Remote Life & Annuity M&A Project Manager

Eliassen Group; Little Rock (AR); Remote; USD 156,000 - 187,000; Part time

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking an experienced Project Manager with Life & Annuity and service operations expertise to support a large-scale merger planning and integration initiative. You will partner with business and operational stakeholders to drive strategic planning, readiness, and execution of integration activities across retail life and annuity businesses.

The role requires a strong background in insurance operations, proven program delivery, and the ability to manage multiple workstreams

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Project Management experience leading large-scale business transformation initiatives.
• Direct experience within Life Insurance and/or Annuity operations.
• Strong understanding of insurance service operations, policy administration, customer servicing, claims, or related operational functions.
• Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, integrations, or organizational change initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams and stakeholders across complex environments.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and executive presentation skills.
• Strong proficiency with project management methodologies, tools, and governance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate merger planning activities across life insurance, annuity, and service operations functions.
• Partner with business leaders, operations teams, and project stakeholders to define integration strategies, priorities, and timelines.
• Drive project governance, status reporting, risk management, issue resolution, and executive communications.
• Facilitate cross-functional workshops and planning sessions to identify operational impacts, dependencies, and integration opportunities.
• Track project milestones, deliverables, and critical path activities to ensure successful execution.
• Support operating model assessments, process harmonization efforts, and organizational readiness planning.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, meeting cadences, action-item tracking, and stakeholder communications.
• Collaborate with business, technology, compliance, and operational teams to ensure alignment throughout the integration process.
• Identify risks and develop mitigation strategies to support successful business outcomes.

Skills

Project management

Life insurance

Merger integration

Stakeholder management

Risk & governance

Executive communication

PM methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA preferred

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking an experienced Project Manager with Life & Annuity and service operations expertise to support a large-scale merger planning and integration initiative. You will partner with business and operational stakeholders to drive strategic planning, readiness, and execution of integration activities across retail life and annuity businesses.

The role requires a strong background in insurance operations, proven program delivery, and the ability to manage multiple workstreams