Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Arch Insurance Group Inc. is a company that promotes progress and inspires clients, employees, investors, and communities to achieve their greatest potential. The AVP, Project Manager will manage complex strategic projects independently, facilitating the achievement of the company's strategic goals through end-to-end project management.
Responsibilities
- Manage strategic projects end-to-end (business and technology oriented), working with business subject matter experts and delivery team members
- Demonstrate leadership and provide guidance to junior team members while managing large scale multi-project efforts (ie: smaller projects rolling up to a program level)
- Act as champion for the strategic portfolio management framework and processes
- Provide teams, including senior leaders, with regular communications regarding project status, outstanding risks, issues, any necessary change request and next steps
- Identify project risks in advance of them pushing projects off-track, and coming up with risk mitigation strategies
- Ensure that project outcomes are in line with Arch’s strategic goals and objectives
- Effective business stakeholder management and business partnership
- Lead the processes of tracking project metrics including costs, benefits, resource planning (demand capacity), OKRs, etc
Skills
- Total command of project management process, risk/change management, escalation procedures/methodologies, and tools/technologies in a project and portfolio context
- Experience in leading and facilitating large scale projects in a matrix environment; must be able to work independently to assess critical path, identify and manage dependencies and draw conclusions and make recommendations
- Deep knowledge and experience leading User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including cross initiative test planning
- Strong knowledge and experience with Portfolio Dependency Management, including dependency identification, cross initiative communication, facilitating prioritization discussions, risk mitigation, etc
- Experience operating in an Agile/Agile SAFe framework strongly desired
- Effective communication skills – ability to articulate the situation/issue in a simple and clear way (written, verbal, presentation)
- Strong business acumen- knowledge of how business is run and experience in applying it in business situations
- Problem-solver with the ability to identify and deliver solutions on issues
- 7-10+ years of progressive project management experience
- Experience in Property/Casualty Insurance strongly desired
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- Project Management certification strongly desired
Benefits
- Multiple medical plans plus dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
- A competitive 401k with generous matching
- PTO beginning at 20 days per year
- Up to 12 paid company holidays per year plus 2 paid days of Volunteer Time Offer
- Basic Life and AD&D Insurance as well as Short and Long-Term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave of up to 10 weeks
- Student Loan Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
- Backup Child and Elder Care
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