Project Manager

The Segal Company (Western States), Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Segal Benz is seeking an experienced Project Manager to own benefits communications projects for multiple clients. You will translate objectives into actionable plans and coordinate timelines, resources, risks, budgets, and quality to deliver high-quality work that meets client expectations.

Collaborating with consultants, editors, designers, developers, operations teams, and external partners, you will drive clarity across project teams and ensure successful outcomes that align with client

Responsibilities

• Strategic project leadership of multiple benefits communications engagements from initiation through completion.
• Translate engagement strategy and scope into integrated plans with clear workstreams, milestones, deliverables, owners, approvals, dependencies, and success measures.
• Own outcomes, not only tasks; connect day-to-day execution to engagement objectives and keep teams focused on what matters most.
• Balance pace, quality, scope, budget, and team capacity while remaining adaptable as client and business needs evolve.
• Build confidence through clear communication, sound judgment, consistent preparation, reliable follow-through, and accountability.
• Anticipate needs, risks, and impacts; create structure from ambiguity and bring forward practical recommendations before issues disrupt delivery.
• Manage day-to-day delivery across internal teams, clients, vendors, and external partners with clear documentation and accountability for timelines, scope, budget, quality, and follow-through.
• Anticipate upcoming work, resource and decision needs, dependencies, and constraints; proactively assess risks, scope changes, and trade-offs; drive issues to resolution.
• Manage project financials, including budget and hours tracking, cost monitoring, forecasting, invoice preparation, in coordination with consultants and accounting.

Job description

The Opportunity

Segal Benz is seeking an experienced Project Manager to take strategic, end-to-end ownership of benefits communications projects for multiple clients. This role translates engagement objectives into clear, actionable plans and connects timelines, resources, decisions, risks, budgets, and quality requirements. Working closely with consultants, editors, designers, developers, operations teams, and external partners, the Project Manager creates clarity across project teams and helps deliver high-quality work that meets client expectations.

Responsibilities include:

• Strategic project leadership of multiple clients benefits communications engagements simultaneously from initiation through completion, in partnership with lead consultants and senior project team members, translating engagement strategy and scope into integrated plans with clear workstreams, milestones, deliverables, owners, approvals, dependencies, and success measures. Own outcomes, not only tasks; connect day-to-day execution to engagement objectives and keep teams focused on what matters most.
• Balance pace, quality, scope, budget, and team capacity while remaining adaptable as client and business needs evolve.
• Build confidence through clear communication, sound judgment, consistent preparation, reliable follow-through, and the ability to hold project teams accountable constructively.
• Anticipate needs, risks, and impacts; creates structure from ambiguity and brings forward practical recommendations before issues disrupt delivery.
• Manage day-to-day delivery across internal teams, clients, vendors, and external partners, maintaining clear documentation and accountability for timelines, scope, budget, quality, and follow-through.
• Anticipate upcoming work, resource and decision needs, dependencies, and constraints; proactively assess risks, scope changes, and trade-offs, bring forward recommendations, and drive issues through resolution.
• Manage project financials, including budget and hours tracking, cost monitoring, forecasting, invoice preparation, in coordination with consultants and accounting.