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Beacon Technologies is seeking a very strong Business/IT Program Manager for our client partner. Position reports into the Business Transformation Team or IT PMO.
Job Responsibility:
Drive delivery of key initiatives supporting the business
Work with business/IT and potentially outside vendors to perform all aspects of a Program Manager role
Develop a project plan drive the team towards those milestones track issues/risks/dependencies
Develop budgets and track forecasts
Develop and deliver team and senior stakeholder communication
Manage the delivery of programs and projects by leading project teams, ensuring effective stakeholder management and business engagement
Serve as the primary point of contact for project status and budget reporting
Facilitate strong partnerships with third-party contributors to manage project schedules, risks and issues
Effectively lead programs and projects to achieve defined business outcomes
Create a high performing team of business, IT and third-party stakeholders to initiate, design, and deliver people, process and technology solutions
Serve as a primary point of contact for business sponsors and other business stakeholders
Seek to learn assigned business function, processes and systems
Demonstrate strong business acumen and leadership to drive results, remove execution barriers and anticipate and manage program risks
Instill best practice methodologies and tools into project execution activities, adhering to established Project Management framework standards and ensuring that all defined approvals are obtained
Manage project interdependencies within an overall program, ensuring that individual project goals are met and that overall program business benefits are achieved
Demonstrate financial management discipline by ensuring that a quality business case is developed, overseeing the development of estimates, benefit commitments, and overall project costs including contingency
Monitor the project budget, providing updated monthly forecasts and communicating potential budget overruns
Maintain effective communication within the project team, and external to the project team, including producing accurate project status reports, decision logs and other project and meeting documentation to ensure team alignment and to drive forward progress
Escalate project risks and issues as appropriate
Maintain a quality project schedule, collaborating with third-party contributors, to ensure an accurate forecast of resource demand and project costs
Leverage best practice scheduling tactics to monitor project progress and critical path dependencies
Manage budgeted resources by anticipating expenditures, accurately forecasting resource needs/costs and properly accounting for expenses to meet requirements and achieve fiscal responsibility
Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience
7 years relevant experience
Proven experience delivering complex initiatives
Proven experience with Agile/Agile Methodologies and delivering projects leveraging this framework
Extremely proficient with MS Office Apps – MS Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Word
Very good financial skills, i.e., creating budgets, forecasts, cost-benefit analyses, etc.
Proven experience working with vendors
Insurance experience required
Excellent stakeholder management skills across Business, IT, and teams
Excellent oral and written communication skills, including PowerPoint Resumes
Need to see a mix of IT and Business driven projects on their resume
Insurance industry experience required
Nice to have:
Experience delivering and managing multi-year, complex programs
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
Expert knowledge of project management techniques and tools
Thorough understanding of the business drivers and factors driving change in the information technology and insurance industry
Working knowledge of information technology environments, solutions, plans, and strategies
Working knowledge of systems development lifecycle
Communicate effectively, concisely and appropriately at all levels
Identify and articulate improvement opportunities and translate them into tangible business deliverables
Anticipate obstacles, estimate time and resources needed for the completion of a project
Identify opportunities for synergy and integration
Effectively present information to influence organizational leaders and key stakeholders
Adjust plans, goals, actions or priorities to meet changing situations
Conduct gap analysis of current state and desired future state
Use expertise to formulate and make recommendations regarding practice and development opportunities
Coach and encourage employees towards continuously improving performance and mentor team with feedback, on-the-job skill enhancement opportunities and career advice
Build and establish constructive and cooperative working relationships and open lines of communication
Utilize effective communication skills to influence and persuade decision makers
What we offer:
Career advancement opportunities
Extensive training
Excellent benefits including paying for health and dental premiums for salaried employees