Senior Project Management Specialist

EMC Insurance; Des Moines (IA); Hybride; USD 86 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

EMC Insurance is seeking a Senior Project Management Specialist to lead projects of varying complexity and impact. You will develop comprehensive plans, manage scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and changes while partnering with business, product, technology, and process teams to align execution with business objectives.

You will provide executive-ready updates, drive issue resolution, and promote consistent project delivery practices through governance and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant work experience.
• Minimum five years of project management experience.
• PM certifications such as PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP preferred.

Responsabilités

• Lead projects with varying complexity and organizational impact.
• Develop integrated project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource needs.
• Manage scope, risks, issues, dependencies, and change impacts.
• Provide executive-ready updates on progress and outcomes.
• Mentor and guide project teams to ensure governance and best practices.

Connaissances

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Risk management

Agile delivery

Governance practices

Formation

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Five years of project management experience

PM certifications (PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP) preferred

Description du poste

Senior Project Management Specialist# Careers## Senior Project Management SpecialistApply: Remote: Des Moines- Corporate Office: Full time: Posted 2 Days Ago: R6599**At EMC, we’re all about working together to make an impact. As part of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, contribute, and gain experience that matters. We strive to be caring leaders, close partners, and responsive experts—always supporting each other to do our best work. Join us, and let’s improve lives together.****\\*\\*This position can be performed remotely for candidates who reside in the Des Moines, Iowa metro area\\*\\***The Senior Project Management Specialist leads projects with varying complexity and organizational impact. This role develops integrated project plans, manages scope, schedules, budgets, risks, issues, and change impacts, and partners across business, product, technology, delivery, process, and change management teams to align execution with business objectives. Builds stakeholder and leadership alignment, provides executive-ready updates, drives issue resolution, and promotes consistent project delivery practices through guidance, governance, and continuous improvement.**Essential Functions:** Leads projects to successful completion:* Leads projects with varying complexity organizational impact, risk, and visibility* Develops and manages comprehensive project plans, schedules, budgets, resource requirements, and implementation strategies* Directly manages projects within larger programs, including projects that require integrated planning across business, product, technology, delivery, and process teams* Establishes integrated project plans that align scope, timelines, dependencies, delivery commitments, process impacts, and operational readinessBuilds alignment among stakeholders and leaders:* Establishes strong partnerships with business leaders, technical teams, vendors, and key stakeholders* Partners with Program Management, Digital Product Management, Agile Delivery, Business Process Management, and Change Management to coordinate execution across initiatives and align business objectives, product priorities, delivery commitments, process changes, and operational outcomes* Facilitates resolution of dependencies and competing priorities across business, product, delivery, process management, and technology functions* Provides executive-ready updates on progress, risks, issues, trade-offs, and outcomes to senior leaders and key stakeholderManages project complexity, risk, and organizational impact:* Identifies, evaluates, manages, and escalates project risks, issues, dependencies, assumptions, trade-offs, and change impacts* Ensures appropriate change management, communication, stakeholder engagement, process readiness, and adoption activities are incorporated into project plans* Develops mitigation strategies and drives resolution of issues that may affect project outcomes* Develops and delivers executive-ready project status updates that communicate progress, risks, issues, trade-offs, dependencies, delivery confidence, and decision needs to sponsors, stakeholders, and leadership teamsPromotes effective project delivery practices:* Provides guidance and informal mentoring to project teams* Supports consistency in project management methodologies, tools, reporting, governance practices, and cross-functional delivery partnership* Champions continuous improvement in project management practices, governance, reporting, delivery partnership, and process alignment **Education & Experience:*** Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant work experience* Five years of experience in project management or a related field* Program or project management certifications such as PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, or related credentials preferred**Knowledge, Skills & Abilities**: * Excellent knowledge of project management methodologies, governance practices, and delivery management principles* Ability to lead several concurrent projects and drive alignment across multiple teams and stakeholders* Strong communication, facilitation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to influence decisions and resolve conflicts* Strong ability to manage project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, dependencies, process changes, and organizational impacts* Working knowledge of Agile, hybrid, and traditional delivery approaches and the ability to apply appropriate practices based on project needs**The hiring salary range for this position will vary based on geographic location, falling within either of the following:**$85,799 - $118,545 or $94,826 - $130,394**A hiring range represents a subset of the full salary range. The actual salary will depend on several factors, including relevant education, skills, and experience of an applicant, geographic location, and business needs.****For information relating to the benefits EMC Team Members receive as part of a comprehensive rewards package, please visit** **www.emcins.com/careers****.***Our employment practices are in accordance with the laws that prohibit discrimination due to race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, active military status, citizenship status, marital status or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.****All of our locations are tobacco free including in company vehicles.***