Project Manager

Description:

Agilus’ client is one of the premiere Insurance firms in the country and is currently adding contract Intermediate Project Managers to the organization for specific projects.

Any specific tools/skillset:

• Minimum 2 to 5 years as a Project Manager in an I.T. environment (Cyber Security & IT Risk experience an asset) managing small to medium projects.

• Must be self-motivated, organized, and able to multi-task in an environment of ever-changing processes and priorities

• Attention to details, ability to analyze and evaluate information and render effective decisions or solve problems.

• Understanding of the principles and frameworks of successful project management including demonstrated experience applying flexible delivery methodologies such as Agile Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall and Hybrid delivery approaches.

• Strong collaboration and teamwork skills. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively (written & verbal), build consensus and promote the exchange of information among stakeholders

• Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical subject matter in business terms for executive audiences, succinctly and professionally.

• Ability to handle ambiguity in a fast-paced environment with multiple concurrent tasks and changing priorities.

• Possess strong entrepreneurial skills with a bias to delivering business outcomes, forging strong business partnerships, effectively managing risk, managing scope change as an opportunity to deliver greater value and making value-oriented decisions.

• Excellent financial management skills including capital acquisitions.

• Experience in risk assessment and management techniques.

• Experience in managing moderate complexity projects that require effective change management across various Application and Technology Portfolios

• Experience in resource planning and performance management

• Experience with Microsoft Project, Microsoft Power Platform (Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate), Jira, Confluence, and SharePoint.

• Ability to work in a virtual team environment, facilitating and contributing to work across geographies and across other functional teams

Role profile description:

• Responsible for leading medium to large and medium to high risk/complex Security or Risk projects, working with business unit and technology leaders, cross functional teams, project team members and external parties to ensure projects are well-defined, planned and delivered.

• Demonstrates business and technical acumen to ensure deliverables and expected outcomes align with the Business Case.

• Works closely with the project sponsor and delivery leader to develop the business case and project charter, including defining the project scope, objectives, approach, measures of success, stakeholder engagement and communication plan.

• Develops integrated project plans demonstrating strong financial and project acumen (including cost estimates, budget, resourcing requirements), applying appropriate estimation models, and refining and managing performance against them as well as customizing project planning methods to suit the project.

• Manages project budgets and costs, and provides estimates and forecasts, including competent analysis of capitalization, amortization, and expense management.

• Engages & collaborates with governance stakeholders to ensure compliance of end-product towards corporate risk profile, standards and organizational governance processes.

• Performs risk planning and analysis (qualitative & quantitative), including risk identification and risk response planning.

• Executes, tracks and monitors progress to plan and communicates the appropriate project information to all relevant project team members and stakeholders.

• Contributes to and adapts to organizational change, best practice and improvements across teams, including the effective implementation and adherence to changes in processes and practices.

• Looks for and implements opportunities to improve team efficiencies.