JOB: Project Manager with STRONG Insurance Background

[Ashwath Dhama]

Project Manager with STRONG Insurance Background
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GENERAL INFORMATION:
Whitehouse station, NJ – C2C – Telephonic Interviews – Open to any Visa – Contract Job – Long-term – Very High priority – Multiple openings – Competitive and Open rates
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PROJECT MANAGER JOB:
MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE: Project management experience, insurance background, insurance portals knowledge , xml and some technical background
Highly preferred but not mandatory: Duckcreek experience

GOOD TO HAVE:
 Proven experience in enablement and business change management.
 You are a self-starter that thrives in the face of challenge. You are relentless in clearing obstacles with a resourceful and creative approach to problem-solving.
 Proven ability to operate effectively with general guidance on new projects.
 Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to work with technical and non-technical audiences; as well as, communicate as effectively to individual contributors as you do with management.
 Demonstrated experience presenting and advocating programs to customers and/or internal key stakeholders.
 Maniacal attention to details, balanced with the ability to absorb large amounts of information and distill it down to the essentials.
 You are a leader who is always focused on doing what’s right for the business, and you know how to lead people and teams through change.
 You have strong people skills, with distinctive ability to motivate and influence people without authority or a direct reporting relationship.
 Excellent negotiation, conflict management and resolution skills. You diplomatically facilitate teams to the successful resolution of issues.
 Ability to work collaboratively, and act in a lead role as a subject matter expert, within a team environment to meet aggressive goals and pre-defined measurement criteria.
 You are high energy, maintain a positive attitude, have contagious enthusiasm and a sense of humor that helps you to adapt to the changing needs of the business.
 Strong aptitude for learning new technologies and leveraging tools of the trade, such as productivity tools and project management applications.
 Bachelors or equivalent required.
 Knowledge of Adobe products and their use across customer segments is desired.

RESPONSIBILITIES:-
 Responsible for day-to-day management of the project, making sure commitments are met
 Creates and maintains key project documents including:  Project Plan; Timeline; Status; RAID Log
 Identifies, Records, Analyzes and drives resolution of: Risks; Actions; Dependencies; Issues
 Ensures scope of work is accurately maintained in Jira, changes are documented & approved, and the scrum teams are delivering per the project milestones
 Documents decisions in RAID for reference
 Schedules and facilitates key program meetings at the direction of the program leads
 Records meeting notes and actions, creating a draft for review by meeting facilitator and ensuring notes are sent to attendees
 Ensures coordination of work efforts to manage key dependencies
 Understands the breadth of the project effort within their area of responsibility and provides updates to management
 Provides accurate, timely program status reporting
 Responsible for understanding the business/IT needs and keeping the team members focused
 Recognizes and documents accomplishments