The Company
At Utica National Insurance Group, 1,400 employees countrywide take our corporate promise to heart every day: To make people feel secure, appreciated, and respected. Utica National Insurance Group is an AM Best “A” rated $1.5B award-winning, nationally recognized property & casualty insurance carrier. Operating along the Eastern half of the United States, based in our Home Office in Central New York, with Regional Office locations including Boston, NYC, Chicago, Atlanta, and Dallas.
Job Summary:
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced individual to join our team in a pivotal role. The ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing complex programs and projects, ensuring that all objectives align with the company’s key success metrics. This role requires a dynamic individual who can effectively collaborate with various departments, manage change, and drive the project towards successful completion. If you are passionate about project management, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and are looking to make a significant impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Document scope, objectives, goals, requirements, and deliverables for assigned more complex programs and projects.
- Develop, maintain, and archive project documentation, cost estimates, work plans, issues/risk logs, status reports, and other project deliverables per standards.
- With leader’s guidance, collaborate with management, business, and technology groups throughout the project lifecycle.
- With oversight and guidance, perform effective change management, risk management, and issue/problem resolution.
- Ensure that standard change management procedures are consistently applied so that any changes to projects are identified, evaluated, authorized, and documented.
- With leader’s guidance, collaborate and manage trade-offs between scope, quality, time, and cost; manage conflicts to an early resolution and escalate unresolved issues to management.
- Ensure adherence to corporate security, compliance, and regulatory guidelines.
- Communicate regular project progress to leaders and publics. Escalate decisions and any unresolved issues.
- Ensure all given objectives of the team are properly documented and approved.
- Ensure the team’s objectives are consistent with the project’s stated Key Success Metrics and the specific objectives.
- Deliver to time and cost within agreed tolerances, ensure quality is achieved as planned.
- Motivate and manage project teams made up of all levels of staff and vigorously pursue the team’s given objectives.
- Contribute to knowledge sharing, best practices, and continuous improvement of project methodology and processes.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Conforms with all corporate policies and procedures.
Basic Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree preferred; Concentration in business and/or computer science or related disciplines or equivalent experience.
- Experience: At least 4 years of experience in managing enterprise-level IT projects.
- Language: Proficiency in English, both written and spoken.
Preferred Skills and Attributes:
- 7 to 10 years of relevant experience in IT project management.
- Proficient in industry-standard project management tools and methodologies.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Ability to work in cross-functional teams and foster team commitment to tasks.
- Proactive approach with a keen eye for detail.
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities and requirements.
- Familiarity with industry compliance and security standards.
- Demonstrated leadership in managing large-scale IT projects and cross-functional teams.
- Expertise in Agile, Scrum, and other project management methodologies.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
- Proven ability to manage budgets and financial forecasting for IT projects.
- Deep understanding of IT infrastructure, software development life cycle, and system integration.
- Ability to identify potential risks and devise contingency plans.
- Proficiency in using advanced project management tools like JIRA, MS Project, and Trello.
- Strong negotiation skills, especially when dealing with vendors and external partners.
- Commitment to continuous learning and staying updated with the latest industry trends.
Salary Range: $87,600-$131,400
The final salary to be paid and position within the internal salary range will take into consideration the individual’s work experience, geographic location, education, certification(s) or additional qualifications, and scope and responsibilities within the role.
Benefits:
We believe strongly that talented people are core to our success and are attracted to companies that provide competitive pay, comprehensive benefits packages, career advancement and challenging work opportunities. We offer a Comprehensive Benefits Plan for full time employees that include the following:
- Medical and Prescription Drug Benefit
- Dental Benefit
- Vision Benefit
- Life Insurance and Disability Benefits
- 401(k) Profit Sharing and Investment Plan(Includes annual Company financial contribution and discretionary Profit Sharing contribution based upon annual company financial results)
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Tuition Assistance, Training, and Professional Designations
- Company-Paid Family Leave
- Adoption/Surrogacy Assistance Benefit
- Voluntary Benefits – Group Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Legal, ID Theft Protection, Pet Insurance
- Student Loan Refinancing Services
- Care.com Membership with Back-up Care, Senior Solutions
- Business Travel Accident Insurance
- Matching Gifts program
- PaidVolunteer Day
- Employee Referral Award Program
- Wellness programs
Additional Information:
This position is a full time salaried, exempt (non overtime eligible) position
Utica National is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Apply now and find out what it’s like to be a part of an amazing team, thrive in an exciting environment and work for a company you can be proud of. Once you complete your application, you can monitor your status in the hiring process by logging into your profile. A representative from our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch regarding any change in your candidacy.