Project Manager
Group 1001

Job Info

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Group 1001 is a consumer-centric, technology-driven family of insurance companies on a mission to deliver outstanding value and operational performance by combining financial strength and stability with deep insurance expertise and a can-do culture. Group1001's culture emphasizes the importance of collaboration, communication, core business focus, risk management, and striving for outcomes. This goal extends to how we hire and onboard our most valuable assets - our employees.

Company Overview:

Axia Technology Partners (AxiaTP) empowers organizations in all industries to achieve operational excellence through managed IT services, unified communications and custom software solutions. AxiaTP was founded in 2008. Now a member of the Group 1001 family of companies, our team is a fast-growing Complete Technology Provider.

Group 1001, and its affiliated companies, is strongly committed to providing a supportive work environment where employee differences are valued. Diversity is an essential ingredient in making Group 1001 a welcoming place to work and is fundamental in building a high-performance team. Diversity embodies all the differences that make us unique individuals. All employees share the responsibility for maintaining a workplace culture of dignity, respect, understanding and appreciation of individual and group differences.

Job Summary

The Project Manager is responsible for the delivery of software development projects through agile based scrum teams, through the organization and assignment of all work for execution by the project teams, including change requests.

They will work closely with the system developers, functional users, business analysts and quality assurance experts to understand the technical and functional design of the software applications. They will maintain familiarity with the roles, skills, and capabilities of all members of the team.

They will actively engage with the agile scrum teams in the configuration, development and execution of system and end-to-end testing for client systems, including identifying bottlenecks and driving improvements while maintaining a positive team environment with peers and management.

Equally important, this role requires a genuine, innate desire to solve problems and provide customers with positive experiences. The Project Manager has a direct impact our clients, their experience and impression of the AxiaTP brand, and our overall growth.

Main Accountabilities:

• Develop project plans and proposals which define the project scope in collaboration with Client/Internal Stakeholder
  
• Plan, track, and report on project performance to the Client/Internal Stakeholder on a periodic basis, determined by the Client/Internal Stakeholder or project needs. Including status on project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, and issues
  
• Collaboratively manage workload of team members across projects to ensure proper project coverage to meet expected timelines
  
• Coordinate and facilitate meetings with Client/Internal Stakeholder and engage/include other team members where necessary for ongoing effective communication
  
• Organize and manage the collection of current and planned customer projects as a portfolio, regularly communicating with customers and the team to prioritize each
  
• Represent the Client's environment, strategy, and priorities to internal management
  
• Ask for guidance when necessary and confirms understanding of problems and/or next steps
  
• Attain a high level of tool familiarity for the tools required for role, to be seen as a resource for others needing to learn or get information from those systems
  
• Maintain resource forecasting, planning, and work assignment allocations
  
• Serve as the primary point of contact for customer and internal stakeholders regarding projects and the scheduling of change requests, including scope, timelines, and changes.
  
• Project planning, identifying estimates and minimize risks
  
• Ensure proper recording, documentation, and closure for all work performed
  
• Actively maintain and grow your knowledge of products and services
  
• Recommend procedure modifications or improvements to help make AxiaTP more effective for customers and more efficient as a service provider
  

Qualifications:

• The ideal candidate should have an enthusiasm for team collaboration a passion for using technology to solve problems and fulfill business outcomes
  
• Must demonstrate ability to promote an inclusive environment that reflects the broad diversity and backgrounds represented by our Clients and Team Members and which every individual feels respected and valued
  
• Must have a broad familiarity with computer hardware and software and demonstrate a consistent investment in that knowledge
  
• Confident in making decisions, accurate, detailed-oriented and able to problem solve/analyze
  
• Commitment to quality and attention to detail
  
• Ability to effectively deliver and communicate individual work in a highly collaborative and matrixed environment
  
• Excellent communication skills to include internal/external interaction, and documentation (samples of nonproprietary documentation maybe be asked for review)
  
• Experience working in SDLC/Agile environments, managing projects to deliver software solutions, and working as a project manager
  
• Proven ability to proactively self-manage and complete project deliverables, with a sense of ownership
  
• Willingness to learn new functions and technologies
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years of significant experience in software implementation.
  
  • Strong consideration will be given to candidates with a background in third party development or consulting.
    
• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from an accredited college/university
  
  • Strong consideration will be given to candidates with a background and/or experience in computer science, finance, accounting, information technology, or business administration
    
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certified or must achieve certification within 1 year of employment
  
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) certified or must achieve certification within 1 year of employment
  
• Certified Product Owner (CPO) certified or must achieve certification within 1 year of employment
  

Benefits Highlights:

Employees who meet benefit eligibility guidelines and work 30 hours or more weekly, have the ability to enroll in Group 1001's benefits package. Employees (and their families) are eligible to participate in the Company's comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance plan options. Employees are also eligible for Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability, and to enroll in the Company's Employee Assistance Program and other wellness initiatives. Employees may also participate in the Company's 401K plan, with matching contributions by the Company.
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