Project Manager

Segal; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 102,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

401(k) with match

Medical and prescription benefits

Dental benefits

Life insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness reimbursements and rewards

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

Segal is seeking an experienced Project Manager to take end-to-end ownership of benefits communications projects for multiple clients. You will coordinate with consultants, editors, designers, developers, and external partners to deliver high-quality work that meets client expectations.

The role requires six+ years of experience in benefits/marketing communications, strong leadership, budgeting, and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• Six+ years of relevant experience in benefits/marketing communications or related field.
• Experience leading multiple complex projects concurrently.
• Experience coordinating design, production, multimedia, web, and vendor partners.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to synthesize complex information.
• Proven budgeting and financial administration experience.
• Proficiency with common business and project management tools (Asana, Office, Outlook) and openness to AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic, end-to-end benefits communications projects for multiple clients.
• Balance scope, budget, quality, and team capacity while adapting to client needs.
• Communicate clearly, prepare reliably, and hold teams accountable.
• Anticipate risks and ambiguity; offer practical recommendations before issues arise.
• Manage day-to-day delivery across internal teams, clients, vendors, and partners.
• Forecast costs, track hours, and coordinate invoicing with consultants and accounting.

Skills

Project leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Budgeting

Risk management

Communications

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Asana

Microsoft Office

Outlook

AI tools

Job description

Job Description - Project Manager (SP 000000CU)

Job Description

Project Manager - ( SP 000000CU )

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

• 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.

Qualifications

• A minimum of six years of relevant professional experience, preferably in benefits communications, marketing communications, digital communications, or a related field, and an undergraduate degree.
• Demonstrated experience leading multiple complex projects concurrently and developing and managing integrated project plans.
• Experience coordinating creative, technical, operational, and vendor partners across design, print production, multimedia, web, user experience, and digital build projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information and communicate confidently with clients and colleagues.
• Proven strategic judgment and an ownership-oriented approach, including the ability to anticipate needs, navigate ambiguity, assess risks and trade-offs, and elevate decisions with context and recommendations.
• Working knowledge of project budgeting, cost tracking, forecasting, and financial administration.
• Proficiency with common business and project management tools, including Asana, Microsoft Office, Outlook, and related project and time management systems, along with an interest in and openness to learning and using AI tools to enhance work delivery, efficiency, and project management processes.

About Segal and Its Total Rewards Program

Segal is a privately owned, leading North American employee benefit, human resources and investment management consulting firm with over 85 years of history providing trusted advice that improves lives. Clients include multiemployer trust funds, public sector entities, public, private and not-for profit corporations, higher education institutions, institutional advisors, among many others.

Segal offers a comprehensive suite of benefits to include a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan, matching and discretionary contributions to a 401(k) profit sharing plan, medical and prescription benefits including contributions to a health savings account for eligible employees, dental benefits, life insurance, disability insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, wellness benefit reimbursements and rewards, and professional credential and tuition reimbursement.

• a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan
• matching and discretionary contributions to a 401(k) profit sharing plan
• medical and prescription benefits including contributions to a health savings account for eligible employees
• dental benefits
• life insurance
• disability insurance
• an Employee Assistance Program
• wellness benefit reimbursements and rewards
• professional credential and tuition reimbursement

Segal also provides comprehensive paid time off including holidays, vacation days, sick leave, paid family leave and sabbaticals.

• holidays
• vacation days
• sick leave
• paid family leave
• sabbaticals

The current salary range for this position is $101,500 to $130,000, plus opportunity for a discretionary performance bonus based on company profitability and employee performance.

If your qualifications align closely with what we've described, we encourage you to apply. Your unique background and skills matter because at Segal, we believe that different experiences and perspectives drive innovation and excellence. We're committed to creating a fair and transparent hiring process and all hiring decisions will be merit driven. If you require accommodation during the interview, please let us know. Thank you for considering Segal. We're excited to learn more about you!

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Other Locations

Other Locations: US-CA-Glendale, US-IL-Chicago, US-GA-Atlanta, US-NY-New York, US-DC-Washington