Project Manager / Product Business Readiness

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Project Manager

Competitive Total Compensation Package

Overview: <p>Working independently within guidelines, responsible for initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing application and system implementation projects using a formal project management methodology.&nbsp;Typically manages multiple projects of small to moderate size and risk concurrently.&nbsp; Oversees the system development&nbsp;process.&nbsp;Develops detailed plans and schedules, including goals, risks, and resource allocation.&nbsp;Monitors project metrics for significant deviations in quality, cost, or schedule.&nbsp; Assists in establishing and improving project management methodologies, procedures and policies.&nbsp;Adheres to Project Management Office policies, procedures, and methodologies.&nbsp;Coaches and mentors individuals on the project teams and provides feedback on performance to their leaders.&nbsp;Oversees client/customer relations to ensure that service expectations are developed and met.&nbsp;</p> <p>Department Summary:</p> <p>Perform as Business Readiness Lead for Product projects, ensuring appropriate roll out of products. Working with operational and business areas, define requirements, identify business impacts, and manage development and implementation of required processes, training and communications, for internal and external stakeholders. Manage multiple projects concurrently using formal project management methodology utilizing project schedules, issues/risks management, and change control.</p>
Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Working knowledge of MOS, NASCO, NCSW, &amp; other servicing systems</li> <li>Working knowledge of claims and customer servicing systems</li> <li>Working knowledge of claims &amp; servicing operations</li> <li>Understanding of the sales landscape</li> <li>Experience developing business processes and training material</li> <li>Experience developing and conducting executive level presentations</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p>
Requirements: <ul> <li>Bachelor's Degree in related field preferred.</li> <li>Minimum five (5) years related experience preferred.</li> <li>Excellent analytical, organizational, verbal and written communication skills.</li> <li>Utilizes solid knowledge of the Project Management Institute's standards and terminology.</li> <li>Extensive creativity required across areas of expertise.</li> <li>Other related skills and/or abilities may be required to perform this job.</li> <li>Other duties may be assigned.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Skills</strong></p> <ul> <li>Works independently and within a team environment</li> <li>Excellent planning, analytical, problem solving skills, working with limited direction</li> <li>Excellent verbal &amp; written skills, able to communicate from technical to senior executive level audiences</li> <li>Effectively lead projects/teams to produce desired results</li> <li>Excellent presentation skills</li> </ul> <p><em>All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other grounds, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability.</em></p>