Senior Project Manager, Product Delivery

Who We Are

At Corebridge Financial, we believe action is everything. That’s why every day we partner with financial professionals and institutions to make it possible for more people to take action in their financial lives, for today and tomorrow.

We align to a set of Values that are the core pillars that define our culture and help bring our brand purpose to life:

• We are stronger as one: We collaborate across the enterprise, scale what works and act   decisively for our customers and partners.
• We deliver on commitments: We are accountable, empower each other and go above and beyond for our stakeholders.
• We learn, improve and innovate: We get better each day by challenging the status quo and equipping ourselves for the future.
• We are inclusive: We embrace different perspectives, enabling our colleagues to make an impact and bring their whole selves to work.

Who You’ll Work With

The Product Delivery team interacts with multiple business functions, including teams within Product Management, Product Development, Product Pricing, Marketing, Legal, Compliance, IT, and Operations, providing support and expertise in the implementation of annuity product and strategic initiatives.

About The Role

This position is responsible for project management associated with the implementation of the company’s product-related and strategic initiatives for the Individual Retirement business unit. The successful candidate for this position will be responsible for the timely and cost-effective implementation of product, non-product, and distribution partner-related initiatives supported through the Product Management team. This individual will interface with all functional areas associated with Product Management led initiatives. The person in this position is responsible for maintaining the highest level of project management knowledge, will regularly collaborate with project teams and must effectively communicate (verbally and in writing) to deliver successful projects. The successful candidate will be focused, organized and have a demonstrated ability to manage projects and bring issues to a quick and appropriate resolution in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Accurate, on time and cost-effective delivery of projects, including creation of project documentation, project requirements, critical path, project deliverables, communication plan, issues list, contingency plans, etc.
• Management of assigned initiatives, organization of workstreams, developing and updating project plans/deliverable lists, identification/tracking of follow-up items, managing deadlines and change control process.
• Identify project risks and issues, and management of items to resolution.
• Conduct gap analysis and after-action reviews.
• Assemble/lead working groups comprised of participants from all functional areas, and when applicable, third-party administrators and distribution partner representatives.
• Support the ongoing management of projects by maintaining up-to-date project-related documentation and materials.
• Responsible for thoughtful preparation of meeting agendas, chairing of meetings, identification of follow-up items, contributing to timely and thorough documentation and distribution of post-meeting notes, as well as after meeting follow-up.
• Carrying out other tasks as necessary to ensure timely, accurate, and cost-effective support and implementation of new initiatives or other projects supporting the sales, distribution, and ongoing management of the company’s annuity products.

Please note this is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities of the position, and the requirements of the job may change in line with business needs.

Skills and Qualifications

• 2 to 5+ years of project management experience (within the financial services/annuity industry preferred).
• Full understanding of and experience utilizing established project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, etc.)
• Knowledge of and experience using project management software, and ability to recommend improvements; experience with A.I. a plus
• BA/BS or related work equivalent experience in project management, business administration, marketing, finance, or related field preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and ability to understand impacts of simple to complex concepts
• Experience with Jira, Confluence and other project management software
• Ability to effectively multi-task in a fast-paced environment and adhere to deadlines
• Impeccable organization and follow-