Associate Project Manager

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Job Summary

AmeriLife’s Integration Management Office (IMO) is responsible for the success of AmeriLife’s M&A integrations. The Associate Project Manager manages the successful outcome of multiple integration initiatives simultaneously. This person will work with account executives and managers, do research, edit, copy and follow trends. Dependable, client service-oriented associate with excellent communication, time-management and organizational skills. The ideal candidate for this position will have excellent administrative and word-processing skills, presentation skills, and experience with relevant technology.

Job Description

Responsibilities [The following reflects duties for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time for business reasons.]​

• Supports IMO Project Managers with tasks to support the all aspects of Integration projects to ensure on-time completion and possibly across multiple functional areas. ​
• Responsible for leading daily administrative tasks for Project Management such as: maintaining detailed integration project plan templates and reports in SmartSheets for management reporting, monitoring project milestones and generating periodic status reports. ​
• Responsible for internal and affiliate collaboration on assigned tasks/projects.​
• Conducts research to report and present research findings to Project Managers. ​
• Possesses knowledge of integration processes and tools. ​
• Assists the Project Manager with integrating our new partners throughout the functional processes (HR, Finance and Accounting, Legal, Compliance, Marketing, IT, Distribution, etc.). ​
• Contributes to the development of comprehensive project plans to be shared with functional integration personnel and the M&A integration team regularly.​
• Assists the Project Manager on being a liaison between the M&A team and functional leads on integration-related information obtained during diligence. ​
• Contributes to the identification of project risks and recommend effective mitigation plans across the integration processes.​
• Regularly reports project progress to Project Manager and key stakeholders.​

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Qualifications​

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent. ​
• Typically requires 0-2 years of related experience.​
• Basic understanding of key strategic, financial, and operational drives and assumptions in M&A​

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Knowledge, Skills & Abilities ​

• Ability to communicate with clients and maintain strong working relationships​
• Answer questions adequately and able to find and locate information related to projects ​
• Strong ability to manage multiple and competing tasks while able to self-prioritize with limited supervision.