FBS Business Project Manager (Insurance Experience)

Our Client is one of the United States’ largest insurers, providing a wide range of insurance and financial services products with gross written premium well over US$25 Billion (P&C). They proudly serve more than 10 million U.S. households with more than 19 million individual policies across all 50 states through the efforts of over 48,000 exclusive and independent agents and nearly 18,500 employees. Finally, our Client is part of one the largest Insurance Groups in the world.

Job Summary

Project Manager II is responsible for managing the overall execution of new, fast-paced, diverse, critical, strategic projects from initiation through post-implementation, primarily focusing on quality, cost, and schedule. These projects involve significant return and risk to the company, have approved budgets (IT and/or business), include multiple functions/departments, involve major IT efforts, impact agents and customers (directly or indirectly), and contain complex business, legal or regulatory issues. They can also involve multiple phases or work streams within the project. Position involves managing direct staff as assigned. May have Project Managers reporting up within a matrix reporting structure, as part of a project team. This position requires interaction with executives and other personnel throughout the organization, an understanding of business and strategy across the enterprise, and a focus on strong leadership, critical thinking, facilitating issue resolution and timely decision making.

Essential Job Functions

• Manage successful execution of large-scale, multi-functional projects to support strategic initiatives across enterprise, in partnership with business leadership.
• Establish and manage a project team (including its reporting/organizational structure) and define roles and responsibilities of the team members.
• Integrate all team members and multi-functional departments, to ensure collaboration and alignment, with occasional guidance from leadership and peers.
• Develop comprehensive project, communication, and change management plans.
• Effectively manage the project scope, schedule, and budget.
• Effectively manage or mitigate project issues and risk.
• Identify key project metrics and establish process to measure/report results.
• Supervise, support, train, coach, develop, and evaluate staff as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 5 to 10 years' experience as a Project Manager or Portfolio manager
• Fluent English
• Experience in the insurance industry
• Experience in insurance Products or Projects that include insurance implementations with business is highly desirable
• PMP certification preferred

Other Critical Skills

·       Communication

·       Project Management

·       Time Management

·       Organization

·       Collaboration

·       Critical Thinking

Software / Tool Skills

·       Office Suite

·       MS Project

·       Excel

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Career development and training opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements (remote and/or office-based)
• Dynamic and inclusive work culture within a globally renowned group
• Private Health Insurance
• Pension Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Training & Development

Note: Benefits differ based on employee level.