Strategic Insurance Project Leader

EXL; Ohio; On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

EXL is seeking an experienced Business Project Manager to lead strategic and operational initiatives for a leading insurance client in the United States. You will blend strong business acumen with hands-on delivery, driving roadmap planning, change management, financial planning, and stakeholder engagement across a complex multi-vendor environment.

You will manage end-to-end delivery, oversee budgets and reporting, and partner with cross-functional teams to ensure governance, risk management,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or Management.
• 8+ years of experience in business project management, preferably within insurance, financial services, or consulting.
• Proven experience in project financial management—budget creation, monitoring, and financial reporting.
• Strong understanding of roadmap planning, change management, and stakeholder governance.
• Experience managing large-scale projects in a multi-vendor or matrixed organization.
• Exceptional communication, leadership, and negotiation skills.
• Proficiency with project and financial management tools (e.g., MS Project, JIRA, Smartsheet, Power BI, Excel).
• PMP, Prince2, or Agile certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a strategic project roadmap, aligning project objectives with business priorities and long-term organizational goals.
• Lead end-to-end project execution—from initiation through delivery—ensuring milestones, deliverables, and quality targets are achieved.
• Oversee financial planning and project budgeting, including cost estimation, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Manage project financials by tracking budgets, controlling costs, and optimizing resource utilization to achieve business value.
• Partner with finance teams to ensure accurate reporting of project spend, ROI analysis, and benefit realization.
• Drive change management initiatives to ensure successful adoption of new systems, tools, and processes.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration across business, technology, and operations teams, ensuring alignment and smooth delivery.
• Manage relationships across a multi-vendor ecosystem, ensuring coordinated execution and accountability.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project and financial risks, maintaining governance and compliance with internal and industry standards.
• Prepare and deliver executive-level presentations, financial reports, and progress summaries to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Support business case development, including cost-benefit analysis, scenario planning, and resource justification.

Skills

Project management

Financial management

Stakeholder management

Roadmap planning

Change management

Vendor management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or Management

Tools

MS Project

JIRA

Smartsheet

Power BI

Excel

Job description

EXL is seeking an experienced Business Project Manager to lead strategic and operational initiatives for a leading insurance client in the United States. You will blend strong business acumen with hands-on delivery, driving roadmap planning, change management, financial planning, and stakeholder engagement across a complex multi-vendor environment.

You will manage end-to-end delivery, oversee budgets and reporting, and partner with cross-functional teams to ensure governance, risk management,