AVP, Technical Project Management Mgt

Alternate Locations: Radnor, PA (Pennsylvania)

 

 Work Arrangement:

Hybrid/Common Days+ : Work 2-3 days a week in a Lincoln office with a designated workspace.

 

Relocation assistance:  is not available for this opportunity.

 

Requisition #: 73540

 

The Role at a Glance

 

The Role at a Glance
An exciting AVP, Technical Project Manager position has recently opened in the Investments, Hedging & Sustainability team supporting technology functions. They will have strong analytic and customer-facing skills to manage systems implementation projects with our internal customers and business partners.

 

This position provides leadership of complex enterprise wide, cross-functional initiatives, leading different projects/programs including application development, systems integration, operational efficiency improvements, and business continuity testing. They will manage several projects in-parallel and be comfortable in a fast-paced environment. They will manage and drive projects from inception through completion and will work closely with engineers, technical SMEs, managers, and business partners.
 

What you'll be doing

 

What you'll be doing

• Managing projects using Agile methodologies, sequencing resources / deliverables internally for technology-related projects that involve coordinating cross-functional resources from investments, finance, actuarial, quant dev, ops and reporting.
• Planning and coordinating release schedule and required resources for application, systems, and infrastructure updates. Performing release management in compliance with controls.
• Preparing and expertly communicating project status and information in formal briefings, presentation slides and reports to senior management team, and manages update meetings.
• Managing change management artifacts and processes in accordance with SOX and internal audit controls and demonstrating process compliance to auditors.
• Managing business critical recurring annual projects including disaster recovery testing.
• Hands-on management of detailed project activities when required; facilitating questions and escalations from workstream teams; identifying, assessing, mitigating, and communicating project risks and issues; managing any change control of scope.
• Partnering with business teams, IT, other project managers to plan and manage project schedule, dependencies, and milestones in accordance with external processes.

 

What we’re looking for

 

What we’re looking for

Must Haves:

• 7+ years of project management, management consulting, transformation project management or complex software development environment within insurance or finance
• Demonstrated ability to deliver large and complex projects from ideation to implementation working in a diverse and matrixed environment.
• Superior presentation skills and experience leading meetings, maintaining status reports.
• Strong time management, stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to understand and articulate the background, scope, goals and objectives of a project to a wide range of stakeholders (incl. sr. management, business users and technical implementors).
• Ability to proactively create clarity where ambiguity exits by utilizing relationships. 
• Highly dependable in supporting management and influencing peers in changes or deliverables.
• Ability to work with others in a team environment, with strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative style, familiarity tools like Teams, SharePoint, and PowerPoint is essential.
• Excellent organizational and communications skills, with strategic thinking, and a strong attention to detail

 

Education

• 4 Year/Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (4 years of experience in lieu of Bachelor's) (Minimum Required)
• 7+ Years experience in project management and/or leading agile project teams that directly aligns to the specific responsibilities of this role. 
• Professional Project Management Certification (PMP, CSM, SAFe etc.) from accredited 

 

Nice to haves:

• Knowledge of annuities, life insurance products, stock markets, derivatives, asset types, and other financial concepts.
• Experience with Python, AWS services, microservice architecture project

 

Application Deadline

 

Applications for this position will be accepted through September 6th, 2024, subject to earlier closure due to the applicant volume

 

 

What’s it like to work here?

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