Senior Strategic Project Lead (Onsite)

American National; League City (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

401(k)

Job summary

American National in League City, TX is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead medium to large strategic initiatives from initiation to closeout. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across business areas, IT, finance, and vendors to deliver on time and within scope.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years of PM experience, strong communication, and ability to manage multiple active projects in a fast-paced environment. A Bachelor’s degree is preferred; Agile and waterfall experience welcomed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Six+ years' project management experience, preferably managing medium to large projects from initiation through execution and closeout.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence and build relationships across teams.
• Highly organized, proactive, goal-oriented, and able to manage multiple active projects at one time.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional stakeholders, vendors, technical teams, and business partners.
• Ability to respectfully push for progress, follow up on outstanding items, and keep teams accountable without being off-putting.
• Experience with Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of project lifecycle, governance controls, and project reporting practices

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate medium to large strategic projects from initiation through execution and closeout.
• Partner with business areas, operational leaders, IT teams, vendors, and key stakeholders to define scope, timelines, deliverables, risks, and action plans.
• Organize project kickoff meetings, status meetings, follow-ups, and stakeholder touchpoints to keep workstreams aligned.
• Track project tasks, milestones, workflows, budget updates, risks, issues, and overall progress toward completion.
• Facilitate communication across multiple teams and help remove barriers that may impact project delivery.
• Support project governance, reporting, and documentation, including status updates, percent complete, budget tracking, and project closeout activities.
• Adapt project management approach based on project needs, including traditional waterfall environments and teams operating in agile frameworks

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Multitasking

Relationship building

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Azure DevOps

Microsoft Teams

SharePoint

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

American National in League City, TX is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead medium to large strategic initiatives from initiation to closeout. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across business areas, IT, finance, and vendors to deliver on time and within scope.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years of PM experience, strong communication, and ability to manage multiple active projects in a fast-paced environment. A Bachelor’s degree is preferred; Agile and waterfall experience welcomed.