Job Title: Senior Project Manager Primary Location: Hybrid, 2 days onsite in one of the following locations: Chicago, IL; Cedar Rapids, IA; Baton Rouge, LA Position Type: Direct Hire
Overview
TalentFish is casting a line for a tenacious & encouraging Senior Project Manager. This is a newfull-timeopportunity with our premier client in theLife Insurance industry . Candidates must have Life Insurance or Annuities Insurance industry experience to qualify for this position.
The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for planning and overseeing small to complex projects within and across the organization from ideation through to completion. Senior Project Managers work alongside Project Managers to help oversee and coordinate people and processes, to deliver projects on time, within budget and with desired outcomes aligned to objectives.
What You'll do in a Day. (Skills Used in this Position)

• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
• Plan, schedule and track project timelines, deliverables and milestones using appropriate tools.
• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, and presentations.
• Work with internal resources and processes as well as multiple outside vendor resources and processes.
• Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
• Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas.
• Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle.
• Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals. Draft and submit budget proposals and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary.
• Define and implement process improvements that will benefit the PMO and ultimately the organization.
• Coach, mentor and motivate project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work. Develop business relationships vital to the success of the project.
• Conduct project lessons learned and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.

What You Bring to the Role. (Ideal Experience)

• Bachelor's degree.
• 10 years of Project Manager experience. Including experience of being progressively responsible in an Enterprise PMO environment with exposure to planning, product development and vendor management.
• PMP designation or progress toward preferred.
• Experience in managing large/complex cross-platform projects and multiple vendors with minimal supervision.
• Third Party Management (TPA) and Vendor Experience a plus!
• Life insurance and financial service project management experience required.
• Experience working both independently and, in a team oriented, collaborative environment is essential.
• Can conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities. Reacts to project adjustments and alterations promptly and efficiently. Flexible during times of change.
• Ability to read communication styles of team members and contractors who come from a broad spectrum of disciplines.
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients, and other departments; diffusing tension among project team, should it arise.
• Exceptional negotiation, facilitation, and consensus building skills in addition to a strong ability to quantify impacts and synthesize data from multiple sources.
• Must be able to learn, understand, and apply new technologies.
• The ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial.
• Ability to organize and complete multiple tasks/projects at one time.
• Proficiency in project management automated tools.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Access, Word, PPT, Teams).
• Experience with Salesforce is a plus!
• Strong business and collaboration skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Flexible can-do attitude, willing to help with all types of tasks in an ever-changing environment.
• Passion to learn new things and design new solutions.

TalentFish is an employee-owned company pioneering a new realm in talent acquisition. We are redefining IT staffing by evolving AI, video screening and our unique platform. TalentFish focuses on providing the best employee, consultant, and client experience possible. At TalentFish we are an Equal Opportunity Employer we embrace and encourage diversity!