Strategic Project Lead

Americo Financial Life and Annuity; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Americo Financial Life and Annuity is seeking a skilled project manager to lead complex initiatives from planning through closing, ensuring scope, schedule, and budget adherence while coordinating cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes risk management, stakeholder communication, and hands-on leadership to deliver projects on time and within approved budgets, with 2+ years of PM experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in project planning, scope and deliverable management.
• Ability to mentor project teams and provide leadership.
• Clear communication of project status and risks to stakeholders.
• Identify and assess potential project risks and mitigation plans.
• Effective reporting of progress and messaging to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead singular or multiple projects, ensuring tactical execution and deliverables.
• Manage scheduling to meet objectives and deliverables.
• Maintain regular communication with project stakeholders.
• Control project scope and handle changes per change management process.
• Identify, escalate, and manage day-to-day project risks.
• Track and manage budgets against approved amounts.
• Make day-to-day decisions for assigned projects and tasks.
• Lead project teams and assign tasks to ensure collaboration.

Skills

Project planning

Leadership & mentorship

Stakeholder communication

Risk assessment

Progress reporting

Team leadership

Job description

Americo Financial Life and Annuity is seeking a skilled project manager to lead complex initiatives from planning through closing, ensuring scope, schedule, and budget adherence while coordinating cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes risk management, stakeholder communication, and hands-on leadership to deliver projects on time and within approved budgets, with 2+ years of PM experience.