Project Manager

Americo Life, Inc.; Kansas City, Northern (MO, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Americo Life, Inc. is seeking a Project Manager to lead planning, execution, monitoring, controlling and closing of projects. The role oversees the entire project scope, team, resources and success criteria, drawing on 2+ years of project management experience.

You will coordinate stakeholders, manage scope changes, monitor risks, and ensure timely delivery and budget adherence across projects in Kansas City, MO. The position emphasizes leadership and clear communication with diverse teams.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of project management experience.
• Leads project teams and mentors junior members.
• Engages stakeholders to clearly communicate status and risks.
• Identifies potential risks and assesses impact and likelihood.
• Delivers clear communications and statuses to audiences.

Responsibilities

• Project leadership: manages singular or multiple projects; drives tactical execution.
• Schedule management: planners and schedules work to meet objectives.
• Stakeholder management: communicates regularly with stakeholders.
• Scope management: handles scope changes per change process.
• Risk management: manages day-to-day risks and escalates significant issues.
• Budget and financial management: tracks budgets against approved amounts.
• Decision making: makes day-to-day decisions on projects and tasks.
• Team leadership: leads project teams and assigns tasks.

Skills

Project planning

Team leadership

Stakeholder communication

Risk assessment

Progress reporting

Job description

Discover how your future can grow with Americo.

This position plays the lead role in planning, executing, monitoring, controlling and closing projects. The position is accountable for the entire project scope, project team, resources and doing all that is necessary to ensure the success of each project. They perform this role utilizing critical thinking skills obtained through 2+ years of project management experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Leadership: manages singular individual projects of complexity or multiple less complex projects. Focuses on the tactical execution ensuring project deliverables are met.
• Schedule Management: Ensures that work is identified and scheduled in order to meet the requirements of the project’s objectives and deliverables.
• Stakeholder Management: communicates regularly with project stakeholders
• Scope Management: Manages project scope and handles scope changes according to the defined change management process
• Risk Management: manages day-to-day project risks and escalates when significant issues arise
• Budget and Financial Management: tracks and manages project budgets against approved budget amounts
• Decision Making: makes decisions related to day-to-term management of assigned projects and immediate tasks
• Team leadership: leads project teams, assigning tasks, and ensuring collaboration

Essential Skills and Abilities:

• Project/program planning – developing project plans, executing on scope, objectives and deliverable; managing risk within the project with minimal oversight
• Providing leadership and mentorship to project teams
• Engaging with project stakeholders to clearly communicate the status of a project/program and any associated risks to its successful delivery
• Identifying potential risks, being able to assess impact/likelihood against the project
• Clear communication and reporting of project progress, effective delivery of all associated messaging including appropriateness to the receiving audience