Sr. Project Manager

The world isn’t standing still, and neither is Allstate. We’re moving quickly, looking across our businesses and brands and taking bold steps to better serve customers’ evolving needs. That’s why now is an exciting time to join our team. You’ll have opportunities to take risks, challenge the status quo and shape the future for the greater good.

 

You’ll do all this in an environment of excellence and the highest ethical standards – a place where values such as integrity, inclusive diversity and accountability are paramount. We empower every employee to lead, drive change and give back where they work and live. Our people are our greatest strength, and we work as one team in service of our customers and communities.

 

Everything we do at Allstate is driven by a shared purpose: to protect people from life’s uncertainties so they can realize their hopes and dreams. For more than 89 years we’ve thrived by staying a step ahead of whatever’s coming next – to give customers peace of mind no matter what changes they face. We acted with conviction to advocate for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws. We help give survivors of domestic violence a voice through financial empowerment. We’ve been an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, digital photo claims and, more recently, device and identity protection.

 

We are the Good Hands. We don’t follow the trends. We set them.

Job Summary:

The Enterprise Project/Program Management Expert is responsible for directing strategic, enterprise-level projects/programs of the highest complexity and impact. The Project/Program Management Expert provides project management on projects with the highest level of risk, organizational span, business complexity, team size, and interdependencies. Projects are managed across multiple functional areas and are of strategic importance to the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drives achievement of enterprise level projects/program success factors

• Drives agenda and facilitates projects/program steering committee meetings; delivers project communication and issues in an easily understood simplified style to any audience

• Demonstrates mastery of best practices in project management and communication processes and contributes to the improvement of these processes at Allstate

• Demonstrates thought leadership in problem solving and effective interaction with senior management

• Leverages organizational dynamics to influence outcomes through leadership and communication skills

• Takes the lead role in highly pressurized situations when there is a need to communicate critical project information while remaining sensitive to organizational politics

• Trains project management techniques and leads by example in raising the level of performance

• Customizes solutions for complex issues typically involving enterprise-level considerations

• Represents the projects/program and its objectives in all governance and gating forums

• Drives project execution. Provides direction and oversight throughout project lifecycle to project team to meet applicable business requirements

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job does not have supervisory duties.

Education and Experience:

• 4 year Bachelors Degree (Preferred)

• 7 or more years of experience (Preferred)

• In lieu of the above education requirements, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) (Preferred)

Functional Skills:

• Demonstrated track record in delivering multiple complex projects and/or programs as well as managing/mentoring of project managers with a strong focus on execution

• Excellent written/verbal communication and facilitation skills for communicating at all levels; including strong presentation skills

• Demonstrated expert skills in team leadership and conflict management

• Strong people oversight and mentoring skills

• Strong consultative, customer focus skills

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, Visio, Project, PowerPoint, SharePoint)

• Advanced organization skills

• Mastery of a variety of the field's concepts, practices and procedures

• Change agility

• Influence

Notes:

The preceding description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities. May be required to perform other related duties as assigned. Regular, predictable attendance is an essential function of this job.

Compensation offered for this role is $105,500.00-$145,000.00 per year and is based on experience and qualifications.

 

The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation, which includes a