Project Manager

Position: PROJECT MANAGER
Location: West Des Moines IA /4 days onsite/1 day remote

Duration: 12 Months/Contract

End Client : Athene

Job Description

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Finance/Insurance background STRONGLY preferred

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Location: West Des Moines IA4 days onsite/1 day remote

Job Description
Facilitates the advancement of multiple parallel work streams while delivering Operations projects across functional IT/business resources and driving work to meet measurable outcomes.
Leads multiple large complex projects with accelerated timelines within IT using Agile/Iterative methodologies.
Demonstrating the drivers of project management effectiveness including:
o Aligns project priorities to the organizations strategies/objectives.
o Understands and manages project interdependencies.
o Logically solves problems.
o Proactively identifies and mitigates risks.
o Develops and executes complex project plans and key milestones.
o Manages project resource demand and allocations in accordance with defined EPMO metrics.
Manages the planning and delivery of projects through a gated process from initiation through delivery and project closure; meeting scope costs and schedules as approved per project plan.
Participates in the PM community of practice and ensures process changes are followed throughout the execution of projects.
Stage gate planning and material prep estimating and forecasting building out portfolio epics and milestones for delivery with an overall view of cross functional priorities and objectives for the team.
Assists with Project Steering Group preparation and prioritization.
Serves as coach for other PMs in the team if requested.

Qualifications And Experience
Bachelors degree or equivalent professional/technical experience required.
7 years of progressive responsibility & success within Project Management required including 2 or more years Project Management experience in a cross functional Agile environment.
Experience with large system implementations and/or system upgrades preferred.
Previous insurance or financial services experience preferred.
Skilled with MS Office Suite (Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook Project etc.).
Demonstrated strong understanding of Project Management and SDLC processes with specific experience managing projects in Agile Waterfall or blended methodologies.
Experience with Atlassian Jira application preferred.