Remote Project Manager - Life & Annuity Integration

Eliassen Group; Augusta (ME); Remote; USD 103,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral program

Remote work

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking an experienced Project Manager with Life Insurance and Annuity Operations expertise to support a major merger planning and integration initiative. This role requires partnering with business and operational stakeholders to align processes, readiness, and execution across retail life and annuity functions.

The ideal candidate has a strong insurance operations background, excellent communication skills, and a proven track record of leading large-scale transformation

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project management experience leading large-scale transformation initiatives.
• Direct experience within Life Insurance and/or Annuity operations.
• Strong understanding of insurance service operations, policy administration, customer servicing, claims.
• 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.
• 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

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Risk management

Governance

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree or MBA

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking an experienced Project Manager with Life Insurance and Annuity Operations expertise to support a major merger planning and integration initiative. This role requires partnering with business and operational stakeholders to align processes, readiness, and execution across retail life and annuity functions.

The ideal candidate has a strong insurance operations background, excellent communication skills, and a proven track record of leading large-scale transformation