Project Manager (Insurance)

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and manage comprehensive project plans covering schedule, cost, scope and quality.
• Use disciplined project management methodology and standard SDLC templates to define scope, develop plans, and execute projects.
• Identify, source, and coordinate the resources required to deliver the project.
• Set priorities, allocate tasks, and coordinate work across project teams to meet targets and milestones.
• Understand logical dependencies, identify the critical path, and communicate/escalate key tasks to relevant team members.
• Proactively identify variances from plan and work with stakeholders to define and implement mitigation plans.
• Use established processes to identify, document and track project risks and issues.
• Understand technical aspects and desired business outcomes to anticipate issues and drive timely resolution.
• Track and record all project expenses, including capital expenditures and labor costs.
• Communicate clearly and regularly with cross-functional partners, key stakeholders, and external customers on status, risks and accomplishments to ensure alignment.
• Manage project change requests and ensure changes are assessed, approved and implemented with minimal disruption.

Functional Competencies

• Ability to lead through influence: engage, develop and empower team members; strong self-motivation and energy.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; comfortable with change management activities.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical, problem solving and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and an ability to manage multiple moving parts.
• Demonstrated ability to build trust and to resolve conflict effectively.

Technical Competencies

• Solid project management capability and experience operating within a formal PM methodology.
• Familiarity with Agile engineering practices and delivery frameworks.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting and basic financial tracking for projects.
• Domain knowledge of insurance, finance or retail value chains is desirable (particularly in aligned domains).
• Proficiency with project management and tracking tools, including Jira and Clarity (or similar tools).

Qualifications & Experience

• Proven experience managing projects end-to-end in a technology or business environment.
• Demonstrated track record of delivering projects on time, within scope and on budget.
• Comfortable working with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• [Optional: add degree/certification expectations—e.g., B.A./B.S. in related field, PMP/PRINCE2/Certified Scrum Master—if applicable]