Associate Project Manager Lead

Dexian; Highland Heights (OH); Remote; USD 73,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Dexian is seeking an Associate Project Manager Lead to drive complex Finance initiatives, including system changes and data migrations, across business and IT. The role requires governance of full project lifecycles, stakeholder management, and robust communication with CFO-level to team members.

The position is 100% remote with a 12-month contract-to-hire arrangement, offering hands-on PM leadership with emphasis on process, data, and system implementations.

Qualifications

• A minimum 9 years of related work experience leading projects and project delivery.
• Bachelor's degree or higher and a minimum of 6 years related work experience leading projects and project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects and project delivery in Finance and IT, ensuring alignment across business units.
• Coordinate multiple workstreams, stakeholders, and dependencies across large initiatives.
• Provide regular status updates and maintain project plans using PM tools.

Skills

Project management experience

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Planview

AgilePlace

MS Planner

Smartsheet

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Teams

Job description

Job Title: Assoc Project Manager Lead

Duration: 12 months (contract to hire)

Location: 100% Remote

Pay Rate: $53.00 - $56.00 hourly on W2

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Schedule

• Days: Mon-Fri
• Hours: 40 hrs
• OT: Not Expected otherwise approved by manager
• Time: 9-5PM Eastern (Pacific time is flexible, but core hours are 10-3PM Est)

Degrees or certifications required/or in lieu of a degree how many years of overall experience required (Usually taken from the Position Summary found in Beeline):

• - A minimum 9 years of related work experience leading projects and project delivery.
• [OR] Bachelor's degree or higher and a minimum of 6 years related work experience leading projects and project delivery.

Impact on the business

• This role will provide additional project management support due to an increase in Finance project workload.
• The Associate PM Lead will support large, complex initiatives that span both the business and IT, helping ensure the two areas remain aligned throughout the project.
• The role requires a solid understanding of the different phases of project management and general PM terminology, processes, and methodology.

Types of Projects

• Primarily Finance-related projects involving systems, data, and business process changes.
• Projects may include implementing new systems, migrating data from legacy systems to new platforms, or creating new processes to support system changes.
• Examples could include changes related to Claims, Property/Home, and other business areas that impact Finance.
• One initiative involves a compensation system used to support payments to agents from multiple sources.

Summary

This Associate PM Lead will help manage complex Finance projects that cross business and IT, particularly projects involving new systems, data migrations, and process changes. The person needs to understand the full project lifecycle and be comfortable coordinating multiple workstreams, stakeholders, and dependencies.

Top must-have technical skills

• Project management experience, including project/task plan initiation and regular status updates.
• Experience with project management tools such as Planview, AgilePlace, MS Planner, or Smartsheet. Planview and AgilePlace are used at company but are NOT required. Familiarity with similar tools should translate well.
• Intermediate proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.

Nice to have skills:

• Planview and/or AgilePlace experience.
• PMP certification would be great, but if the candidate has 15+ years of PM experience than a certification may not be necessary.

A Soft Skill to confirm with candidate:

• Strong communication skills with the ability to tailor communication to different audiences, from CFO-level leaders to individual contributors, both verbally and in writing (email, PowerPoint, etc.).

Stand out on a resume

• PM Lead in a Corporate Finance or Insurance industry background would stand out on a resume, especially if they have familiarity with Tax, Accounts Payable (AP), or Accounts Receivable (AR).

Dexian stands at the forefront of Talent + Technology solutions with a presence spanning more than 70 locations worldwide and a team exceeding 10,000 professionals. As one of the largest technology and professional staffing companies and one of the largest minority-owned staffing companies in the United States, Dexian combines over 30 years of industry expertise with cutting-edge technologies to deliver comprehensive global services and support. Dexian connects the right talent and the right technology with the right organizations to deliver trajectory-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals.To learn more, please visit https://dexian.com/. Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.