Project Manager

Position: Project Manager

Location: Houston, TX (Onsite)

Type: Contract

Who are we looking for?

A senior level Project Manager to manage a critical project in Insurance domain. The Individual should be passionate about getting results, experienced in leading and managing cutting edge technology applications.

Technical Skills:

· Good understanding of service management principles - ITIL/ITSM

· Awareness of distributed, cloud and web hosted technologies, cyber and security services, and authentication, being able to understand the value these technologies bring to organization

· Must have the ability to work independently and be self-motivated being a team player

· Core Insurance Platforms

· Exposure to Annuities / Life domain – any experience with handling large initiatives in this domain would be preferred

· Experience in managing Retail Policy Admin system initiatives and large Operational Transformation initiatives

· Experience in Insurance Market Place Integrations – expertise on DTCC Platform / standards, ACORD standards etc.

· Collaborate well various IT areas and Business stakeholders

· Familiarity with database systems, ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes, Datawarehouse, reporting and data analytics tools.

· Understanding data governance principles and compliance regulations (like GDPR, PCI DSS, HIPAA, BASEL II etc), is important.

· These Projects will require a very high-level coordination with data team members on the business side. Effective communication is necessary to liaise between technical and non-technical teams.

· Would be ideal if candidate had experience as both PM and scrum master

· Coach the development team in self-organization.

· Help to remove obstacles to the developers’ progress.

· Facilitate Scrum events (daily standups, other meetings) as needed

· Make sure everyone on the team understands the project’s goals and scope.

· Keeping the project’s stakeholders, up to date on the progress of the team’s projects

· Help the team agree on what they can achieve during each development sprint (or another period).

· Facilitate the daily standup (sometimes called the daily scrum) and helping the team reach a consensus on each of the three questions.

· Help the team continuously make progress on the project by ensuring each person is working on the right tasks, helping to remove any obstacles to the team members’ progress, and protecting the team from distractions.

· Understanding Annuities (Fixed, Variable, Index) and Life Insurance (Term, Whole, Universal etc)

· Familiarity with NAIC, SEC, FINRA and state insurance regulations

· Awareness of Actuarial models, underwriting processes, and policy administration

Process Skills:

· Ability to present to Executives about Technology in non-tech language

· Passion for Cyber Security

· Direct and manage project development from beginning to end.

· Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.

· Should be able to work directly with client stakeholders at Executive level and should be able to manage strategic programs on behalf of clients

· Develop project plans and associated communications documents. Should have good knowledge on MS Project, MS Excel. PowerBI reporting knowledge is expected.

· Effectively communicate with team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.

· Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.

· Resource allocation (people, hardware, software, and facilities)

· Financial analysis and ROI

· Hiring and retaining talent into the organization and projects

· Implementing organizational policies

· Instilling organizational values in the team

· Set and manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.

· Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.

· Identify and manage project risks / dependencies and critical path.

· Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.

· Track project milestones and deliverables.

· Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations.

· Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises and devise contingency plans.

· Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle.

· Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.

· Develop and share best practices and tools for project execution and management.

· Ensure customer satisfaction.

· Metric definition and verification

· Real time experience on Development activities using AGILE scrum methods

· Quick learner on new technologies & Tools.

Behavioral Skills:

· Participates and fosters teamwork by inter-group coordination within the modules of the project.

· Effectively collaborates and communicates with the stakeholders and ensure client satisfaction

· Train and coach members of project groups to ensure effective knowledge management activity.

Certification:

· PMP

· Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master or PMI Agile Certified Practitioner

· Professional security qualifications CISSP-ISSAP

· FLMI (LOMA) certification would be a good one to have