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Project Manager – Insurance Domain
Location: Springfield, MA
Contract Duration: 12 Months
Interview: Virtual
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager with a strong background in the Insurance domain to lead technology programs and drive successful delivery across multiple cross-functional workstreams. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of insurance products and operations, along with proven experience managing complex technology initiatives involving internal stakeholders, vendors, and onshore/offshore teams.
The candidate should demonstrate strong project governance, risk and dependency management skills, excellent communication abilities, and the ability to operate independently with minimal direction.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and manage technology projects and programs within the Insurance domain from planning through successful delivery.
Manage multiple cross-functional workstreams, ensuring milestones, deliverables, and dependencies are tracked and completed on schedule.
Coordinate with business stakeholders, technology teams, vendors, and onshore/offshore delivery teams.
Establish and maintain strong project governance processes and reporting.
Manage RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies) and ensure timely mitigation and resolution.
Maintain action items, decision logs, project plans, milestones, and dependency tracking.
Identify project risks and issues proactively and develop appropriate mitigation and escalation strategies.
Prepare concise, accurate, and leadership-ready status updates and presentations.
Facilitate project meetings, stakeholder discussions, and governance reviews.
Drive accountability across teams and follow up on critical deliverables and commitments.
Operate independently while providing clear visibility into project status, risks, dependencies, and key decisions.
Required Qualifications
8 years of experience in Project Management or Program Management.
Proven experience delivering technology programs within the Insurance domain.
Strong understanding of insurance products, processes, and operations.
Demonstrated experience managing complex, cross-functional technology initiatives.
Experience managing multiple workstreams and coordinating with diverse stakeholders.
Experience working with onshore/offshore teams and external vendors.
Strong knowledge of project governance, RAID management, risk management, and dependency tracking.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to create clear and concise executive/leadership-level project updates.
Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to work independently and manage priorities with minimal direction.
Nice-to-Have Skills
Experience with insurance platforms such as Guidewire, Duck Creek, EIS (Enterprise Insurance Suite), or similar platforms.
Experience delivering Supplemental Benefits or Voluntary Benefits programs.
Experience with Worksite Programs / Worksite Benefits.
Experience working with insurance technology transformation initiatives.
Key Skills
Project Management | Program Management | Insurance Domain | Technology Delivery | Insurance Products & Operations | Cross-Functional Delivery | Vendor Management | Onshore/Offshore Coordination | Project Governance | RAID Management | Risk & Issue Management | Dependency Management | Action & Decision Logs | Stakeholder Management | Guidewire | Duck Creek | EIS | Voluntary Benefits | Worksite Programs
Salary : $62 - $72