Senior Project Manager

• Manage strategic, continuous improvement, and transformation initiatives
• effective in leading all aspects of a project and/or program to ensure timely and effective Work with multiple development methodologies such as waterfall, iterative and agile (scrum, kanban) to support project teams
• Have awareness of agile techniques such as automated testing, user stories, test driven development, continuous integration, agile games, etc
• Business partner who possesses critical thinking skills in order to define practical solutions that align with strategic objectives
• Understands the business needs of the project and its interaction with other projects/programs to make decisions that are in the best interest of the Ability to think creatively to drive innovation, perform situational analysis which leads to well thought out decisions
• Must establish strong working relationships with executive sponsors, business owners and stakeholders across the organization to manage expectations and project delivery
• Monitors performance and recommends schedule changes, cost or resource adjustments
• Establishes and provide timely updates to the management team for each project for escalating issues, reporting and managing risks, issues and status reporting
• Management of project change requests that impact scope, schedule
• Lead or coordinate project planning, including resource, staff, supply and subcontract management, progress reporting, troubleshooting and team management
• Ensure that project resources are following established processes as well as participate in strengthening internal tools, artifacts and other governance aspects
• Directly or indirectly manage/mentor team members and colleagues in techniques such as leadership, methodology, tools, and people and communication skills
• Able to teach many of the skills—both hard and soft—that are required for the successful planning, execution, delivery and support of projects and their products or Lead and support in the facilitation of improvement methodology to diverse audiences and tailor communication style and information

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent related work experience required
• Master’s Degree preferred
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, Certified Scrum Master similar certifications desired
• 10+ years financial services desired (preferably life insurance and annuity), LOMA ALMI or FLMI a plus
• 10+ years experience managing cross-functional projects in a matrixed environment desired
• Experience in coaching and mentoring
• Skilled in multiple project management methodologies (e.g. agile/scrum, waterfall) desired
• Must be a self-starter and be able to work independently as well as being a team player
• Ability to understand, interpret and communicate complex subject matter
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• strong organizational skills a must
• Results oriented, excellent verbal and written communication skills

Life Insurance, Data Warehousing, Salesforce Administration, PPM, PMP Certification, Financial Services

• medical, vision, dental, life and disability insurance
• 401(k) or deferred compensation plan (if eligible)
• paid time off for vacation, personal needs, and sick time
• paid holidays