Job Title: IT Project Manager
Location: NYC, NY / Iselin, NJ / Hartford or Stamford, CT
Hybrid: 2-3 days / week
Duration: Long Term Contract
Position Overview:
The Senior IT Project Manager will be responsible for ensuring that projects are managed to be completed, with high quality, on-time, on-budget, and in-scope. In this capacity, the Senior IT Project Manager works in collaboration with the Business Unit and IT sponsors to establish project goals and success criteria. The Senior IT Project Manager will be responsible for planning and driving the deliverables, including managing third party vendor relationships, if applicable, for the design and development. The Senior IT Project Manager will proactively identify/resolve risks and issues, track/report status, and communicate with the stakeholders. The successful candidate may need to project manage multiple projects at the same time.
Responsibilities:
Define project goals, success criteria and expectations with stakeholders.
Manage the initiative(s) successfully through all project phases within the given constraints of time, budget, scope, and quality.
Effectively identify and manage change requests.
Learn and conform to all established IT governance and project delivery processes.
Create and manage a realistic and credible project plan. Negotiate project deliverables, milestones, and target dates.
Responsible for collaboration in a matrix organization with globally distributed teams.
Establish and continuously facilitate appropriate communication amongst the stakeholders and teams, ensure clarity on goals, priorities, and concrete responsibilities for all team members.
Provide regular verbal and documented status updates.
Work closely with the support team(s) to prepare for and manage the transition and warranty period.
Requirements:
10 plus years of professional experience in project management or similar field.
Minimum of 5 years'''' experience in delivery of large-scale IT application implementation projects.
Experience in insurance/reinsurance required; specialty insurance experience desired.
Bachelor''''s Degree.
Implementation experience with both off-the-shelf products and custom developed applications.
Insurance core system (Guidewire, Duck Creek, etc.) implementation experience desired.
Experience with UW Workbench, policy administration and billing programs will best align to need (guidewire is nice to have).
Ability to manage teams that consist of both company employees and third parties.
Experience in outsourcing work to outside vendors to achieve deliverables.
Very strong communication, negotiation, analytical and problem-solving skills.
Follow a well-structured mode of operation, including detailed project planning with the appropriate level of detail.
Proven track record in delivering program/projects on-time, on-budget, and in-scope.
Experience in managing projects in a global, matrix environment.
Knowledge of software development life cycle methodologies and best practices.
Experience with different SDLC methodologies including agile and waterfall required.
Ability to manage multiple projects at one time.
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