Senior Project Manager

GBLI | Global Indemnity provides specialty property and casualty insurance for small to middle-market businesses and is focused on achieving steady, profitable growth. They are seeking a Senior Project Manager to manage and deliver multiple concurrent IT projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives, timelines, and budgets while leading high performing project teams.

Responsibilities:

• Managing and delivering multiple concurrent IT projects from initiation through completion, ensuring alignment with business objectives, timelines, and budgets
• Developing comprehensive project plans, including scope, timelines, resource allocation, and risk management, using standard project management and Agile methodologies
• Leading high performing project teams that are aligned with the project goals and objectives and that understand how the project relates to corporate strategic goals
• Facilitating communication across departments and resolving roadblocks, ensuring everyone works toward common goals
• Providing strategic, big picture thinking, and thought leadership on projects to materially influence outcomes
• Providing regular project updates and status reports to executive stakeholders, communicating risks, issues, and progress effectively
• Proactively identifying and mitigating risks or issues that may impact project timelines or quality
• Managing vendor relationships and ensuring deliverables meet contractual obligations and quality standards and participating in the development of contracts/SOWs
• Ensuring compliance with the organization’s IT governance, SDLC System Development Life Cycle, and change management policies throughout the project lifecycle
• Tracking and managing project budgets, ensuring financial control and adherence to project objectives
• Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives within the IT project management function
• Building and maintaining relationships with key project stakeholders and acts as a trusted business advisor

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in IS, CIS, or Business Administration and at least 3 years of project management experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5+ years of professional experience in IT or business; P&C Insurance industry experience preferred
• Demonstrated success in leading complex projects from initiation through closure in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Expert knowledge of Agile project methodologies and traditional Waterfall approach
• Capable of developing detailed project plans, Gantt charts, managing scope, and adapting to change
• Strong leadership presence with ability to influence and interface with senior business executives
• Leadership and relationship building skills with the ability to lead a diverse project team to achieve common goals
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, including translating technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders
• Proven relationship-building skills to lead cross-functional teams and foster collaboration
• Exceptional problem-solving and critical thinking skills with a proactive and adaptable approach to challenges
• Adept at risk assessment and creative in developing contingency plans. Data-driven mindset to utilize project metrics and make informed decisions
• Experience with project management tools such as Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, and Jira
• Demonstrated expertise in software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies and a deep understanding of enterprise IT infrastructure
• Experience with vendor relationship management
• Completed PMP, Agile, Scrum or other relevant project management certification highly desirable
• Prior experience in a technical role (e.g., software development, etc.) desirable