Senior Associate, PMO

Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. (Fortitude Re) is one of the world’s leading providers of legacy reinsurance solutions. They work with the world’s leading insurance companies to help them execute comprehensive, transformational solutions for legacy Life & Annuity and P&C lines. Fortitude Re manages a general account of approximately $111 billion across life, annuity, and property & casualty insurance products. The company takes a long-term view on growth and is proud to be backed by a consortium of sophisticated institutional investors led by The Carlyle Group and T&D Insurance Group. Incorporated under the laws of Bermuda on January 1, 2017, Fortitude Re’s roots in the insurance industry and the experience of their leadership go back many decades. Fortitude Re’s leadership team has an average industry tenure of over 20 years, and an impressive track record of successfully managing the most complex legacy liabilities. Their deep insurance experience and proprietary risk modeling capabilities allow them to structure bespoke transactions that benefit both insurance companies and their policyholders. Fortitude Re continues to strengthen its ability to pursue further growth and provide innovative solutions for the global insurance industry.   Click here for more information about Fortitude Re.

The Senior Associate, PMO, is a role focused on actively leading and contributing to strategic and operational initiatives within the PMO. Reporting directly to the VP, PMO and Portfolio Management, the Senior Associate, PMO will manage a collection of high-value, strategic company projects. This position requires a proven track record in project management, a strong business process mindset, and change leadership skills to foster business process improvements and drive PMO transformation initiatives. Support the organization with PMO tools to maintain, enhance, and ensure compliance with our project management methodologies and processes. This role will be based in our Nashville, TN, or Jersey City NJ office on a hybrid basis or possibly remote.

What You Will Do: 

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  Acting as a project manager for high-value projects across the organization through initiation and planning, development, execution, and closure. 

  
  

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  Leading and facilitating project change management activities to ensure smooth adoption. 

  
  

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  Contributing to the development, execution, and continuous refinement of PMO processes and initiatives. 

  
  

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  Participating in the development of executive communications to inform strategic decision making. 

  
  

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  Partnering with functional teams across the organization to ensure adoption of project management methodologies and standards. 

  
  

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  Establishing trust and credibility with key stakeholders across all levels of the organization, specifically with technical and domain experts. 

  
  

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  Provides input for project assessment health checks to improve Fortitude-Re’s Project Management Methodology. 

  
  

What You Will Have: 

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  Undergraduate degree 

  
  

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  5 years of project management experience; demonstrated project management experience within a PMO setting. 

  
  


• Proven IT project management experience within a PMO environment, demonstrating successful delivery of technology-driven initiatives.

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  Strong presentation skills, especially with PowerPoint. 

  
  

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  Excellent verbal and written communication, as well as interpersonal skills. 

  
  

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  Analytical, strategic, and problem-solving abilities. 

  
  

Preferred Experience: 

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  PMP Certification encouraged. 

  
  

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  Proficiency with a project management tool; Wrike preferred. 

  
  

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  Experience in insurance, finance, or consulting. 

  
  

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  Continual improvement or other lean methodology experience. 

  
  

The base salary range for this role is listed below and will be commensurate with candidate experience. Pay ranges for candidates may differ based on the cost of labor in that location. In addition to base salary, all employees are eligible for an annual bonus based on company and individual performance as well as a generous benefits package.  

Base Salary Range: $115,000 USD - $135,000 USD

At Fortitude Re, our strength has always come from our people. Our success is deeply rooted in our ability to embrace the unique attributes, perspectives and experiences of every individual within our company.  Fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging where everyone—regardless of background, race, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity—feels valued and respected is a foundation of our culture.

We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer and evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, diversity of thought and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

To all recruitment agencies:  Unless you have been requested to work on this position, or other positions with Fortitude Re, please do not forward any resumes to Fortitude Re employees.  Fortitude Re is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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