Position Summary:

Works successfully with executive, managerial, technical, and business stakeholders to drive complex projects to successful completion.

Position Responsibilities:

Responsible for planning and driving the successful completion of critical systems projects. Specific responsibilities of the Project Manager include the following:

• Primary management interface on 2 or more large and complex projects.
• Drives business problem definition and business requirement elaboration.
• Ensures that project objectives, approach, and deliverables are clearly defined, documented in a project plan, and agreed to by key stakeholders.
• Tracks and reports project progress against plans.
• Manages project variances by taking corrective action.
• Appropriately escalates appropriate issues impacting project cost, time, and scope.
• Manages relationships/work of external vendors/suppliers.
• Plays additional roles (e.g. analyst) as needed to get the project completed

Position Requirements:

• 5-7 years of progressive experience in full lifecycle (from problem definition through implementation) IT project management.
• Experience in the management of complex systems implementation projects which involve new technology.
• Proven track record with planning, estimating, staffing, organizing and controlling complex, cross-functional projects according to plan.
• Demonstrated skill in helping business leaders clarify performance improvement objectives and translating those into a business case.
• Demonstrated expertise in quantifying business benefits, costs, and risks.
• Knowledge of different software development methodologies.
• Knowledge of business process redesign/re-engineering.
• Strong communication, influence, conflict management, and decision-making skills. Experience managing external vendors.
• Financial or insurance industry experience preferred
• BA/BS or equivalent experience - MBA a plus.