IT Project Manager
IT Project Manager
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Job Description
Role: IT Project Manager
Location: Bala Cynwyd PA (Hybrid2 days/week)
Type: Contract
Job Summary:
The position is responsible for successful delivery of project initiatives. This position resides in the Portfolio and Project Management Group and executes projects that enable realization of the strategic objectives and tactical business plan goals for clients.
Project Manager
- Below highlights key accountabilities for this role. It is not fully inclusive of all possible tasks that may be expected to be performed by this role.
- Leads IT projects from start to finish. Projects may consist of one or a combination of implementation or customizations of commercial offtheshelf insurance software applications; mobile/web technologies system integrations; software upgrades Intelligent Automation (RPA) and infrastructure (hardware).
- Manages three (3) or more projects simultaneously depending on project complexity duration and lifecycle phase. The average duration of most projects is 6 8 months.
- Manages a project team of matrixed resources. Resolves challenges presented by resource and schedule availability in matrixed organizations (project team members including the PM are rarely 100% dedicated to a single project).
- Creates and maintains detailed project schedules for accurate schedule tracking and progress reporting that is effortdriven and autoscheduled.
- Reconciles project team timecards from time card system with planned hours in project plan; investigates and resolves variances between planned and actual time reported on time cards; adjusts project task effort/duration with the project plan as necessary to maintain correct forecast of ETC.
- Maintains and reconciles the project financial forecast in the project financial accounting tool; investigates and resolves variances between forecast and actual project costs. Proactively releases excess project funds if not needed or requests additional funding when necessary due to requested baseline changes.
- Accurately follows all documented PPM processes procedures and templates.
- Anticipates identifies and manages project risks issues assumptions and decisions; escalates in an appropriate and timely manner.
- Prepares twicemonthly project status reports for each assigned project.
- Meets regularly with project team(s) business sponsors/stakeholders portfolio manager(s) and other key stakeholders.
- Facilitates the completion approval and storage of project artifacts including approval documents.
- Ensures compliance with project management governance standards.
- Develops project charter communication plan risk management plan responsibility matrix resource plan roles responsibilities and project reporting structure. Sets frequency and type of interactions extent of involvement of stakeholders and the process to resolve disputes.
- Assists in maturing and improving the PMO practice by providing support and feedback.
- Initiates and ensures project management and methodologies are followed and change management procedures and supporting tools are used in executing all projects as appropriate.
Core Competencies
- The below descriptions are typical experience and skills needed for the roles but do not guarantee placement in the role. Actual placement will be determined from an interview of candidate. These items are not in order of importance.
- 5 to 7 years of current project management experience delivering IT projects with a minimum budget of $150K preferred.
- Has successfully delivered IT projects from start to finish.
- Familiar with or has used effortdriven project planning techniques in MS Project.
- Demonstrates high levels of capability in all project management competencies including planning executing monitoring and controlling of IT projects.
- Project Management Institute PMP Certification preferred.
- Experience managing development projects in financial services or insurance companies; commercial property and casualty insurance a plus.
- Experience managing vendors requesting and executing SOWs.
- Demonstrates a personal sense of urgency to complete daytoday work. Must drive for results from self and project team members. Must know when to push back on perceived limitations and when to be flexible and accept the limitation.
- Exercises strong leadership capabilities; presents executive presence especially when delivering difficult messages to stakeholders and leaders; calm and collected under pressure; takes accountability for entire project and outcomes.
- Demonstrates strong customer focus; is responsive consultative collaborative and accurate in work approach. Considers project impacts and outcomes from the business (customers) perspective.
- Experience directly managing and forecasting project financials (reconciling invoices timekeeping etc.)
- Able to create clear concise messaging to all organizational levels.
- Exercises sound judgment making informed successful decisions from a set of complex options.
- Willing to develop technical understanding of the systems involved and ability to understand data flow and the highlevel technical architecture.
- Ability to learn project management and financial planning tools as required.
Employment Type
Full Time
