Project Management Consultant (Hybrid or Remote)

• Manage all aspects of multiple projects to ensure overall program is aligned to and directly supports achievement of strategic objectives.
• Collaborates effectively with others in a variety of work settings. Works to ensure an atmosphere of teamwork, collaboration and empowerment is created for each project. Involves extensive interaction with customers, which may cross numerous business departments, as well as vendors and contractors.
• Implements project management practices for assigned areas and projects. Ensures projects are delivered on time and within budget. Adheres to high quality standards and meets customer requirements and expectations. Assembles project plans, team assignments, directs and monitors work efforts, identifies resource needs and escalates functional budgeting, quality and timeline issues.
• Provide leadership for project team by assisting and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones.
• Formulates alternatives and involves taking appropriate actions in accomplishing a variety of project related activities. Outlines the specifications for the deliverables/tasks in some cases and validates to ensure quality deliverable.
• Tracks key project milestones and adjusts project plans and/or resources to meet the needs of the customers. Keeps stakeholders apprised of project status.
• Reports on project success criteria results, project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership.
• Full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment for assigned projects.
• Program modeling, reporting and overall administration for some projects, including analysis and report generation as needed.
• Consults and provides direction and insight to the business units as to how to address/proceed with a new opportunity, complicated merger and acquisition or method of reporting on a new program, system or product.

• Ability to quickly comprehend business need(s) and apply solution approach; able to direct and lead project team to that end.
• Strong leadership, diplomatic and motivational skills including the ability to lead up, across and down multiple business areas.
• Must possess extensive knowledge and expertise in project management methodologies and tools and understand human resources policies and practices and change management techniques.
• Requires excellent oral and written communication skills, as well as listening and comprehension skills, collaboration and influencing skills.
• Must have proven ability to analyze problems and comprehend impacts of problem, recommending cost effective solutions with minimal project impact, demonstrating teamwork throughout.
• Build and maintain relationships by engaging business leaders to establish credibility, solve problems, build consensus and achieve objectives.
• Self-motivated, decisive, with ability to adapt to change and competing demands.
• Experience in meeting facilitation and conflict resolution
• Must demonstrate proficiency with Microsoft Office suite as well as spreadsheet and relevant applications and programs related to project management.

• Bachelor's degree OR equivalent work experience required.
• At least 10 years of IT, Insurance and/or project management experience.
• Project Management professional certification desirable, but not required.
• Prior management, supervisory or team leader experience helpful.

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