Project Manager

We are working with an established P&C Insurance company based in Tampa, FL that is seeking a skilled Project Manager with an understanding of personal lines homeowners’ insurance.

The PM will oversee management of all aspects of software development projects and production support deployments including selection, discovery, requirements, design, scope, plan, schedule, communications, reporting, risk, implementation, release, and post-release activities.

This role requires a combination of technical expertise, business acumen and strong organizational skills.

This is a new position that reports to the CTO.

Essential Duties and Functions : include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Utilize and maintain PMO / IS Project Management tools and techniques throughout the life cycle of projects (SmartSheets, Jira, Wiki / Confluence, Survey Tools)
• Partner with internal and external Functional Managers, Business Analysts, Quality Assurance, Engineering, Release Management, Tech Support, Underwriting and other functional Insurance Departments to ensure the implementation of insurance programs according to the company's thresholds of time, budget, and quality
• Develop and implement project management tools and templates to improve and enhance the project life cycle
• Analyze development, testing, and release processes and continually improve their efficiency and effectiveness
• Organize and lead project meetings to facilitate goal setting and review, progress and status reporting, communication, resolve blockers, and general project planning
• Sets goals with project team members and gain commitment to milestones and deliverables, based on time estimates
• Ensure that business objectives and key success metrics are being met
• Track project progress through project schedules, budgets (as necessary), project reports, meeting agendas and minutes, and other reporting mechanisms
• Report project status to Department Management, Project Management, and Business Management and partners with them to clear any obstacles to project progress
• Collaborate with business-side managers and project stakeholders to insure their input is accounted for and managed within projects
• Gather project metrics in order to create predictable, reliable, and repeatable development and release practices
• Partner with compliance to coordinate and integrate project activities and division-requested enhancements according to the applicable corporate and regulatory standards
• Identify requirements for web-based and back-office system projects maintained internally or by external vendors
• Coordinate system demos and workflow walk-throughs to enable business leader’s decision-making
• Relationship Manager with IS / IT teams, insurance carriers, vendors, and business divisions to achieve project objectives
• Demonstrated ability to plan and track project schedules and delivering projects on time and on budget
• Experience successfully communicating across a variety of audiences
• Able to successfully perform both independently and by motivating a project team
• Familiarity using Agile, Hybrid and Predictive project methodologies
• Experience with web applications and customizable and configurable applications
• Basic understanding of programming languages and concepts

Required :

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field, or a combination of relevant work experience.
• Five plus years of Project Management experience in the P&C insurance industry
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite such as Excel, Outlook, Word, Teams, etc.
• Previous experience in personal lines homeowners’ insurance; specifically in Policy Administration, Rating, and Underwriting systems
• Excellent communication and leadership skills; extremely organized and able to coordinate multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Have a positive attitude and be a self-starter willing to work independently and learn.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment working on multiple projects concurrently.
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to delivering high-quality results. Ability to adapt to a changing environment.
• Prior experience working with or leading offshore development and QA teams a plus.
• Experience with Atlassian Jira for Ticket intake a plus.

Preferred :

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• Lean / Six Sigma Certifications Preferred

Type of Experience :

• Policy / HO experience big
• Prior successful experience w / major initiatives
• Must be able to talk at XLT level
• Need to be able to see big picture and drive the details
• This is a high program level position; have to do the whole thing
• Policy administration forward
5 days ago