Project Manager - Application Development

About the role

The Project Manager will oversee all aspects of application development projects through the full project life-cycle. The Project Manager is responsible for co-ordination and completion of the project and interacts with project stakeholders, sponsors and department heads. The Project Manager will be responsible for managing several projects at a time and is responsible for setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities, and monitoring and summarizing the progress of the projects.

Responsibilities

• Creates and executes project work plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Work with user representatives/business management to determine development opportunities and evaluate the business case for any associated investment
• Manage tasks and coordinate with all resources across departments to achieve successful project completion.
• Progress and status reporting to business sponsors and IT management.
• Manages day-to-day operational aspects of a project and scope.
• Reviews deliverables prepared by team before passing to client.
• Coordinate internal and external project resource requirements.
• Determine project resource requirements and resolve scheduling conflicts.
• Provide leadership through the full project life cycle.
• Facilitate meetings between Information Technology, business users and outside resources as required.
• Manages to company audit and compliance standards.
• Some travel, up to 15%, may be required to other office locations; meetings, seminars, and training.

Requirements

• Proven ability to function in fast paced small team environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to communicate effectively with IT and business communities.
• Three (3) to Five (5) years project management or technical leadership related work experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
• Insurance and/or Financial Services Industry experience is strongly preferred.
• PMP certification is strong plus.

Microsoft Office Suite, MS Project, basic SQL

• Ability to prepare project plan and continuously monitor the project in terms of the status of the project plan.
• Provide frequent updates to the IT and business communities on the status of the project including timely identification of issues and risks to the plan or the quality of the deliverables.
• Identify, log, analyze and manage potential and actual issues and risks and take corrective actions on day-to-day issues. Identify nature and impact of more serious issues on project scope, schedule, or budget.
• Practical, full life-cycle project, team and group management experience in a structured environment.
• Software development or integration project experience a plus.
• Familiarity with all aspects of the software development lifecycle, from requirements definition through production support.
• Ability to prepare time/budget/resource estimates.
• Additional Information: This is an opportunity we are looking to hire asap, please apply soon!