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Senior Project Manager
Location
United States
Posted
153 days ago
Salary
$128K - $192K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Project Manager
Guidewire Software
• Ability to create, maintain, and ‘own’ Project Roadmap for signed customer support efforts • Ability to track a Project budget forecast for the duration of customer support efforts • Manages dependencies and timing between work requests • Ability to draft statements of work and negotiate with customers • Provide leadership, management, and oversight of a single or multiple Implementation and Support projects • Demonstrated flexibility in delivering projects using different SDLC methods • Provide the project team direction and prioritization of activities per defined and agreed • Builds and fosters strong and trusted relationships with customers • Owns and manages customer relationships during implementation • Determines the appropriate amount of Project Management ‘on-site’ time required to maintain relationships • Manages customer expectations at both the Project Team and Executive Level through the Project Lifecycle • Holds the Guidewire team and customer team accountable to agreed-upon deliverables and associated milestones • Escalates delays and project impacts appropriately and creates appropriate project artifacts • Captures, manages, and plans mitigation/resolution of project issues and risks • Manages internal and external team/stakeholder expectations through daily, weekly, and monthly communications • Tracks project budget, risks, and issues and reports on a weekly basis, presenting to Customer Sponsor/Steering Committee at least once monthly • Provides suggestions on how to manage delivery to Customer Leadership successfully • Understands customer Production needs and determines Staffing Model, Release Plan, and Roadmap to meet these needs • Direct team as to this plan • Balances customer Production Support needs with Implementation activities to ensure overall delivery meets customer needs • Determines ‘Implementation Support’ budget approach with customer sponsors, and enforces
Job Requirements
- Large enterprise program delivery
- P&C Insurance industry – carrier-side is a plus
- Work in a highly matrixed organization
- Proven track record of delivery success
- SaaS software implementation experience
- Executive level customer facing experience
- Extensive Project Management experience
- Experience working across multiple projects, and in a project team environment
- Resource management experience
- Demonstrated skill in working with implementation partners
- Very strong communication skills
- Demonstrated excellent negotiation skills
- Ability to anticipate, mitigate, and resolve risks and conflicts across different stakeholders
- Experience working with onshore and offshore resources across multiple geographies
- Technical knowledge of Java enterprise projects
- Experience managing the migration of applications and data between on-prem versions and cloud
- Demonstrated ability to lead a team with effective decision making
- PMP, Prince2 or Equivalent qualification
- Degree in related information technology or business background
Benefits
- health, dental, and vision insurance
- paid time off
- company sponsored retirement plan
- annual company bonus plan
- commissions and/or long term incentive awards
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• Provide successful definition, implementation, and delivery of complex projects that require cross-functional collaboration. • Track and monitor project progress, schedule, and logistical coordination. • Facilitate communication to all levels of stakeholders. • Produce documentation and reports. • Deliver projects within budget, on time and as expected by the scope defined with the customer. • Provide Functional Consultancy guidance and support where needed.
• Track deadlines, deliverables, campaign launches, and performance updates across teams; • Schedule and facilitate cross-functional meetings; document and distribute action items; • Maintain internal project boards and workflows (e.g., Jira, ClickUp); • Coordinate creative production tasks such as ad copy, asset requests, and approvals; • Compile campaign status updates and assist with client reporting; • Troubleshoot project bottlenecks and escalate issues when needed; • Support process improvements and contribute to overall team efficiency;
• Overseeing end-to-end project management for Groups and U18s programs, ensuring quality and cost targets are met. • Managing all operational logistics for multiple groups simultaneously in a fast-paced environment. • Communicating daily with field staff, partners, and suppliers to ensure program delivery. • Developing and updating location playbooks to ensure delivery processes are consistent across all itineraries. • Completing health and safety audits, risk assessments, and emergency action plans for all locations. • Developing and managing budgets, keeping financial forecasts up to date, and optimising cost structures. • Collaborating with Business Development, Sales, and Impact teams to ensure accurate reporting and program alignment.
• Answer inbound calls from customers, service providers and stores to provide installation job support. • Manage outbound tasks and make outbound calls to customers, providers, stores and vendors in order to provide updates or gather job information. • Conduct initial contact with customer and service providers to provide centralized contact information and job expectations in order to verify project scope and ensure alignment. • Ensure projects are scheduled within the SLA by the service provider and provide confirmation to the customer. • In coordination with stores and customers, arrange product delivery to ensure work can begin on time. • Ensure all required compliance documents related to permits and Lead Safe Practices are uploaded in the appropriate system. • Manage and resolve Work Order issues (post project completion) including assessment of related costs and the potential of service provider and/or vendor charge backs. • Submit accurate and thorough documentation of all interactions related to the project in appropriate technology tools (i.e., Installation Management System, myRedVest and Salesforce). • Practice active listening skills with customers, service providers, stores and vendors in order to deliver an excellent customer experience and promote team collaboration. • Deliver consistent service by referring to and executing defined processes and providing feedback that will enhance current processes. • Drive for results by consistently achieving goals and completing tasks/activities on time. • Build effective relationships with others by organizing information, sharing information with coworkers and leaders and seeking performance feedback. • Adapt to a fast-paced environment with evolving process enhancements. • Complete assigned training courses, participate in team meetings, town halls, developmental meetings, etc.




