AddressThe project manager will be responsible for managing multiple small, medium, and potentially large-scale projects across Global Corporate Services (GCS). As part of the GCS Project Management Office (PMO) team, the project manager will work with various GCS departments and resources as well as resources from Milliman practices. Projects will cover a wide range of topic areas and will vary in complexity, scope, and duration. The project manager must be a highly organized and self-driven individual who can manage shifting priorities and deadlines in a dynamic and uniquely structured environment. This individual is very collaborative, skilled at facilitating cross-team communication, and capable of working with a variety of personalities and work styles.
Project Management Skills
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously to ensure successful delivery.
- Ability to initiate, plan, execute, and close projects, leading them from start to finish.
- Create Project Charters to capture the details of a new project, defining scope and objectives.
- Lead project teams through requirements definition.
- Develop and manage detailed project plans and schedules to track and maintain progress.
- Monitor and report on project status.
- Identify, track, and mitigate project risks and issues, involving other resources as appropriate.
- Plan and lead/facilitate project meetings.
- Develop appropriate documentation with the project team, such as: project plans, gap analyses, communication and training plans, design documents, test plans, implementation plans, technology or process diagrams, etc.
- Project budget management.
- Coordinate internal and external resources to ensure that projects adhere to scope, schedule, and budget.
Personal Skills and Attributes
- Able to foster and maintain cooperative relationships with a wide variety of internal and external resources.
- Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
- Team player with an open, flexible approach to working with others.
- Ability to work independently on a team and across teams.
- Highly organized, consistently detail oriented, and possessing a strong sense of personal ownership.
- Able to give and receive feedback positively.
- Eager to learn and highly curious.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Flexible and able to adapt to changing circumstances and project team needs.
- Able to work with multiple personalities while maintaining a professional demeanor.
Skills and Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree.
- 5 years of Project Management experience.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) or similar certification preferred, or willingness to pursue within 1 year of hire.
- Knowledge of Project Management tools and software.
- Experience with the application of waterfall, hybrid, and/or agile/scrum Project Management methodologies is preferred.
- Experience working in a professional service is preferred.
