Senior Project Manager (IT)/Project Manager (IT)

Erie Insurance; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Project Manager (IT) to lead and manage medium-to-large IT projects. This role involves planning and executing projects to modernize legacy platforms and enhance existing products. You will work closely with a diverse team, ensuring effective communication and stakeholder alignment throughout the project lifecycle. With a focus on best practices in project management, you will utilize your expertise to drive project success and deliver results that empower agents and employees. Join a collaborative environment that values your contributions and offers robust benefits, including a traditional pension plan and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Premier health benefits

Pension plan

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Volunteer hours

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience required.
• Strong knowledge of project lifecycle and IT platforms essential.

Responsibilities

• Plans and leads medium-to-large IT projects from initiation to completion.
• Monitors project health and recommends adjustments for optimal performance.

Skills

Project Management

Change Management

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or related field

Associate's degree in business or related field

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Project Planning Tools

Spreadsheet Software

Word Processing Software

Database Software

Job description

At Erie Insurance, you’re not just part of a Fortune 500 company; you’re also a valued member of a diverse and inclusive team that includes more than 6,000 employees and over 13,000 independent agencies. Our Employees work in the Home Office complex located in Erie, PA, and in our Field Offices that span 12 states and the District of Columbia.

Benefits That Go Beyond The Basics

We strive to be Above all in Service to our customers—and to our employees. That’s why Erie Insurance offers you an exceptional benefits package, including:

• Premier health, prescription, dental, and vision benefits for you and your dependents. Coverage begins your first day of work.
• Low contributions to medical and prescription premiums. We currently pay up to 97% of employees’ monthly premium costs.
• Pension. We are one of only 13 Fortune 500 companies to offer a traditional pension plan. Full-time employees are vested after five years of service.
• 401(k) with up to 4% contribution match. The 401(k) is offered in addition to the pension.
• Paid time off. Paid vacation, personal days, sick days, bereavement days and parental leave.
• Career development. Including a tuition reimbursement program for higher education and industry designations.

Additional benefits that include company-paid basic life insurance; short-and long-term disability insurance; orthodontic coverage for children and adults; adoption assistance; fertility and infertility coverage; well-being programs; paid volunteer hours for service to your community; and dollar-for-dollar matching of your charitable gifts each year.

Position Summary

Plans and leads medium-to-large IT projects of moderate-to-high complexity.

There are two positions available.

What You'll Do:
This is an opportunity for a Senior Project Manager (IT) or Project Manager (IT) to work on a team within the Commercial Lines and Transformation Portfolios. These teams focus on the modernization of legacy platforms. They also enhance our existing products, and provide tools and capabilities that enable the Agents and employees to work more efficiently.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Plans, monitors and leads medium-to-large projects of moderate-to-high complexity from initiation through completion.
• Leads project team while ensuring right talent is assigned at the right time.
• Utilizes an intermediate understanding of the project lifecycle to prepare, analyze and maintain detailed project work plans and schedules using project-planning tools and ERIE guidelines.
• Applies project management best practices around scope, budget, schedule and change control.
• Monitors project health and recommends schedule changes, cost adjustments and resource allocations to ensure optimal project performance.
• Creates sound project forecasts.
• Builds and manages key stakeholder relationships to ensure alignment of critical objectives, gain key insights, and enable imperative buy-in.
• Monitors quality of project deliverables. Ensures completion of required quality reviews and obtains appropriate approvals for assigned projects.
• Prepares and maintains project logs to record risks and issues and monitor resolution of each issue.
• Maintains expertise in the principles and techniques required for the software development life cycle. Maintains knowledge of programming languages, IT databases, operating systems and platforms.
• Coordinates the involvement of outside service providers required for assigned projects. Works with appropriate personnel to establish contractual terms and conditions.
• Defines, develops and provides information to drive the decision-making process and support business operations. Summarizes variance between plan and actual progress.
• Develops and delivers reports to key stakeholders summarizing objectives, deliverables, status and metrics.
• Reviews technology related costs identified for projects to ensure cost effective technical designs and problem solutions. Identifies, analyzes and implements appropriate industry best practices. Prepares Authorization for Expenditures (AFE).
• Schedules meetings, prepares agendas and ensures meeting minutes are prepared.

The first eight duties listed are the functions identified as essential to the job. Essential functions are those job duties that must be performed in order for the job to be accomplished.

Qualifications

Minimum Educational and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, management information systems, project management, or related field and five years of project management experience; or
• Associate's degree in business, finance, management information systems, project management, or related field and seven years related project management experience; or
• High school diploma, or GED, and nine years related project management experience.

Additional Experience

• Strong knowledge of project lifecycle including systems development methods, programming languages, IT platforms and change management concepts required.
• In-depth knowledge of project planning techniques and automated project planning tools required.
• Understanding of insurance industry preferred.
• Proficiency with spreadsheet, word processing, graphics and database software required.

Designations and/or Licenses

• Preferred Designations
  • Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Six-sigma green belt
  • Related insurance designations

Physical Requirements

• Lifting/Moving 0-20 lbs; Occasional (<20%)
• Lifting/Moving 20-50 lbs; Occasional (<20%)
• Ability to move over 50 lbs using lifting aide equipment; Rarely
• Driving; Occasional (<20%)
• Pushing/Pulling/moving objects, equipment with wheels; Rarely
• Manual Keying/Data Entry/inputting information/computer use; Frequent (50-80%)