The Project Manager supports and enhances the corporate change management process by managing projects and processes of Information Services/Programming Initiatives. Supports the IS applications development department through coordination and facilitation efforts.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in Project Management or equivalent field.
• Strong analysis, communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
• Proven track record of strong teambuilding skills.
• Must be able to effectively interface with all levels of the organization and build successful work and project teams.
• Demonstrable business analysis success in insurance, financial or IT project environment is essential.
• Knowledge of Property and Casualty Insurance operations is a plus.
• PMP and Agile Methodology Certification a plus.

• Analyzes, plans, and develops requirements and standards in reference to Information Services scheduled projects.
• Establishes timelines, deliverables, and solidifies due dates for all Information Services projects.
• Works closely with the IS Applications Manager to identify and prioritize all IS projects.
• Assures repeatable processes are established and implemented to increase and ensure project success. Applies best practices for Project Management and Business Analysis per established entities.
• Provides regular project status reporting to Steering Committee, designated managers, and employees to promote effective communication.
• Works with business unit and Operations / IS management and personnel to identify, understand, and prioritize operational problems and opportunities along with determining risks and exposure to the business. Investigates alternatives and selects options best aligned with the organization’s goals.
• Identifies business needs, determines solution approach, defines solution scope, and develops business case.
• Creates and delivers change management documentation including business objectives, high-level requirements, detailed requirements, design models, and test cases.
• Conducts business analysis to determine requirements deliverables, activities, and tools.
• Uses requirements baseline and traceability techniques to manage requirement scope including tracing requirements backward to related business objectives and forwards to design models, test cases, and ultimately, the delivered solution.
• Creates communication’s plans that meet the widely varying business needs.
• Keeps the corporate project status listing updated and communicates project status to Steering Committee based on communications plan.
• Manages company’s project portfolio.
• Builds sustainable, effective, and successful relationships with department heads through communication, understanding, trust, and transparency.
• Assumes a lead role for potential future major system migration efforts providing project and vendor management as needed.