What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Manager position at Americo Financial Life and Annuity?
Project Manager
Job Summary:
The PM helps improve and grow the value of Americo through the effective and efficient planning, communication and execution of complex, enterprise, strategic programs and projects. They manage project resources and expenses and ensure our project efforts contribute to the bottom line. They help insure that all projects are executed efficiently to deliver the expected business benefits.
Key Responsibilities:
- Initiate Projects with Project Charter; Scope, High Level Deliverables, etc.
- Plan Projects; schedules, budgets, resource plans, requirements, etc.
- Secure and Manage Resources and Project Team Members
- Control Costs and Manage Expenses.
- Manage and Monitor Schedules, Communicate and Report Progress
- Coordinate Project Deployment and Closing
Key Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Strong knowledge and demonstrable experience with project management techniques - waterfall and Agile
- Experience with solution delivery - custom or package
- Prior experience with Planview (PPM Pro) or MS Project
- Knowledge and experience with Outlook, MS Office, ADO/TFS
- Experience with technology related projects - upgrades, refreshes, etc.
- Outstanding problem identification/troubleshooting skills
- Ability to assess the business impact of issues and prioritize them
- Very good interpersonal skills (coaching, teamwork, etc.)
- Very good communications skills (meeting skills, presenting, writing, etc.)
- Ability to quickly assimilate new technologies and information
- Ability to manage concurrent complex projects
