Project Manager

Project Manager

Cincinnati, OH

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Brooksource is working with one of Cincinnati's leading insurance organizations, to find their next great Project Manager! You would be working within the PMO supporting IT.

They are looking for additional support a Data workstream.

What we are looking for :

• Demonstrated use of strong listening and communication techniques and presentation software.
• Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills with experience conveying information to internal and external customers in a clear, focused, and concise manner.
• Demonstrated experience setting goals and successfully implementing and achieving goals.
• Proven work experience influencing and directing others to initiate a recommended course of action to solve a problem or increase efficiency.

Exudes a strong sense of teamwork by working together effectively, respectfully, and efficiently with all team members in a work environment.

• Proven examples from work experience on identifying problems, researching, and quantifying the problems, and assisting in the problem solving and implementation of creative solutions.
• Proven examples of motivation and experience working under limited supervision.
• Demonstrated experience of going above and beyond the call of duty to assist team members.
• Demonstrated experience creating and working in a team culture that is committed to collaborative cross-functional relationships and service excellence.
• Demonstrated ability to function on a project level, on application and technical projects, with little or no supervision.
• Demonstrated adaptability when required to adjust to multiple demands / deadlines, shifting priorities, ambiguity and rapid change given little or no supervision / direction.
• Experience managing multiple, complex projects to achieve strategic and organizational results.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional business and / or IT experience.
• Ability to document procedures and activities in a manner that is understandable to others and prepared using a prescribed format, demonstrating use of the English language to include exemplary knowledge, in verbal and written format, of the elements of grammar, punctuation, diction and spelling proficiency.
• High school diploma / GED.
• Bachelors degree in Business, Finance or IT is preferred; or commensurate experience.
• Skills in documentation, spreadsheet and database applications.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Word, Visio, PowerPoint, Project).
• MS SharePoint and Access experience preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP)® or PMI PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® designation preferred.

Day to Day :

• Submit Project Change Control Requests when revisions to scope, schedule and / or budget are required. Makes recommendations to Program Managers on program-related change requests.
• Conduct Project Status Reports and provides regular status updates to Program Managers, clients, and stakeholders. Acts as a liaison between the business customer and Project team(s) by building cooperative, constructive, effective relationships.
• Develop project meetings; tracks and analyzes projects. Performs administrative duties commensurate with the requirements of the organization including data gathering, metrics and reports, and manages the supporting project budget.

Executes the successful delivery of assigned projects following established PMO and quality standards / guidelines, and provides a single point of contact for those projects.

Reviews and ensures that all assigned projects are delivered within the defined scope, quality, time and cost requirements.

• Develops, models and coaches / trains / mentors the Project Management Methodology.
• Facilitates quality systems, continuous process improvement, and project-related change management in accordance with the needs of the organization.
• Assist as appropriate in the development of all Program / Project requirements (functional and non-functional) for customers;

ensures the implementation of strategies and initiatives to effectively meet or exceed business requirements and customer expectations.

• Coordinates resource feedback discussions with, and provides resource feedback to, Program Leads and Program Managers.
• Manage Project-level assumptions, risks and issues to ensure clarity around the challenge, the impact and the action plan, providing direction / guidance as needed.
• Manage projects from concept through closure ensuring major project activities, milestones and deliverables are planned and tracked and progress is accurately reported using the standard Project instrumentation (project plan, status, assumption, risk and issue log, change control log, budget / estimates, resource plans, funding requests, etc.

Manages Project Plan to ensure that deliverables are on track by providing guidance to team members around assignments, tasks, priorities, and timeframes.

Drives plan refresh activities based on direction from Program Manager and input from Program and Project Leads, and updates Project Plan in alignment with the overall Program Plan.