Project Manager, Business Operations
Allied World · Farmington, CT · 2 wk ago
On-siteInformation TechnologyFull-time
Responsibilities
- Project Management
- Lead cross-functional initiatives to modernize underwriting platforms, aligning technology capabilities with evolving business and regulatory requirements
- Drive enterprise-wide transformation efforts by facilitating planning, communication, and adoption of new underwriting tools and workflows
- Partner with Stakeholders and Senior Leadership to refine strategy and build alignment on approach
- Forward? thinking problem solver who recognizes gaps, proposes solutions, and mobilizes teams to deliver results
- Capacity and resource planning to ensure teams are aligned and adequately staffed
- Recognize and escalate issues that occur during project execution by tracking action items, risks, and dependencies across cross functional teams
- Process & Documentation
- Champion organizational adoption by directing training coordination, communication strategy, and readiness activities across impacted teams
- Maintain project artifacts, meeting notes, requirements documents, issue logs, etc.
- Leverage and maintain knowledge documentation in Jira, Confluence, or other project management tools
- Report on project metrics including progress, resource utilization, risks and issues
- Work closely with Underwriting, technology, and vendor partners to support business requirements gathering and testing
- Take end? to? end leadership of cross? functional meetings, driving alignment, decision? making, and follow? through
- Identify and deliver on opportunities for continuous process improvement
Requirements
Commensurate with experience
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in project management, preferably within the insurance industry
- Experience in managing complex projects involving multiple stakeholders and cross-functional teams
- Strong understanding of project management methodologies and tools such as Agile, Scrum, and Jira
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with various levels of management and team members
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize tasks based on criticality and impact
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
- Knowledge of insurance industry regulations and compliance requirements
Skills
- Project Management
- Leadership
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Resource Planning
- Documentation
- Continuous Improvement
Benefits
- Health, Dental and Disability Insurance
- A company match 401k plan
- Group Term Life Insurance
Pay
The salary range for this role is between: TBD
Schedule
TBD
Benefits
- Health, Dental and Disability Insurance
- A company match 401k plan
- Group Term Life Insurance
Company Info
- Global Presence: Allied World has offices in multiple locations including Farmington, Boston, New York, and others.
- Equal Opportunity Employer: Allied World is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.