Hybrid Project Manager II: Delivery & Strategy

Ameritas; Lincoln (AL); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with match

Tuition reimbursement

Bonuses

Flexible hybrid work

PTO

Job summary

Ameritas is seeking a Project Manager to lead and organize project teams across discrete initiatives, using tested methodologies to deliver value with minimal supervision. The role emphasizes problem solving, structured thinking, quantitative and analytical skills, business acumen, and leadership in a matrixed environment.

This hybrid position combines in-office collaboration in Lincoln, NE or Cincinnati, OH with remote work, offering flexible scheduling and opportunities for professional

Qualifications

• 1-3+ years of related project management experience.
• PMP, PMI-ACP, or other similar project management certifications are useful.
• Previous management consulting or external consulting experience desirable.
• MBA or similar advanced degree desired.

Responsibilities

• Support sponsor engagement and documentation of project objectives, benefits, success criteria, assumptions, constraints, and project steering team membership.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to identify project approaches, break down project work into tasks, obtain estimates for those tasks, and identify task dependencies to create the project plan and schedule.
• Track project costs and supporting budget monitoring.
• Monitor and update project plans, schedules, costs, and resources and reports on progress and variances to plan.
• Ensure stakeholders understand changes to business processes and appropriate training is provided.
• Follow review/approval processes for project deliverables while tracking and managing project risks and issues.
• Evaluate and document the degree to which changes would affect the project scope, cost, quality, and schedule and provide alternatives to project steering team and sponsors for approval.
• Implement approved changes, manage related work tasks, and integrate approved changes into project baselines.
• Identify causes of variances in project scope, schedules, costs, etc. Document lessons learned that allow for improvements in future delivery.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Structured thinking

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Ameritas is seeking a Project Manager to lead and organize project teams across discrete initiatives, using tested methodologies to deliver value with minimal supervision. The role emphasizes problem solving, structured thinking, quantitative and analytical skills, business acumen, and leadership in a matrixed environment.

This hybrid position combines in-office collaboration in Lincoln, NE or Cincinnati, OH with remote work, offering flexible scheduling and opportunities for professional