Sr. Project Manager

Title: Sr. Project Manager with P&C Insurance domain

Location: Philly, PA – Hybrid 02 days per week

Duration: Long Term

Visa: Any

Experience: 10+ Years

MUST HAVE: Project Management, P&C Insurance domain, handled multiple projects at a time & strong communication skill.

Project Management

Core Competencies

The below descriptions are typical experience and skills needed for the roles but do not guarantee placement in the role. Actual placement will be determined from interview of candidate. These items are not in order of importance.

• 5 to 7+ years of current project management experience delivering IT projects with a minimum budget of $150K.
• 3 to 5+ years of current experience using MS Project; either to build standalone project plans or in Project Server (collaborative environment) – Project Server experience preferred.
• Has successfully delivered IT projects from start to finish.
• Familiar with or has used effort-driven project planning techniques in MS Project.
• Familiar with MS Project’s schedule engine logic (how MS Project calculates the duration, effort, and resources assigned to a task)
• Demonstrates high-levels of capability in all project management competencies, including: planning, executing, monitoring and controlling of IT projects.
• Experience managing vendors, requesting and executing SOWs.
• Demonstrates a personal sense of urgency to complete day-to-day work. Must drive for results from self and project team members. Must know when to push back on perceived limitations and when to be flexible and accept the limitation.
• Exercises strong leadership capabilities; presents “executive presence” – especially when delivering difficult messages to stakeholders and leaders; calm and collected under pressure; takes accountability for entire project and outcomes.
• Demonstrates strong customer focus; is responsive, consultative, collaborative and accurate in work approach. Considers project impacts and outcomes from the business (customer’s) perspective.
• Experience directly managing and forecasting project financials (reconciling invoices, timekeeping, etc.)
• Able to create clear, concise messaging to all organizational levels.
• Exercises sound judgment, making informed, successful decisions from a set of complex options.
• Is willing to develop technical understanding of the systems involved and be able to understand data flow and the high level technical architecture.
• Is open to learn and use new project management tools as required.