Project Manager with P&c Background in Insurance

* Lead IT projects from initiation to completion. Projects may involve: * Implementation or customization of commercial off-the-shelf insurance applications * ### Mobile/web technologies * ### System integrations * ### Software upgrades * ### Intelligent Automation (RPA) * ### Infrastructure (hardware) * Manage 3 or more projects simultaneously depending on complexity, duration, and phase. * Lead a project team of matrixed resources, resolving challenges related to resource allocation and scheduling. * Build and maintain project schedules in MS Project/Project Server using effort-driven and auto-scheduled approaches. * Reconcile project team time cards against planned hours, investigate discrepancies, and adjust project tasks to maintain accurate forecasts. * Track and reconcile project financials in accounting tools; resolve variances between forecast and actuals, release excess funds when not needed, or request additional funding when baseline changes occur. * Ensure strict adherence to all Portfolio & Project Management (PPM) processes, procedures, and templates. * Identify, anticipate, and manage project risks, issues, assumptions, and decisions; escalate appropriately and in a timely manner. * Prepare and deliver twice-monthly project status reports. * Engage regularly with project teams, business sponsors, stakeholders, portfolio managers, and other key stakeholders. ### Requirements ### Project Manager with P&C background in Insurance * 5–7+ years of recent project management experience delivering IT projects with budgets of at least $150K. * Proven record of delivering IT projects from start to finish. * Familiarity with effort-driven project planning in MS Project. * Strong skills in project management disciplines: planning, execution, monitoring, and control. * Experience managing vendors, creating and executing Statements of Work (SOWs). * Strong sense of urgency; ability to drive results from self and project team members. * Balanced judgment—knows when to push back and when to adapt. * Demonstrated leadership and “executive presence,” particularly in managing stakeholders and delivering challenging messages under pressure. * Strong customer focus; collaborative, responsive, and accurate in work approach. * Experience managing and forecasting project financials (invoices, timekeeping, etc.). * Excellent communication skills with ability to deliver clear, concise messaging to all organizational levels. * Sound judgment in decision-making, with ability to navigate complex options. * Willingness to develop technical understanding of systems, data flows, and high-level architecture. * Openness to learning and adopting new project management tools ### Highlights ### Project Manager with P&C background in Insurance Originally posted on [Himalayas](https://himalayas.app)