Job Description

Position Summary:  

Under the direction of a Portfolio Manager and/or, in some cases, a Program Manager, this position oversees multiple projects of varying size and complexity within the ISO Underwriting business unit. The Project Manager I is expected to be savvy about our business environment and know how to adeptly lead and manage people and processes to ensure projects are run efficiently and effectively.    

The Project Manager I is expected to be both experienced and advanced enough in their career to be comfortable with autonomy. S/he is considered a leader on his/her assigned projects and will drive them through all phases—from original concept or initiation through to close. The Project Manager I has the authority to run projects both on a high level and on a tactical, day-to-day basis in order to reach the finish line—on time, within scope and within budget. The position interfaces across, up and down organizational and functional hierarchies impacted by the project, including business and product leadership, IT, development partners, vendors and end users. Superb and effective communication skills are critical in this role, as is the ability to provide valuable report-outs on projects to different audiences.  

The Project Manager I may be responsible for and focused on a particular program, consisting of multiple, inter-related projects that support a larger effort.  

Responsibilities, Work Details and Deliverables:  

• Serve as leader of project teams, working in close collaboration with the project sponsor, owner, and product leadership; develop a trusted advisor relationship with the business, facilitate discussion, and provide recommendations to management as appropriate  
• Organize and lead communications for assigned projects in a seamless and timely manner, and to all appropriate levels; direct day-to-day activities of projects in matrixed organization  
• Proactively drive the exploration and discovery of projects’ critical deliverables, guiding project stakeholders through this; also, tailor processes to meet the needs of individual projects  
• Understand interdependencies between technology, operations, and business needs  
• Create, publish and maintain standard project documentation such as project plans, status reports, risk and issues logs, project charters, change request registers, and meeting minutes  
• Direct project timelines and ensure proper planning and execution; regularly document, track, and follow up on project tasks, milestones and deliverables, ensuring that they meet requirements and quality standards and are completed on schedule  
• Monitor, track and control outcomes to resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies and critical path deliverables; identify, manage, escalate and mitigate risks and issues as appropriate  
• In close collaboration with project leadership and stakeholders, define success criteria for assigned projects and report on success criteria results and metrics  
• Act as an internal quality control check for the project  
• Comply with PMO established standards and best practices, work within project management tools (including, but not limited to, Sharepoint and MS Teams), and provide ad hoc statistics on projects as requested by PMO or business leadership  
• Continue professional development in order to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods and best practices  
• Excel in addressing and managing the expectations of varied stakeholder personalities with diverse management and leadership styles; be responsive to those expectations by flexing, facilitating and incorporating feedback as appropriate  
• Perform other duties as assigned and needed

Qualifications

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• PMP or professional project management certification(s)  
• 1 to 3+ years of project management experience on projects within a matrix environment  
• Experience with full product lifecycle, with an understanding of the development lifecycle and various technology methodologies that support that lifecycle  
• Experience with product management and leadership, with preference given to those with exposure to the property and casualty insurance industry  
• Proven record of reliability and success in managing projects of varying size and complexity on-time, on-schedule and within budget  
• Strong ability to work in an ambiguous environment and collaborate across multiple areas in order to achieve business objectives  
• Excellent leadership and diplomacy skills, including the ability to build and maintain positive working relationships across, up and down multiple business and technology groups  
• Best-in-class communication skills (written, verbal and presentation), along with excellent negotiation, facilitation, consultative, and interpersonal abilities  
• Proven talent for establishing credibility, motivating, influencing, and building consensus among internal and external project teams and peers (technical and non-technical)  
• Ability to present to all levels of the organization, including to management and leadership  
• Comfortable with working under pressure; thrives in stressful or demanding conditions that may arise within assigned projects  
• Analytical and perceptive, with strong attention to detail and the proven ability to work creatively in a problem-solving environment   
• Self-motivated with the ability to think independently, make sound decisions, as well as the ability to adapt to change and flex with competing demands and shifting priorities  
• Knowledgeable in change management and tracking  
• Experience with a variety of project management tools and structured methodologies, including SDLC, Agile, SCRUM, Safe Agile, Waterfall  
• Technically competent with various software programs, including but not limited to Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Microsoft Project, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft Sharepoint    
• Program management experience a plus but not required

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