About the position This role is responsible for the overall planning, coordination, and execution of multiple projects / initiatives simultaneously. This will require the engagement of resources (often senior representatives) from multiple functional areas. Project Management Consultant will ensure that team members and stakeholders have a clear understanding of project objectives and will assist in the identification of tasks, manage progress to plan, escalate issues as necessary and communicate on a regular basis to stakeholders and senior level management. This will include management of issues, risks and project change requests to ensure successful and on-time project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of multiple projects to ensure overall program is aligned to and directly supports achievement of strategic objectives.
• Collaborates effectively with others in a variety of work settings. Works to ensure an atmosphere of teamwork, collaboration and empowerment is created for each project. Involves extensive interaction with customers, which may cross numerous business departments, as well as vendors and contractors.
• Implements project management practices for assigned areas and projects. Ensures projects are delivered on time and within budget. Adheres to high quality standards and meets customer requirements and expectations. Assembles project plans, team assignments, directs and monitors work efforts, identifies resource needs and escalates functional budgeting, quality and timeline issues.
• Provide leadership for project team by assisting and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones.
• Formulates alternatives and involves taking appropriate actions in accomplishing a variety of project related activities. Outlines the specifications for the deliverables/tasks in some cases and validates to ensure quality deliverable.
• Tracks key project milestones and adjusts project plans and/or resources to meet the needs of the customers. Keeps stakeholders apprised of project status.
• Reports on project success criteria results, project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership.
• Full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment for assigned projects.
• Program modeling, reporting and overall administration for some projects, including analysis and report generation as needed.
• Consults and provides direction and insight to the business units as to how to address/proceed with a new opportunity, complicated merger and acquisition or method of reporting on a new program, system or product.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree OR equivalent work experience required
• At least 10 years of IT, Insurance and/or project management experience.
• Prior management, supervisory or team leader experience helpful

Nice-to-haves

• Project Management professional certification desirable, but not required

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance with no waiting period
• Competitive paid time off programs
• 401(k) savings and annual contributions of up to 12% of annual salary
• Mental health support programs, life and disability insurance, paid parental leave and a variety of additional voluntary benefits