Project Manager

Description

MUST BE LOCAL TO CHICAGO - Hybrid Schedule (2-3 day a week)

Looking for a IT Project Manager

Must have experience in Insurance industry. (Property and casualty nice to have)

SDLC Experience

Agile and Waterfall experience

PMP Cert Nice to have

Experience working with C suite, stakeholders, 3rd parties and Budget/ Forecasting.

Working with offshore teams and implementation partners.

PMO Experience.

The Project Manager is an individual with experience handling large scale initiatives with minimal guidance. They will be responsible for supporting the development team, clearing organizational roadblocks, and keeping the delivery process consistent. The PM will enable the Team's success, helping the team be accountable to themselves and their stakeholders for the commitments they make, along with Coaching the team to deliver high quality solutions, services and products while continuously improving delivery.

Responsibilities

• Maintain knowledge of the company's strategic business plans.

• Develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of business unit and IT plans (roadmaps).

• Understand the connection between team initiatives and the larger, strategic picture.

• Works with the Product Owner or Delivery Team resource managers as appropriate to guide and support the efforts of the Delivery team.

• Project Manager does not make decisions for the team; instead provides and promotes an environment conducive to effective team decision making.

• Project Manager is empowered to actively contribute to the Bank's collective effort to continuously improve our delivery capabilities and be an advocate for necessary change.

• Facilitate all team ceremonies (Planning, Refinement, Reviews, Retrospectives, etc.).

• Identify, analyze and effectively manage risks that could impact the team's productivity and stability.

• Work across the team and the organization to remove impediments to the team's progress, escalating as needed.

• Ensures that the team's actions are always aligned with the sprint goals.

• Ensures the team understands processes governing delivery initiatives (Scrum, Kanban, DLC) inclusive of goals, controls and processes. Drive an understanding of how consistent application and ownership of process enables higher quality delivery throughput.

• Ensure that relevant control processes continue to enable the consistent delivery of quality IT products and services in support of business objectives and goals.

• Conduct appropriate and timely cross-team collaboration to ensure visibility and alignment of related initiatives.

• Communicate a variety of information about the team broadly and transparently including the health of the team and the team's delivery progress using appropriate metrics and reporting methods. Provide metrics and reporting that demonstrate the relation between the team's deliveries, on-going investment and business outcomes.

• Track the team's velocity, understand the deltas between sprints, assist the team in monitoring trends in velocity and react accordingly to changes.

• Work with the Product Owner and Delivery Team to establish and manage release plans.

• Owner of the agile framework leveraged by the teams.

• Demonstrated experience as a Scrum Master and/or Project Manager for multiple teams in an iterative delivery model

• Knowledge and experience with organizational change management (OCM) is a plus

• Genuine passion for the values underlying the Agile methodologies and how they can be effectively leveraged across the organization to improve value delivery

• Ability and commitment to guide teams to deliver shared, collective results

• Ability to motivate individuals, foster teamwork and build team dynamics

• Situational awareness and leadership - Ability to remain objective and constructive in all situations essential

• Ability to gauge how the team is doing and to drive the necessary actions to improve

Additional Requirements

• Communication & Collaboration

• Collaborate with staff to ensure smooth and reliable operation of software and systems for fulfilling business objectives and processes - Ensure written and verbal communication is clear and concise

• Presents related subject material to teams, stakeholders and leadership

• Strong written and oral communication skills

• Strong interpersonal skills, with a focus on rapport-building, listening and questioning skills

• Ability to think critically

• Ability to conduct research into a wide range of computing issues as required

• Ability to absorb and retain information quickly - Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language

• Highly self-motivated and directed

• Results driven and oriented with a keen attention to detail

• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities

• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute work in alignment with business goals

• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

• Possess an agile mindset open to adaptation based on experience and feedback

• Experience with IT troubleshooting principles and techniques

• Experience working on cross functional teams

• Ability to conduct research into a wide range of computing issues

• Experience working on a team utilizing Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban

• Strong understanding of information processing principles and practices

• Experience working with both on-shore and off-shore vendors

• Comprehensive understanding of Change Management process and controls

About TEKsystems:

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.