Project Manager (20174-IL) - Julie
American Cybersystems, Inc.

Job Info

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Analysts is looking for qualified candidates for great IT Project Manager role with a direct client of ours based in Schaumburg, IL. This is a 6 month Contract to Hire role - 1 day a week onsite, 4 days a week remote. Candidates MUST be local to the Schaumburg area and willing to be onsite for the first few weeks for training.

Key Accountabilities:

• Delivers solution for low/small to moderate size and complexity projects.
• Defines business problem and accompanying business case/benchmarking.
• Understands customer's processes, products, services, and systems in order to make educated recommendations for improvements; possesses resident domain knowledge (e.g., underwriting, claims, distribution); understands interdependencies between core processes.
• Builds and owns relationships with management and business partners as appropriate throughout the project cycle.
• Leads and executes the solution design (including metrics and measures) and implementation, including associated change management activities.
• Maintains project records in accordance with TZW of Project Management standards.
• Leads post-implementation review and share findings for continuous improvement.
• Establishes project direction, defines key results, develops plans, establishes goals, and identifies critical success factors.
• Develop/review and monitor business case, CBA, risk assessment, and project plan, working with Sponsor.
• Supervises project team and mentors consultants.
• Engages and consults with appropriate parties (both internal and external) throughout the project.
• Provides common business design, links common threads, and manages interdependencies across projects.
• Communicate to key stakeholders regarding project updates and issues and manages escalation appropriately.
• Eliminate roadblocks, resolves issues, and aligns people and the organization in the overall effort.
• Ensures specific metrics and measures are incorporated into solutions enabling continuous improvement.
• Manages strategic go/no-go decisions.

Required

• Bachelors Degree and 6 or more years of experience in the Project Management area OR High School Diploma or Equivalent and 8 or more years of experience in the Project Management area

AND

• Experience in strategic and operational consulting or business systems integration
• Experience working with project management tools (Project Plans in Excel/MS Projects, PowerPoint presentations, etc.)

Preferred

• Project Management Professional Certification
• In-depth, strong problem solving analytical skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Insurance Industry Experience

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