Job Description
Sr. Project Manager
US-Remote
$90,000-$120,000 + VIP Bonus
$90000 – $120000 / year
Vertafore is a leading technology company whose innovative software solution are advancing the insurance industry. Our suite of products provides solutions to our customers that help them better manage their business, boost their productivity and efficiencies, and lower costs while strengthening relationships.
Our mission is to move InsurTech forward by putting people at the heart of the industry. We are leading the way with product innovation, technology partnerships, and focusing on customer success.
Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better.
We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices across the U.S., Canada, and India.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Vertafore Professional Services Organization is looking for dynamic and passionate people to join our team! We are seeking a Sr. Project Manager (SPM) with expertise in managing strategic client implementations as well as software development. If you thrive at leading successful project implementations and have a passion for building strong client relationships, we want you to join our team! The Sr. Project Manager will be responsible for the overall direction, planning, implementation, execution, monitoring and completion of multiple projects ensuring consistency with Vertafore’s mission, strategy, values, commitments and goals.
You as the SPM, are responsible to manage the project from beginning to end and will act as the subject matter expert for the configuration of MGA Systems, liaison between customer and internal teams, you will communicate project deliverables at all levels, and make sure items are executed on time, to budget, with high quality. Additionally, you will work with the Software Engineers to assist with development and support of new and existing features centered around new client implementations.
The ideal qualifications of this candidate include previous experience/expertise in a) managing successful client-facing enterprise software implementations b) business process consulting, c) client relationship management– especially in dealing with challenging clients & situations, c) using project management software to manage all aspects of a client engagement.
The right candidate will thrive on making everyone around them better, enthusiastically meet goals, and are motivated by team accomplishment over individual accolades.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- You are highly organized and have proven ability to monitor project budget vs. actuals and can forecast project revenues and expenditures.
- Extensive knowledge of insurance products, insurance requirements and underwriting workflow.
- You are a pro at scheduling and managing resources assigned to your projects and can manage the schedule of work for all phases.
- You have demonstrated an ability to manage change in project scope including documenting and explaining implications of changes so they are clearly understood and approved.
- You excel at setting and managing expectations internally with your team as well as externally to your customer to successfully deliver project.
- You are skilled at building professional executive status reports and other required project documentation.
- You have proven ability communicating with the customer to ensure progress is being made and concerns are managed promptly.
- You have a proven track record of building, developing and growing business relationships vital to the success of the project in person and remotely.
- You are experienced and can handle difficult and escalated situations with minimal leadership involvement.
- You have the talent and ability to proactively learn and understand Vertafore software and the mechanics of their implementation and deployment.
- You will grow and thrive at knowing the detailed task breakdown of your projects such as complex software implementation tasks and consulting deliverables.
- You will work tirelessly to provide outstanding project team leadership to achieve, schedule, budget and scope performance.
Qualifications:
- Proficient with MS Office Tools (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint)
- Excellent presentation, written and verbal, communication skills: demonstrated ability to present to groups, clients, and executives.
- Experience with Agile Software Development.
- 2 years of professional experience with C#.
- Insurance industry experience is required.
- 2+ years of customer facing project management experience (preferably within a software environment)
- Previous experience with technical support and troubleshooting is a plus
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- You must be able to travel up to 15-20% throughout the year with possible weekend and evening activity as needed
Additional Requirements and Details:
- Travel required up to 10 – 15% of the time.
- Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.
- Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.).
- Frequent sitting and/or standing.