Senior Project Manager, Robert Half

Robert Half

Location:
United States, Addison

Category:
IT - Administration

Contract Type:
Employment contract, Contract work

Salary:

Not provided

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Job Description:

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading, supporting, and coaching teams to deliver large and complex projects or programs spanning one or more business units. Responsibilities include managing strategic initiatives, resource planning, and risk management while fostering innovation and collaboration within project teams. Candidates with financial services experience, particularly in life insurance and annuity, are ideal.

Job Responsibility:

Manage strategic, continuous improvement, and transformation initiatives
Lead all aspects of a project and/or program to ensure timely and effective delivery
Work with multiple development methodologies like waterfall, iterative, and agile
Define and implement practical solutions to align with strategic objectives
Build strong relationships with stakeholders and manage expectations
Monitor performance and manage risks, issues, and reporting
Coordinate project planning including resource, staff, and subcontract management
Mentor team members in methodologies, tools, and communication skills
Facilitate improvement methodology to diverse audiences.

Requirements:

Experience managing strategic, continuous improvement, and transformation initiatives
Familiarity with multiple development methodologies such as waterfall, iterative, and agile (scrum, kanban)
Awareness of agile techniques such as automated testing, user stories, test-driven development, and continuous integration
Strong critical thinking skills to define practical solutions aligned with strategic objectives
Ability to establish strong working relationships with executive sponsors, business owners, and stakeholders
Experience with monitoring performance and recommending schedule changes, cost, or resource adjustments
Ability to manage project change requests that impact scope, schedule
Experience in project planning including resource, staff, supply, and subcontract management
Ability to mentor team members in leadership, methodology, tools, and communication skills
PMP Certification or proficiency in PPM tools
Experience in financial services, preferably life insurance and annuity
Familiarity with data warehousing and Salesforce Administration.

Nice to have:

PMP Certification
experience in life insurance and annuity
familiarity with Salesforce Administration.

What we offer:

Access to top jobs
competitive compensation
medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
disability insurance
401(k) plan for hired contract/temporary professionals
free online training.

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
June 06, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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