Engagement Manager

Location: Columbus, GA Onsite

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Engagement Manager to lead and manage large scale, enterprise level initiatives in a matrixed environment. This role is responsible for driving transformational and strategic projects from requirements definition through technical delivery and warranty support.

The Engagement Manager will collaborate closely with business units, IT leadership, and cross functional teams to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, budget, and quality standards while aligning with organizational goals.

Key Responsibilities

Program & Project Leadership

• Lead and manage large scale enterprise projects with transformational and strategic impact.
• Provide oversight and governance for multiple parallel projects executed concurrently.
• Manage dependencies across projects and prioritize initiatives at the program level.
• Collaborate in a matrixed environment with business units and IT management.
  
  

Requirements & Delivery Management

• Assist business units during the requirements definition phase to identify scope, objectives, and deliverables.
• Report to designated IT leadership throughout the project lifecycle.
• Oversee execution of technical project delivery from requirements through implementation and warranty support.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and milestones.
  
  

Project Control & Governance

• Monitor project performance against scope, schedule, cost, and quality objectives.
• Assess variances from project plans, gather performance metrics, and implement corrective actions.
• Apply project management methodologies, tools, and best practices.
• Ensure adherence to established project standards, procedures, and quality objectives.
  
  

Change & Risk Management

• Apply change management and root cause analysis methodologies.
• Manage project risks, issues, and dependencies effectively.
• Drive continuous process improvement and optimization initiatives.
  
  

Stakeholder & Team Engagement

• Build strong partnerships with business stakeholders, IT teams, and management.
• Act as a trusted consultant by identifying problems, developing solutions, and gaining stakeholder buy in.
• Mentor, coach, and train project team members and analysts.
• Facilitate collaboration across distributed teams and functional areas.
  
  

Communication & Reporting

• Deliver professional business presentations to leadership and stakeholders.
• Provide ongoing project tracking, reporting, and status updates.
• Ensure clear, timely, and transparent communication at all organizational levels.
  
  

Required Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Demonstrated experience managing large, complex, enterprise level projects.
• Experience working in a matrixed organizational structure.
• Insurance industry experience or relevant certifications are a plus.
  
  

Core Skills & Competencies

• Strong knowledge of project management principles, methodologies, and tools.
• Proven experience leading transformational and strategic initiatives.
• Expertise in:
• Project planning, scheduling, tracking, and reporting
• Project change management and control
• Risk and resource management
• Cost, scope, and quality management
• Strong analytical, diagnostic, and problem solving skills.
• Excellent facilitation, negotiation, and stakeholder management abilities.
• Exceptional oral, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Strong leadership, teamwork, and interpersonal skills.
  
  

Job Knowledge & Technical Skills

• Business case preparation and cost benefit analysis
• Business definition and requirements documentation
• Formal business and executive presentations
• Peer leadership and cross functional collaboration
• Flowcharting and process modeling
• Business process reengineering
• Problem and change management
• Project control and governance
• Distributed processing environments
• Mainframe computing concepts
• Data modeling and Entity Relationship (ER) diagramming
• Development of functional, design, and technical specifications
• Software development lifecycle (SDLC)
• Development methodologies and procedures
• Software architecture and system analysis
• Project estimating and forecasting
• Project management and scheduling tools
• Quality assurance and metrics
• Resource management
• Risk management
• Project scheduling, tracking, and reporting
  
  

Thanks & Regards

Ajay Pratap Singh

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Website:

Tekaccel, Inc.

2601 Little Elm Pkwy,

Suite # 1804,

Little Elm, TX 75068