Associate, Strategic Projects

• In close collaboration with project leadership, manages and delivers on activities and tasks supporting the vision for execution, maintaining alignment with the strategic and financial objectives of the company
• Manage all aspects of project execution, project reporting and tracking of project health
• Identify issues and key decisions, and actively drive escalation, solutioning and course corrections throughout project lifecycle
• Create detailed resource model and ensure appropriate roles, knowledge and skills on teams to deliver on program objectives; work closely with department resource managers and project managers to manage priorities, logistical issues and negotiate conflicts
• Partner with and provide high motivation to project teams to execute and deliver
• Work with extreme accountability and ownership of deadlines and issues
• Support project budget and financial tracking; manage project change controls
• Guide business leads, business analysts, testing leads and others as needed on project standards, processes, documentation and controls
• Ensure projects are compliant with corporate policies, including legal, risk and audit processes and procedures
• Effectively manage and influence vendors as well as technical, business, cross-departmental and corporate resources to execute and produce results
• Maintain appropriate communications, coordination, and teamwork across the various business and corporate departments, to ensure attainment of the business goals
• Actively manage project plans and deliverables, ensuring clarity of direction and motivation to team through ongoing communication of project goals and objectives
• Manage expectations of the project team and key stakeholders through effective, continuous communication of project status and results
• Performs miscellaneous duties as required by management
• Must maintain appropriate attendance

• Project professional with at least 2 years of experience in managing cross-functional business and technology projects
• Experience in the insurance industry is preferred, ideally life and annuity experience
• Four year college degree or equivalent work experience; masters degree/advanced education a plus
• Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) preferred or equivalent experience
• Astute at creating structure and driving execution
• Energetic, self-assured, self-motivated, enthusiastic and achievement-oriented
• Excellent meeting facilitation skills and persuasive manner
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Project Planning tools (eg. SmartSheet)
• Understands interrelation of and business and technology areas
• Demonstrated ability to manage and influence staff and managers at all levels
• Superior communication skills and ability to communicate to a variety of audiences and stakeholders
• Capable of managing diverse projects and coordinating the activities of others in a performance-oriented culture
• Solid ability to create a vision, take a broader term perspective by clarifying long-term vision, creating action oriented plans, and anticipating future possibilities
• Solid ability to marshal, motivate, influence and manage resources company-wide without direct reporting control
• Critical thinker with ability to implement tactically
• Excellent organizational and project management skills
• Strong sense and knowledge regarding individual and organizational dynamics; and the skill to quickly identify and address issues in order to accomplish objectives
• Ability to demonstrate good judgment, manage confidential data and perform duties with integrity
• Results-driven, resilient in face of obstacles and capable of working with a variety of personalities and styles
• Ability to manage vendor relationships to achieve business goals

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