Project Manager

iPipeline Expert Project Manager

As a global market leader, iPipeline combines technology, innovation, and expertise to deliver ground-breaking, award-winning software solutions that transform the life insurance, financial services, and protection industries. With one of the industry's largest data sets, we help advisors and agents to transform paper and manual operations into a secure, seamless digital experience – from proposal to commission– so they can help better secure the financial futures of their clients.

At iPipeline, you'll play a major role in helping us to provide best-in-class, transformative solutions. We're passionate, creative, and innovative, and together as a team, we continually strive to advance, accelerate, and expand the reach of our technology. We value different perspectives and are committed to creating an environment that embraces diverse backgrounds and fosters inclusion.

We're proud that we've been recognized as a repeat winner of various industry awards, demonstrating our excellence and highlighting us as a top workplace in both the US and the UK. We believe that the culture we've built for our nearly 900 employees around the world is exceptional -- and we've created a place where our employees love to come to work, every single day.

Come join our team!

Founded in 1995, iPipeline operates as a business unit of Roper Technologies (Nasdaq: ROP), a constituent of the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500®, and Fortune 1000® indices. iPipeline is a leading global provider of comprehensive and integrated digital solutions for the life insurance and financial services industries in North America, and life insurance and pensions industries in the UK. We couple one of the most expansive digital and automated platforms with one of the industry's largest data libraries to accelerate, automate, and simplify various applications, processes, and workflows – from quote to commission – with seamless integration. Our vision is to help everyone achieve lasting financial security by delivering innovative solutions that connect, simplify, and transform the industry.

iPipeline is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, color, religious creed, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, and/or protected veteran status. We are committed to building a supportive and inclusive environment for all employees.

This is an office-based position.

Responsibilities

The Expert Project Manager is responsible for managing complex projects. This role handles high-impact projects and may mentor less experienced Project Managers.

• Project Planning: Independently manage multiple complex, simultaneous implementations. Lead the planning and execution of complex projects. Create and deliver Statements of Work (SOW) and Change Requests.

• Stakeholder Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders. Set and manage expectations. Proactively address potential delivery challenges and solutions.

• Resource Management: Allocate resources across projects to ensure optimal use of skills and capabilities. Optimize resource allocations across sprints, backlogs, and customers.

• Quality Assurance: Ensure that project deliverables meet the highest standards of quality. Ensure appropriate level of test coverage and types of testing are planned and executed.

• Change Management: Lead change management efforts to ensure smooth adoption of project outcomes. Develop strong working relationships and proactive communication practices with customers.

• Risk & Issue Management: Identify potential project risks. Lead mitigation strategies.

• Budget Management: Monitor and manage project budgets, ensure that expenses are kept within bill rates and margins. Create and manage billing activities. Support forecast of future revenue expectation.

• Governance & Reporting: Provide project status to stakeholders, escalate risks to project as needed. Support Director or lead Governance meetings.

• Mentorship: Mentor less experienced Project Managers and coordinators, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

Typically requires 6+ years of experience in project management, with a focus on large-scale projects.

• Demonstrates a high level of proficiency and strategic thinking.

• Consistently showcases their capabilities and achievements.

Proven track record of successfully delivering high-impact projects on time and within budget.

Technical Competencies

• Project Management: Strong project management skills in managing multiple simultaneous complex projects with experience in the software/SaaS industry.

• Project Management Tools: Expertise in JIRA, Projector and Microsoft Office Suite. Advanced adherence to Agile and Scrum.

• Advanced Understanding of SDLC: Comprehensive understanding of SDLC phases, including advanced knowledge of Agile frameworks. Ability to further define best practices as well as influence processes across the organization.

• Data-Driven Decision Making: Ability to analyze complex project metrics. Capable of identifying patterns, potential risks, and opportunities for process improvement. Proficient in presenting data-driven insights to stakeholders for informed decision-making.

• Problem Solving Skills: Ability to foresee, identify, navigate and resolve complex problems across the organization often resulting in new ideas or suggestions for improvement. Ownership of issues which require action plans or subsequent long-term resolution to mitigate reoccurrence.

• Budget and Financial Management: Expertise in comprehensive budget and financial management, resource allocation, and financial reporting. Experienced in adjusting forecasts as needed and ensuring adherence to financial targets. Ability to translate financial data into actionable insights for stakeholders, facilitating informed decision-making and strategic planning.

• Risk and Issue Management: Expertise in managing complex project risks and issues across multiple teams or workstreams. Skilled in performing in-depth risk assessments, quantifying risk impact, and proactively developing contingency plans. Lead risk review sessions, engage with stakeholders to address high-priority risks, and mitigate issues that threaten project timelines or budget. Adept at facilitating issue resolution through cross-functional collaboration.

• Change Management: Take a consultative approach with customer to manage project change requests. Communicate impact of change requests to customers; provide options/pros and cons, feasibility, and timeline impacts.

Benefits

We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, opportunities for career growth, an employee stock purchase plan, 401(k), generous time off and flexible work/life balance, company-matched retirement packages, an employee wellness program, and an awards and recognition program – all in a creative, fast-growing, and innovative company.