IT Project Manager II

Company Description

We help the world see new possibilities and inspire change for better tomorrows. Our analytic solutions bridge content, data, and analytics to help business, people, and society become stronger, more resilient, and sustainable.

Job Description

• Initiate projects following appropriate project management methodology, including defining scope, gathering and defining project requirements, developing project charters, project plans, budgets, and schedules, identifying staffing requirements, and forming project teams.
• Select and follow project management methods, procedures, and quality objectives, and tracks metrics for assessing progress.
• Balance workload and provide technical and analytical guidance and work direction to project team, including scheduling, work assignment, review of project efforts, and removal of roadblocks that may inhibit project success.
• Incorporate regulatory compliance into technology solutions along with corporate policies and procedures.
• Assess variance from the project plans, develop and implement changes as necessary to ensure that the project remains within a specific scope and is within time, cost, and quality objectives, and keep management aware of the situation.
• Identify opportunities to adopt innovative technologies; work with Portfolio Manager at the strategic level and lead options analysis, and make solution proposals that meet business expectations as well as work within the constraints of the organization.
• Identify and recommend potential improvements in current methodologies.
• Develop and maintain a productive working relationship with business units, and team members
• Maintain appropriate professional designations and up-to-date knowledge of current information technology techniques and tools.
• Completes all responsibilities as outlined in the annual Performance Plan.
• Completes all special projects and other duties as assigned.
• Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or Information Systems or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years proven working experience in Project Management and 3-5 years of IT experience.
• Extensive understanding, knowledge, and practice of project/program management methods and practices (Agile preferred).
• Excellent planning and time management skills.
• Knowledgeable in computer systems architecture, including high-availability, fault-tolerant systems.
• Perform a variety of complicated tasks which require strong computer and analytical skills.
• Ability to interpret and apply complex technical information to facilitate in the resolution of difficult problems.
• Ability to lead small, medium, and possible large projects solutions, breakdown projects into tasks, and define priorities.
• Resourceful and able to manage multiple projects at once and shifting priorities with limited supervision.
• Strong and effective interpersonal, communication (oral and written), and motivational skills within technical and function team members.
• Ability to mentor other team members.
• Experience identifying and working through process improvement activities related to systems.
• Self-motivated individual with ability to work independently, take full ownership of projects, and take initiative to accomplish goals and objectives.
• PMP and CSM certification is a plus.
• Experience with operational excellence and process improvement methodologies (Six Sigma, Lean)
• Strong working experience/knowledge with Project Management software (Jira) and MS Office suite.

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Additional Information

In 2022, Verisk received Great Place to Work® Certification for our outstanding workplace culture for the sixth year in a row and second-time certification in the UK, Spain, and India. We’re also one of the 38 companies on the UK’s Best Workplaces™ list and one of 18 companies on Spain’s Best Workplaces™ list.

For over fifty years and through innovation, interpretation, and professional insight, Verisk has replaced uncertainty with precision to unlock opportunities that deliver significant and demonstrable impact. From our historic roots in risk assessment, we’ve grown to provide analytic insights that help transform industries focused on some of the world’s most critical areas. Today, the insurance industry relies on Verisk to be, and to make the world, more productive, resilient, and sustainable.

Verisk works in collaboration with our customers and at the intersection of people, data, and advanced technologies. Through proprietary platformed analytics, advanced modeling, and interpretation, we deliver immediate and sustained value to our customers and through them, to the individuals and societies the