Technical Project Manager || Remote

Job Role- Technical Project Manager

Location- Iselin, NJ || Remote

Summary

The position is responsible for successful delivery of project initiatives for Project and its Group Companies. This position resides in the Portfolio and Project Management Group and executes projects that enable realization of the strategic objectives and tactical business plan goals for Management.

Project Manager

The below highlights key accountabilities for this role. It is not fully inclusive of all possible tasks that may be expected to be performed by this role.

Leads IT projects from start to finish. Projects may consist of one or a combination of implementation or customizations of commercial off-the-shelf insurance software applications; mobile/web technologies, system integrations; software upgrades, Intelligent Automation (RPA) and infrastructure (hardware).

• Manages three (3) or more projects simultaneously, depending on project complexity, duration and lifecycle phase. Average duration of most projects is 6 – 8 months.
• Manages a project team of matrixed resources. Resolves challenges presented by resource and schedule availability in matrixed organizations (project team members, including the PM, are rarely 100% dedicated to a single project).
• Creates and maintains detailed project schedules for accurate schedule tracking and progress reporting that is effort-driven and auto-scheduled.
• Reconciles project team time cards from time card system with planned hours in project plan; investigates and resolves variances between planned and actual time reported on time cards; adjusts project task effort/duration with the project plan as necessary to maintain correct forecast of ETC.
• Maintains and reconciles the project financial forecast in the project financial accounting tool; investigates and resolves variances between forecast and actual project costs. Proactively releases excess project funds if not needed or requests additional funding when necessary due to requested baseline changes.
• Accurately follows all documented PPM processes, procedures and templates.
• Anticipates, identifies, and manages project risks, issues, assumptions and decisions; escalates in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Prepares twice-monthly project status reports for each assigned project.
• Meets regularly with project team(s), business sponsors/stakeholders, portfolio manager(s), and other key stakeholders.
• Facilitates the completion, approval and storage of project artifacts including approval documents.
• Ensures compliance with project management governance standards.
• Develops project charter, communication plan, risk management plan, responsibility matrix, resource plan, roles, responsibilities and project reporting structure. Sets frequency and type of interactions, extent of involvement of stakeholders and the process to resolve disputes.
• Assists in maturing and improving the PMO practice by providing support and feedback.
• Initiates and ensures project management and methodologies are followed and change management procedures and supporting tools are used in executing all projects as appropriate.