure; takes accountability for entire project and outcomes.
• PMP credential in good standing or plans to obtain PMP within 12 months is highly preferred