Incredible Program Manager opportunity at Physicians Mutual!

With minimal supervision in an Agile Organization, the Program Manager is focused on representing the strategic objectives within the enterprise. This focus includes building lightweight business cases, selling initiative value in priority discussions, breaking down initiatives into deliverable features for development, creating project timelines and a significant amount of communication with our business partners and technical management. It will be imperative these individuals are excellent representatives of the company through presentation, communication and facilitation.

Responsibilities:

• Partners with business stakeholders to outline and define business objectives, determine priority and communicate value.
• Represents the strategic objectives within the enterprise.
• Creates and maintains project timelines
• Manages business and technical scope
• Communicates with business stakeholders and leadership throughout project lifecycle

Requirements:

• College degree with major course work in business management information systems, computer science or equivalent training / experience.
• 5-7 years of progressive experience in Information Technology or relevant industry.
• 5 years of experience in project/product management.
• Experience communicating, facilitating, and coordinating across all levels of an enterprise.
• Demonstrate the ability to launch & deliver multiple concurrent projects.

Preferred:

• Certifications (SAFe Certification, CSM, CBAP, CSPO, etc.)
• Agile/Scrum experience.
• Insurance Industry knowledge.

About us:

Health. Life. Retirement. The Physicians Mutual family empowers people from all walks of life to enjoy the financial security they deserve. That’s what Insurance for all of us® is about.
The Physicians Mutual family includes Physicians Mutual Insurance Company and Physicians Life Insurance Company. Physicians Mutual Insurance Company offers reliable dental and supplemental health insurance (and now, pet insurance!). Physicians Life Insurance Company provides important Medicare Supplement and life insurance coverage. The company additionally offers coverage for funeral pre-planning to help meet the growing needs of funeral home owners and the families they serve.

Since our start in 1902, our dedication to delivering on our promise has helped make us one of the nation’s leading health and life insurance providers. In fact, we are rated in the top 1% of insurance companies. We consistently maintain some of the highest financial strength ratings in the nation from independent insurance analysts, including A.M. Best Company and Weiss Ratings, ensuring we’ll be there for our policyowners and our employees far into the future.

But the achievement we’re most proud of? We have a 95% customer approval rating — a true sign of a company dedicated to embodying its vision.