IT Project Manager - P&C Insurance

APN Consulting, Inc. is seeking an IT Project Manager responsible for planning, executing, and successfully completing projects within the allotted timeline and budget. The role requires strong leadership qualities and insurance industry knowledge, with responsibilities including developing project goals, creating project plans, and communicating project status to stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and define project goals, scope, and deliverables that support business objectives in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders
• Create comprehensive project plans to be shared with clients/business and other staff members
• Create a RACI for the team players to understand their role
• Lead projects from requirements definition through deployment, identifying schedules, scopes, budget estimations, and implementation plans, including risk mitigation
• Monitor project progress continuously and make detailed scheduled reports on measurable items, such as milestones and deliverables
• Communicate proactively the status, issues, and risks involved in the project to all stakeholders
• Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure that projects adhere to scope, schedule, and budget
• Conduct post-project evaluation and identify successful and unsuccessful project elements
• Partner SMEs and stakeholders on project vision, requirements definition, and alignment
• Work with business teams across the organization
• Guide the teams on best practices and SDLC of technology project delivery
• Scope and prioritize activities based on business and customer impact. Use Agile framework
• In some projects as a business analyst/product owner to documentation requirements

Requirements:

• Experience in process mapping, group facilitation, data gathering and analysis, and phases of the project life cycle (SDLC)
• Experience working and most importantly communication with business stakeholders. Experience being a servant leader
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills. A good understanding of the Agile framework
• Understanding/experience of the insurance industry
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite: Including Visio, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Proficient in Smartsheet project management templates
• Self-directed, and takes ownership requiring minimal supervision while achieving consistent, timely delivery of objectives
• Technical background with understanding and/or hands-on experience in software development and/or web technologies
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office and project management tools
• Knowledge of documenting requirements in use case or user story format
• Exceptional leadership, time management, and organizational skills
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and negotiation skills
• Ability to handle high-pressure situations and deadlines
• 8+ years' experience as a proven IT project manager
• PMP is a desired, and should have property and casualty insurance industry experience
• Familiarity with data warehouses is a big plus
• Familiarity with product management is a big plus