Job Description

Project Management Skills

- Experience and thorough understanding of the PMI-based Project Management Life Cycle

- Lead project team to deliver business and technical objectives on-time, within budget and to specification

- Create MS Project schedule using Dynamic Scheduling, and utilize the schedule to communicate and manage the work

- Report status, issues and risks according to PMO processes and schedule

- Prepare project for governance gate approvals

- Demonstrated experience in managing projects in risk and dependency rich environment

Professional Background

- Experience in delivering technical solutions from concept, selection, installation, testing and implementation

- General understanding of data-related projects and infrastructure

- Have worked in medium to large corporate environments, insurance (P&C) and/or financial services industry

- Experience with the SDLC, familiarity with agile/iterative methods not required but preferred

- Experience with transformational frameworks CMMI, PSP/TSP and/or business process re-engineering (BPR) not required but preferred

- Background in business analysis not required but preferred

Personal Skills

- Comfortable relaying project details to “C” level senior management

- Engage directly with internal business clients to understand their business objectives and translate them into delivery plans

- Collaborate with other project and program managers to manage project interdependencies

- Demonstrated ability to resolve conflicts, address issues and conduct pro’s and con’s evaluations toward resolution

- Develop and gain agreement with stakeholders on project plans and budgets

- Ability to multi-task, requiring experience in technology, business acumen, coordination skills, and supervisory competence to effectively and efficiently manage the progression and ultimate completion