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Project Manager

Project Manager

CompanySun Life
LocationKansas City, MO, USA
Salary$85400 – $128100
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelMid Level, Senior

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.
  • Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a project management or client liaison role.
  • Ability to lead and manage resources that do not have a direct reporting relationship.
  • Ability to embrace change and positively influence change in a dynamic working environment.
  • Strong facilitation skills and ability to manage business-related discussions, influence key stakeholders, and drive leaders toward decisions.
  • Skilled in issue management, risk identification, and risk reduction & mitigation.
  • Outstanding listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills with all levels of the organization.
  • Knowledge of project budget management.
  • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and projects and manage competing priorities.
  • Ability to initiate and drive changes in process, methodology, and other project management-related areas.
  • Demonstrated use of sound and proven project management practices and tools, including MS Office, Smartsheet, Jira, SharePoint, and other tools.

Responsibilities

  • Lead medium to large-scale project initiatives that include multiple deliverables.
  • Act as a key contact with stakeholders to ensure their needs are met; ensure timeline and deliverables stay on target.
  • Develop and manage strategy and discovery sessions with stakeholders and team members to identify actionable business and technology solutions.
  • Seek input from key stakeholders on requirements, leveraging this information to effectively lead and manage the project team and deliverables to successful outcomes.
  • Develop full-scale project plans and associated communication documents.
  • Identify issues and risks, develop mitigation plans, and drive open items to closure.
  • Understand and communicate roles, responsibilities, and expectations with subject matter experts; continually manage expectations and escalate when they are not met.
  • Lead and attend meetings with internal and external customers in a professional and polished manner adhering to company policies.
  • Build, develop, and grow any business relationships vital to the project’s success.
  • Provide clear and concise documentation representing key business decisions and obtain sign-off from stakeholders.
  • Gather information and facilitate retrospectives; use the outcome of the lessons learned to improve processes within PMO methodology, and with business stakeholders.
  • Ensure all deliverables are completed and aligned with the project’s requirements, quality expectations, and success metrics.
  • Other duties as needed or required.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Previous experience in Healthcare or Health Insurance preferred.