IT Project & Business Relationship Manager

Experteer Italy; Milano; In loco; EUR 65.000 - 85.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A global insurance provider in Milano seeks an experienced project manager to oversee complex application and data integration projects. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of project management experience, especially in Commercial Insurance, and possesses strong facilitation skills to bridge IT and business priorities. This position offers expansive health benefits, retirement plans, and parental leave assistance.

Servizi

Expansive Health & Wellness Benefits

Generous Retirement & Savings Plans

Global Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance

Competenze

• 8+ years of project management experience for complex application and data integration projects.
• 3+ years' experience within Commercial Insurance.
• Proven ability to build strong business relationships.

Mansioni

• Perform day-to-day project management activities for all project phases.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with business stakeholders.
• Translate complex business needs into actionable IT deliverables.

Conoscenze

Project management experience

Strong facilitation skills

Vendor relationship management

Strumenti

MS Project

Descrizione del lavoro

Overview

As a leading provider of insurance and reinsurance with worldwide operations and employees in Bermuda, U.S., U.K., Continental Europe and Asia, we recognize that our success is derived directly from those who matter the most: our people. At Sompo International, our values of integrity, collaboration, agility, execution and excellence underpin our culture and our commitment to providing an employee experience that attracts and engages the best talent in the industry. As we continue to grow, we strive to find diverse, innovative and driven professionals to join our teams and offer a broad range of career and development opportunities at all levels, in multiple business areas, in each of our locations throughout the world. Our compensation and benefits programs are market driven and competitive, with excellent family friendly policies and flexible working provisions.

What you'll be doing

• Project Management
  • Perform day-to-day project management activities for all project phases to ensure deliverables are completed on time, and within budget.
  • Coordinate all project activities with the IT project team members and business owners / stakeholders.
  • Track performance against objectives and develop corrective strategies when objectives are not being met.
  • Create, manage, and update project charters, schedules, risk management plans, communication plans, project budgets, gate reviews, and all other project management documentation in accordance with the SDLC and PMLC.
  • Work with project team members and management to secure resources and funding.
  • Coordinate closely with project stakeholders to define project scopes and schedules.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs, processes, and data sources.
  • Work with business analysts and architects to translate these business needs into clearly documented-detailed requirements and functional specifications.
  • Provide regular status updates and maintain relevant metrics to provide transparency on team performance.
  • Manage vendors and hold them accountable for their delivery activities.
  • Identify and coordinate cross-project dependencies.
  • Communicate with executive leadership to provide project risk analysis, status, and requirements that may impact strategic direction.
  • Ensure that projects comply with audit requirements.
• Business Relationship Management
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with business stakeholders, acting as the primary point of contact between IT and the business teams in Italy and other European countries.
  • Assist the business leaders in formalizing and managing the demand for information technology services, the prioritization of technology related projects and lesser demands. Work with business teams to prioritize demand for IT. Ensure that the solutions developed support the business units in achieving their strategic and tactical objectives.
  • Ensure that the technology projects and initiatives on behalf of the business provide maximum return on investment.
  • Provide IT performance results to the business managers in the form of IT Performance status on maintenance and operations, portfolio of projects and initiatives, research and development on tools, techniques and processes affecting business performance and profitability.
  • Proactively identify opportunities where IT can provide innovative solutions to business challenges and drive value creation.
  • Advocate for the business within the IT organization, ensuring that stakeholder needs and expectations are met.

What you'll bring

• 8+ years of project management experience for complex application, data integration, and AI -driven technology projects.
• Detailed knowledge of project management, software development life cycle (SDLC) implementation methodologies.
• Experience managing mid-sized to large IT integration and AI-enabled projects independently.
• 3+ years' experience within Commercial Insurance.
• Strong facilitation skills with the ability to effectively manage cross-functional team discussions and bridge business and IT priorities.
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong business relationships, ensuring alignment between IT deliverables and business objectives.
• Strong management skills with an ability to achieve results in a matrix management environment, fostering collaboration and accountability.
• Ability to translate complex business needs into actionable IT deliverables, including AI -based solutions.
• Skilled in applying waterfall, agile, and hybrid project-delivery methodologies for traditional initiatives.
• Possess multi-disciplinary information technology knowledge with proven systems deployment experience, including AI technologies, data pipelines, and automation tools.
• Experience using Project and Portfolio Management tools (e.g., MS Project).
• Proficiency in managing vendor relationships.

Our Benefits

• Expansive Health & Wellness Benefits
• Generous Retirement & Savings Plans
• Global Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance

About Us

Expert Partners. Clarity in complexity. Unwavering commitment. We are Sompo, a global provider of property, casualty, and specialty insurance and reinsurance. Building on Sompo Holding's 135 years of innovation, we seek to deliver a unified approach to servicing and providing customized solutions for our clients, ensuring that we meet their needs effectively and consistently.

Our values

• Accountability: Raising the bar on what we deliver
• Agility: Keeping it simple as we grow
• Collaboration: Building relationships with clients and colleagues
• Development: Being curious and having a growth mindset
• Integrity: Being trustworthy and doing what's right

Sompo is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To learn more about visit our website at www.sompo-intl.com