Senior IT Project Manager/Sr. IT PM

Sr. IT Project Manager needed ASAP. Assignment is 3-4 month Contract-to-Hire.

Responsible for the successful delivery of one or more, medium to large sized, and moderately to highly complex critical projects, which often require high levels of function and or integration. The operational portfolio will require focus on efficiency and effectiveness, especially as it relates to work project execution, decisioning, implementation and the like. Candidates must be flexible to work in both Whitehouse Station and Warren, NJ.
Must understand the system scope and project objectives to achieve project needs through Matrix management and collaboration with resource, process and budget management.
Interfaces with all areas affected by the project including project stakeholders, consultants/vendors, and enterprise wide centers of excellence.
Provides Project Management mentoring/coaching to fellow Project Management resources.

Key Responsibilities:
Demonstrates the ability to manage multiple projects and to influence to a positive outcome. Interaction with different stakeholders across the enterprise, including business partners and subject matter experts.
Develops and executes detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans and status reports, issue management and risk mitigation.
Works with process management on the coordination and reporting of applicable project level metrics.
Minimum of 2 to 3 years of Commercial or Personal Insurance experience with knowledge of policy quoting and issuance in the P&C Insurance industry
Experience working with different lines of business (monoline or package policy) product/project implementation is desirable
4+ years of experience in working in various software delivery models, waterfall, iterative, Agile or Agile-Like
Establishes appropriate governance and stakeholder involvement approaches for the project/s to ensure consistent and effective communication as well as issue resolution.
May be responsible for business relationship management and for influencing business partner requests and decisions through strong negotiation skills, and provide valued managerial expertise that support established standards (eg, process, architectural, development, quality).
Manages business sponsorship expectations, understanding business drivers and when required, negotiates changes to project scope, timing or resources to ensure that strategic solutions are delivered.
Through Matrix management, is responsible for execution and delivery of projects through adherence to all IT project standards, defining and managing the project through the SDLC (ie Project Path) and associated IT processes (ie Building Permit, CUPID).
Ensures SOX compliance for all project related work.
Responsible for deploying projects on time, with quality, within budget, and as per specification (adhering to architectural design), effectively monitoring project risks, and employing mitigation strategies where appropriate.
Ensures that project team roles and project expectations are clearly communicated to all stakeholders including business subject matter experts and end users.
Effectively manages the project team, demonstrating the ability to coach, mentor and positively influence others, providing timely feedback to individuals and resource managers.
Participate in working groups and activities to stay current on the latest project management solutions and to ensure the proposed project management processes, tools and metrics are aligned to the current and future objectives.
Build and maintain an understanding of business processes and products establishing strong working relationships with counterparts across the functional areas.

Required:

Bachelor's Degree (required), Master's Degree (preferred)
7+ years of experience in technology, business, management or project leadership (experience in the P&C Insurance industry a strong plus)
5+ years project management experience
Strong experience managing in a Matrix environment
Excellent project management skills, including ability to execute and prioritize a number of tasks simultaneously, and experience managing cross-functional teams.
Proven financial management experience
Demonstrated experience in project management and/or team leadership with high quality (ie proven track record)
Results oriented and analytical with the ability to lead others
Innovative, collaborative, flexible and adaptable
Excellent understanding of IT environments/technologies
Excellent written and verbal communication, relationship management, interpersonal, conflict and negotiation skills
PMI or PMP certification desired
Experience in interacting, communicating to and managing virtual teams desired
Experience training and/or working in a consulting environment desired

Plusses:

Experience in the P&C Insurance industry a major plus
PMI or PMP certification desired
Experience in interacting, communicating to and managing virtual teams desired
Experience training and/or working in a consulting environment desired
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We will call qualified candidates after review.
Resumes will NOT be sent to clients without your approval.
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REFERRALS WANTED - $1000 REWARD!
Refer a colleague to us, and Precision will pay you $1000 if we find a job for that person!

(The fine print: The referred candidate must be previously unknown to us. Start date must be within 6 months of referral.)

Overtime: straight time