PMO Portfolio Manager

American Public Life Insurance Company; Oklahoma City (OK); Sur place; USD 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

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Great Place to Work

Résumé du poste

American Fidelity in Oklahoma City is seeking an on-site Senior Project Management leader to set the strategic vision for the PM function and drive execution across a portfolio of software development projects.

You will apply resource management, capacity planning, and enterprise portfolio prioritization to staff initiatives, align with strategic goals, and ensure governance and best practices are followed.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of project management experience in a matrix organization.
• Experience with Project Portfolio Management and Enterprise Architecture.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and align with strategic goals.
• Experience in insurance industry and AI governance knowledge preferred.

Responsabilités

• Set strategic vision for the Project Management function and drive execution.
• Staff software development projects using resource management and capacity planning.
• Oversee Enterprise Project Portfolio Prioritization and PPM governance.
• Communicate project health and status to stakeholders; troubleshoot to green status.

Connaissances

Portfolio management

Stakeholder management

Resource planning

Strategic planning

PMO leadership

Communication skills

Change management

Risk management

Business analysis

Formation

Bachelor's degree in MIS / Industrial Engineering / Computer Science

Master's degree preferred

Outils

MS Project

Planview

Primavera

Clarity

Excel

Visio

Description du poste

This is an on-site position, 4-5 days per week. Set strategic vision for and drive successful execution of plans and tactics to achieve the vision for the Project Management function. ensure collaborative usage of appropriate Resource Management & Capacity Planning tactics to staff our software development projects within our portfolio. Drive and facilitate all functions, standards and processes related to the Enterprise Project Portfolio Prioritization process and other Project Portfolio Management (PPM) groups Consistently apply department-mandated AI tools and practices to enhance efficiency in project delivery while complying with organizational AI governance, security, and data usage policies. Have working knowledge of all of the projects within the portfolio with the ability to communicate status and project health to stakeholders. The ability to proactively troubleshoot with project teams and project managers to keep projects in green status or return them to green in a timely manner.

Requirements: Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university in MIS, Industrial Engineering or Computer Science; Master's degree preferred Real, meaningful and applicable work experience with Project Management, Business Analysis and Enterprise Architecture could be accepted in lieu of specific education requirements listed above. 10+ years experience

Expert relationship management skills Proven ability to quickly assess situations, define problems, collect relevant data, draw valid conclusions and make related recommendations Proven successful management experience Proven ability to work in and accomplish work through others in a matrix organization Exceptional group facilitation skills including ability to lead trade-off discussions prioritization, strategic alignment and resource allocation Very strong communication skills, including written, verbal, presentation and listening which can be deployed successfully when addressing entry level Colleagues to management to senior executives Exceptional analytical thinking and problem-solving skill Exceptional team building skills Exceptional planning and organizational skills Solid knowledge of insurance industry Proven ability to think strategically and creatively Strong understanding of both technology and business Strong interpersonal change management skills Strong conflict management, negotiation and resolution skills Advanced skills in business case creation, monitoring and benefits realization tracking and associated financial analyses Advanced knowledge of one or more project management tools, e.g., MS Project Advanced knowledge of one or more formal Project Portfolio Management tools, e.g., Planview, Primavera, Clarity, etc. Advanced knowledge of PMI (PMBOK), Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, PRINCE2 or equivalent project management methodology Advanced knowledge in use, creation and management of formal project System Development Lifecycles Advanced process modeling skills Advanced process improvement skills Advanced knowledge of business analysis techniques, knowledge areas and competencies including but not limited to: requirements elicitation, strategic and requirements analysis, communication, verification and validation, modeling, forecasting, mapping etc. Advanced knowledge of the IIBA’s Business Analysis Body of Knowledge Experience across a broad range of technologies, IT disciplines and complex systems design Ability to present and explain technical topics to both technical and non-technical audiences26.

Highly skilled in MS Office Suite including Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint and Teams Strong understanding of process automation, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) PMI Project Management Professional and/or Agile Certified Practitioner certifications preferred but not required IIBA Certified Business Analysis Professional certification preferred but not required Lean / Six Sigma experience preferred but not required Insurance industry coursework or designations preferred but not required #LI-TB2 #AFC Corporate Careers | Sales Careers | Internships | APL

American Fidelity is a certified Great Place to Work for All! No matter where you work in the organization, you have a chance to make a difference. Our culture focuses on helping Colleagues to be their best! We work hard to make a difference to our Customers and community, focus on teamwork and collaboration and always offer a different perspective - a different opinion. We want to meet you! American Fidelity specializes in the education, public sector, automotive and healthcare industries with products like group and individual life, health and annuity services as well as other financial security products and services. We’re focused on offering a different opinion to our Customers – making things easier for them by providing benefits administration and education. For our policyholders, we help provide financial security through our benefit offerings, which provide coverage for some of life’s worst events – cancer, accidents, critical illnesses, death and more – and for some of life’s best – childbirth, retirement and more. Learn more about us.