This role is accountable for leading all aspects of the development and implementation of assigned projects and provides a single point of contact for those projects. The IT Senior Project Manager will work with Argo and any third-party vendor, providing the necessary direction to all team members for a full solution product. To be successful, our Project Managers motivate project teams to achieve a high level of performance and quality in delivering projects. The role will work on-site at either our Chicago, IL, New York City, NY, Omaha, NB, Richmond, VA, or San Antonio, TX office.

Responsibilities:

• Under general supervision, oversees various system projects of a highly complex nature.
• Effectively manages concurrent application development projects.
• Responsible for assembling project team, assigning individual responsibilities, identifying appropriate resources needed, and developing schedule to ensure timely completion of project.
• Develops detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports.
• Creates and maintains essential project documentation, such as Communication Plan, Risk Management Plan, Roles/Responsibilities Matrix, and Issues Log.
• Manages resources in a cross-functional environment and proactively coordinates resource allocation and production releases with other Project Managers.
• Conducts project meetings and is responsible for project tracking and analysis.
• Ensures adherence to quality standards and reviews project deliverables.
• Provides analytical guidance to project team.
• Actively manages risks and issues for assigned projects and when necessary, escalates issues to management’s attention for guidance and assistance in reaching a resolution.
• Other duties as required.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• BA / BS Degree with preference towards Business, Computer Science, or Information Systems.
• 8+ years of Project Management experience leading multi-discipline project teams.
• Must have excellent Project Management skills with a proven track record in delivering projects on schedule and within budget.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills. Intermediate skills in MS Office tools, including MS Project, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Customer focused attitude in dealing with internal customers.
• Excellent organizational, leadership, decision making and communications skills.
• Experience leading teams using Agile methodology.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Agile Scrum Master experience.
• Work experience in the Property and Casualty insurance business environment.