Strategic Planning & PMO Lead

Transamerica; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Plan

401k Match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Job summary

Transamerica is seeking a senior Project Manager to align with senior leadership and drive strategic priorities across Annuity, Employee Benefits, Data & Analytics, Life, and Retirement. You will manage projects that introduce functionality across multiple business areas, requiring strong organization, communication, and relationship-building to ensure timelines and budgets are met.

The ideal candidate has extensive strategic planning experience, excellent presentation skills, and proficiency

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field or equivalent experience.
• Eight years of strategic planning experience in a similar environment or in a planning/consultant role.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of the organization to guide in strategic planning fundamentals and plan execution.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to plan strategy, tactics and perform root cause analysis.
• Presentation skills to create and deliver information to a wide audience.
• Familiarity with project management tools, lifecycles, etc.
• Proficiency using MS Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Define and establish strategic planning processes, plans, priorities, capabilities, measures of success, etc.
• Develop and/or maintain strategic roadmap and assigned strategic dashboards/tracking mechanisms.
• Manage the timing of inputs/outputs that drive strategic project prioritization.
• Identify integrations across the organization that impact the group.
• Coordinate with strategic planning contacts across the organization (including the PMO as a key stakeholder) to develop and execute a holistic strategic planning process.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with supported groups and project teams.
• Serve as the escalation point to resolve conflicts on priorities, goals, strategies, resources and key initiatives.
• Create and deliver strategic presentations, story boards, etc. tailored for specific audiences.

Skills

Communication

Analytical thinking

Presentation skills

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Transamerica is seeking a senior Project Manager to align with senior leadership and drive strategic priorities across Annuity, Employee Benefits, Data & Analytics, Life, and Retirement. You will manage projects that introduce functionality across multiple business areas, requiring strong organization, communication, and relationship-building to ensure timelines and budgets are met.

The ideal candidate has extensive strategic planning experience, excellent presentation skills, and proficiency