Senior Associate, Project Coordinator

New York Life Insurance; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that values its employees and fosters an inclusive culture. As a Project Coordinator, you will play a crucial role in supporting project initiatives across various business areas. This position offers the opportunity to work with diverse teams, utilizing both Waterfall and Agile methodologies to ensure successful project delivery. You will be responsible for developing essential project documentation, facilitating stakeholder meetings, and monitoring project progress. With a commitment to your growth and development, this role provides a platform to make a meaningful impact while enjoying a balanced work-life environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Adoption assistance

Student loan repayment programs

Flexible leave programs

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in project coordination.
• Strong communication skills with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project plans and documentation for multiple initiatives.
• Facilitate meetings and ensure alignment among stakeholders.

Skills

Project Coordination

Waterfall Methodology

Agile Methodology

Stakeholder Engagement

Risk Management

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

JIRA

MS Project

PowerPoint

Job description

Location Designation:Hybrid - 3 days per week

Our New York Life culture has laid the foundation for over 175 years of commitment to our employees, agents, policy owners, and the communities where we live and work. Here you become a valued part of a welcoming, inclusive, and caring organization with a long-standing legacy in stability and growth. The strength revolves around our diversified, multi-dimensional business portfolio that goes beyond life insurance.

As a Fortune 100 company and industry leader, we provide an environment where you can explore your career ambitions, offering opportunities to tackle meaningful challenges and stretch your skills while balancing work and life priorities. You willbe part ofan inclusive teamguided by our belief to always be there for each other–providing the support and flexibilityto grow and reach new heights while making an impact in the lives of others.

You are our future, and we commit to investing in you accordingly.

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Project Coordinator to support the planning, coordination, and execution of projects using both Waterfall and Agile methodologies. This role will focus on initiatives across multiple Foundational Business Value Streams, requiring close collaboration with business stakeholders, technology teams, and project team members. The ideal candidate will play a key role in ensuring the timely and successful delivery of new system implementations and enhancement rollouts.

Role Overview:

As a Project Coordinator, the primary responsibility will be to provide project coordination support for initiatives across our Foundational Business Areas. You will work closely with stakeholders from business, operations, and technology teams to ensure effective coordination and execution. Key responsibilities include the planning and delivery of projects in alignment with business objectives and timelines and developing and maintaining essential project documentation—such as project plans, JIRA updates, status reports, dependency tracking, and risk and issue logs.

What You’ll Do:

As a member of the FB Operations & Shared Services, Portfolio and Program Management Team, the primary focus will be to support project coordination efforts across our Foundational Business Areas.

In addition:

• Assist in defining project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders
• Facilitate regular meetings and updates with stakeholders, keeping all parties informed and aligned
• Create Project Status Reports and Dashboards.
• Monitor project progress and track risks and issues

What You’ll Bring:

• Experience with Waterfall and/or Agile projects.
• Effectively assigns tasks and allocates resources for meeting goals within timeline.
• Identify issues and risks to project goals and deadlines.
• Coordinate with testers to make sure test scripts and test results are effectively captured.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage and align diverse stakeholder groups.
• Experience with tools such as JIRA, PowerPoint and MS Project
• 3-5 years’ experience

Preferred Skills:

• Experience managing Insurance and Financial Services Industry related projects
• Data Science or AI capabilities

Pay Transparency

Salary Range:$85,000-$115,000

Overtime eligible:Exempt

Discretionary bonus eligible:Yes

Sales bonus eligible:No

Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.

Our Benefits

We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work. Click here to discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site .

Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities. Click here to learn more about New York Life’s leadership in this space.

Recognized as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by theFoundation.We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life, please visit the Careers page of www.NewYorkLife.com .

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Job Requisition ID:91807