Role Overview:The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for the comprehensive planning, execution, monitoring, and successful delivery of projects, ensuring adherence to scope, schedule, budget, and quality standards. This role involves coordinating diverse cross-functional teams, effectively managing risks and dependencies, and maintaining clear communication with all stakeholders to align projects with organizational goals and business objectives. A strong background in the Insurance Domain is required.
Key Responsibilities:- Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria in collaboration with stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, resource allocations, and budgets.
- Lead project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, and closure activities.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams, including business, technical, and vendor resources.
- Monitor project progress and ensure timely delivery of milestones and deliverables.
- Identify, assess, and manage project risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies.
- Facilitate project meetings, status reviews, steering committee sessions, and stakeholder communications.
- Track project performance using KPIs and project management tools.
- Manage project budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting.
- Ensure compliance with organizational governance, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Prepare project documentation, including status reports, RAID logs, project charters, and closure reports.
- Drive change management, issue resolution, and decision-making processes.
- Support resource planning and capacity management across project teams.
- Collaborate with leadership to align projects with strategic business initiatives.
Required Skills:- Project Planning and Scheduling
- Budget and Cost Management
- Risk and Issue Management
- Resource Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Change Management
- Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies
- Program and Portfolio Management
- Team Leadership
- Conflict Resolution
- Negotiation Skills
- Executive Reporting
- Presentation Skills
- Vendor Management
- Microsoft Project
- Azure DevOps / Jira
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Power BI Reporting
- Project Governance Tools
- Collaboration Platforms (Teams, SharePoint)
- Insurance Domain expertise
Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
- 10+ years of project management experience.
- PMP, PRINCE2, Scrum Master, or equivalent certification preferred.
- Experience managing cross-functional teams and complex technology projects.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Preferred Skills:- Digital Transformation Projects
- Data Engineering and Analytics Programs
- Cloud Migration Initiatives
- ERP Implementations (Epicor, SAP, Oracle, etc.)
- AI/GenAI Projects
- DevOps and Automation Programs
