The Opportunity
Segal Benz is seeking an experienced Project Manager to take strategic, end-to-end ownership of benefits communications projects for multiple clients. This role translates engagement objectives into clear, actionable plans and connects timelines, resources, decisions, risks, budgets, and quality requirements. Working closely with consultants, editors, designers, developers, operations teams, and external partners, the Project Manager creates clarity across project teams and helps deliver high-quality work that meets client expectations.
Responsibilities include:
• Strategic project leadership of multiple clients benefits communications engagements simultaneously from initiation through completion, in partnership with lead consultants and senior project team members, translating engagement strategy and scope into integrated plans with clear workstreams, milestones, deliverables, owners, approvals, dependencies, and success measures. Own outcomes, not only tasks; connect day-to-day execution to engagement objectives and keep teams focused on what matters most.
• Balance pace, quality, scope, budget, and team capacity while remaining adaptable as client and business needs evolve.
• Build confidence through clear communication, sound judgment, consistent preparation, reliable follow-through, and the ability to hold project teams accountable constructively.
• Anticipate needs, risks, and impacts; creates structure from ambiguity and brings forward practical recommendations before issues disrupt delivery.
• Manage day-to-day delivery across internal teams, clients, vendors, and external partners, maintaining clear documentation and accountability for timelines, scope, budget, quality, and follow-through.
• Anticipate upcoming work, resource and decision needs, dependencies, and constraints; proactively assess risks, scope changes, and trade-offs, bring forward recommendations, and drive issues through resolution.
• Manage project financials, including budget and hours tracking, cost monitoring, forecasting, invoice preparation, in coordination with consultants and accounting. • A minimum of six years of relevant professional experience, preferably in benefits communications, marketing communications, digital communications, or a related field, and an undergraduate degree.
• Demonstrated experience leading multiple complex projects concurrently and developing and managing integrated project plans.
• Experience coordinating creative, technical, operational, and vendor partners across design, print production, multimedia, web, user experience, and digital build projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information and communicate confidently with clients and colleagues.
• Proven strategic judgment and an ownership-oriented approach, including the ability to anticipate needs, navigate ambiguity, assess risks and trade-offs, and escalate decisions with context and recommendations.
• Working knowledge of project budgeting, cost tracking, forecasting, and financial administration.
• Proficiency with common business and project management tools, including Asana, Microsoft Office, Outlook, and related project and time management systems, along with an interest in and openness to learning and using AI tools to enhance work delivery, efficiency, and project management processes.
Please Apply
We are a flexible organization offering a fully remote work arrangement. Segal is the right size, the right organization and...the right move for you! Please apply now.
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