Senior Implementation Project Manager (USA)

Kalepa is an innovative company transforming the commercial insurance industry with its AI Underwriting Platform. They are seeking a Senior Implementation Project Manager to lead the implementation of their platform for strategic clients, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure timely and budget-friendly delivery while establishing project management practices.

Responsibilities:

• Lead project teams and run the project lifecycle (sales support/scoping, sales to services transition, initiating, planning, implementing, monitoring/controlling, closing)
• Drive the use of project management principles, methodologies, tools, and internal policies and procedures
• Establish and maintain relationships with internal/external executive sponsors, key customers, and project team members
• Translate client requirements, objectives, and goals into a project plan
• Definition & Management of Scope, Schedule, Budget, and Resources of sophisticated projects
• Maintain project plan and other project documents
• Partner closely with Client Success resources to drive the execution of project plan
• Identify and propose changes; change orders, and budget updates & determine impact and drive mitigation plans
• Document lessons learned and recommend process improvements

Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, including 3 years of project management experience
• Professional experience in enterprise-class SaaS/AI software implementations
• Experience with waterfall & agile required
• Proven leadership ability (management not required)
• Outstanding communication, organizational, and time-management skills
• Prior external client-facing experience required
• Understanding of project commercials including SOWs, budgeting, and resourcing
• Independent, adaptable and can thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Some travel required
• Professional experience in Insurance, Financial Services, Technology Implementations, or Consulting preferred