IT Project Manager

The Senior IT Project Manager is responsible for managing complex IT projects on a day-to-day basis, using the Project Management Life Cycle process and deliverables.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform project management duties for complex IT projects in accordance with project management life cycle (PMLC) and systems development life cycle (SDLC) processes. These activities include:
• Perform day-to-day management of all project phases to ensure deliverables are completed on time and within budget.
• Coordinate all project activities with the IT project team members and business owners / stakeholders.
• Track performance against objectives and develop corrective strategies when objectives are not being met.
• Create, manage, and update project charters, schedules, risk management plans, communication plans, project budgets, gate reviews, and all other project management documentation.
• Work with project team members and management to secure resources and funding.
• Coordinate closely with project stakeholders to define project scopes and schedules.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs, processes, and data sources.
• Work with business analysts and architects to translate these business needs into clearly documented-detailed requirements and functional specifications.
• Provide regular status updates and maintain relevant metrics to provide transparency on team performance.
• Manage vendors and hold them accountable for their delivery activities.
• Identify and coordinate cross-project dependencies.
• Communicate with executive leadership to provide project risk analysis, status, and requirements that may impact strategic direction.
• Ensure that projects comply with audit requirements.
• Complete additional projects and assignments as needed.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ years of project management experience for complex application and data integration projects.
• Detailed knowledge of project management and software development life cycle methodologies.
• Experience managing mid-sized to large IT integration projects, independently.
• Career experience within Commercial Insurance, is desired.
• Facilitation skills with an ability to effectively manage cross-functional team discussions.
• Strong management skills with an ability to achieve results in a matrix management environment.
• Ability to translate business needs into IT deliverables.
• Able to successfully apply waterfall, agile, and hybrid project-delivery methodologies.
• Possess multi-disciplinary information technology knowledge with proven systems deployment experience.
• Experience using Project and Portfolio Management tools (MS Project, Planview, SharePoint, etc.)
• Expertise in all aspects of requirements and testing processes.

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Detail-oriented and extremely organized.
• Strong analytical and managerial abilities.
• Strong business planning and prioritization skills.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities and proactively identify risks to project timelines.
• Excellent written & verbal (business) communications skills.
• Ability to work across organizational boundaries and bring people together with diverse perspectives to find solutions.
• Strong personal time-management skills with the ability to meet individual and team deadlines.
• Team player who can work well with technical and business resources.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
B.A. / B.S. degree.
Project Management Professional (PMP) is a plus, but not required.
CPCU Designation or advanced degree is a plus, but not required.