Senior Project/Program Manager (Insurance/Annuity domain)

Job Title: Senior Project/Program Manager (Insurance/Annuity domain)

Location: Hybrid - Springfield, MA(3 days a week)

Position: 12+ months Contract

Job Description:

Must have ::

• Looking for 10+years of experience in Partner with Project Sponsors, Directors and Head of Departments to compile Discovery artifacts such as a Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA), Project Charter, high level Resource Plan, and high-level Milestone Plan to be reviewed to receive Discovery Funding.
• Gain recognition as a trusted advisor and leader with our customers and stakeholders at all levels of the organization across business and IT. This can include providing input into and/or influence business strategies and direction that determine and shape projects.
• Work independently and with management on highly visible, complex projects.
• Develop and maintain required Detailed Planning artifacts and manage plan execution.
• Determine project scope and manage scope execution across multiple large projects or medium to large programs where scope is subject to change, contains high complexity and high degree of risk, large number of resources, and complex organizational change issues that support complex enterprise or strategic corporate goals.
• Develop financial forecasts, record cost variance, anticipate and address delivery challenges, and request budget changes if needed following associated Change Request Process.
• Develop high-level milestones during Discovery and develop detailed project schedules during Detailed Planning.
• Works with a high degree of autonomy to apply industry leading project and program management knowledge to refine the resource plan, develop a RACI Matrix, conduct a Key-Person Risk Assessment, and Third-Party Support Needs Assessment .
• Ensure early identification, resolution, and escalation of project risks through maintenance of Risk and Issue Log and project Pre-Mortem activity.
• Drives continuous improvement and efficiencies beyond own scope of responsibility.
• Accountable for meeting all business requirements from development through implementation.
• Naturally lead and command authority; influence and inspire across a matrixed organization (i.e. without control or positional authority)
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated skill at developing high quality project / program reporting that is appropriate for presentation to senior leadership.
• Comfortable working in ambiguity, capable of establishing and growing functions and teams from the ground up.