IT Project Manager (App Dev)

Preferred Locations - East Coast

Alpharetta, GA; Charlotte, NC; Chicago, IL; Colorado Springs, CO; Conshohocken, PA; Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; Fargo, ND; Garden City, NY; Houston, TX; Jacksonville, IL; Lenexa, KS; Los Angeles, CA; Lubbock, TX; Morristown, NJ; Mt Juliet, TN; New York, NY; Purchase, NY; Topeka, KS

Required to work in an office a minimum of three days per week and could eventually be required in the office full time.

ROLE SUMMARY

The IT Project Manager is responsible for managing IT projects on a day-to-day basis using the Project Management Life Cycle process and deliverables.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Perform project management duties for complex IT projects, including those involving AI solutions, in accordance with PMLC and SDLC processes. These objectives include:

· Perform day-to-day management of all project phases to ensure deliverables are completed on time and budget. Coordinate all project activities with IT project team members and business owners/ stakeholders. Track performance against objectives and develop corrective strategies when objectives are not being met.

· Create, manage, and update project charters, schedules, risk management plans, communication plans, project budgets, gate reviews and all other project management documentation. 

· Work with project team members and management to secure resources and funding.  

· Coordinate closely with project stakeholders to define project scopes and schedules. Collaborate with these stakeholders to understand business needs, processes, and data sources.  Work with business analysts and architects to translate these business needs into clearly documented detailed requirements and functional specifications. 

· Provide regular status updates and maintain relevant metrics to provide transparency on team performance.

· Communicate with executive leadership to provide project risk analysis, status, and requirements that may impact strategic direction. 

· Stay abreast of AI trends and advancements, evaluating their potential impact and application within ongoing and future projects.

· Ensure that projects comply with audit requirements.

· Identify and coordinate cross-project dependencies.

· Perform additional projects and assignments as needed.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS

·5+ years of project management experience for complex application and data integration projects.

· Detailed knowledge of project management and software development life cycle methodologies.

· Experience managing mid-sized to large IT integration projects, independently.

· Career experience within Commercial Insurance, is desired.

· Strong management skills with an ability to achieve results in a matrix management environment.

· Ability to translate business needs into IT deliverables.

· Able to successfully apply waterfall, agile, and hybrid project-delivery methodologies.

· Possess multi-disciplinary information technology knowledge with proven systems deployment experience.

· Experience using Project and Portfolio Management tools (MS Project, Planview, SharePoint, etc.)

· Expertise in all aspects of requirements and testing processes.

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS

· Excellent level of knowledge within all aspects of requirements and testing processes. 

· Detail-oriented and extremely organized.

· Strong analytical and managerial abilities.

· Strong business planning and prioritization skills.

· Ability to handle multiple priorities and proactively identify risks to project timelines.

· Excellent written & verbal (business) communications skills.

· Ability to work across organizational boundaries and bring people together with diverse perspectives to find solutions.

· Strong personal time-management skills with the ability to meet individual and team deadlines.

· Team player who can work well with technical and business resources.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

· B.A. / B.S. degree.

· Project Management Professional (PMP) is a plus, but not required.

· CPCU Designation or advanced degree is a plus, but not required.