Underwriting Systems Program Manager

Yoh Services LLC; Sun Prairie (WI); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global staffing company is seeking an Underwriting Systems Program Manager to lead program delivery in a remote capacity. The role includes managing complex projects, engaging stakeholders, and overseeing budget and schedules. The ideal candidate will have significant project management experience, especially in the insurance realm, and will be responsible for fostering teamwork among diverse groups.

Benefits

Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Life & Disability Insurance

MetLife Voluntary Benefits

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

401K Retirement Savings Plan

Referral Bonus Programs

Certification and training opportunities

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• 7 years relevant experience in project management.
• PMP certification is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Manage project delivery, stakeholder engagement, and team performance.
• Monitor project budgets and provide forecasts.
• Escalate project risks and maintain communication with stakeholders.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Budget Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification

Tools

Project Management Software

Job description

Underwriting Systems Program Manager
Location:Remote

**Experience with underwriting workbench or systems configuration.

Summary:
Manage the delivery of programs and projects by leading project teams, ensuring effective stakeholder management and business engagement, serving as the primary point of contact for project status and budget reporting and facilitating strong partnerships with third-party contributors to manage project schedules, risks and issues.

Responsibilities:
-Effectively lead programs and projects to achieve defined business outcomes.
-Create a high performing team of business, IT and third-party stakeholders to initiate, design, and deliver people, process and technology solutions.
-Serve as a primary point of contact for business sponsors and other business stakeholders.
-Seek to learn assigned business function, processes and systems.
-Demonstrate strong business acumen and leadership to drive results, remove execution barriers and anticipate and manage program risks.
-Instill best practice methodologies and tools into project execution activities, adhering to established Project Management framework standards and ensuring that all defined approvals are obtained.
-Manage project interdependencies within an overall program, ensuring that individual project goals are met and that overall program business benefits are achieved.
-Demonstrate financial management discipline by ensuring that a quality business case is developed, overseeing the development of estimates, benefit commitments, and overall project costs including contingency.
-Monitor the project budget, providing updated monthly forecasts and communicating potential budget overruns.
-Maintain effective communication within the project team, and external to the project team, including producing accurate project status reports, decision logs and other project and meeting documentation to ensure team alignment and to drive forward progress.
-Escalate project risks and issues as appropriate.
-Maintain a quality project schedule, collaborating with third-party contributors, to ensure an accurate forecast of resource demand and project costs.
-Leverage best practice scheduling tactics to monitor project progress and critical path dependencies.
-Manage budgeted resources by anticipating expenditures, accurately forecasting resource needs/costs and properly accounting for expenses to meet requirements and achieve fiscal responsibility

Qualifications:
-Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience
-7 years relevant experience -Experience delivering and managing multi-year, complex programs
-Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
-Expert knowledge of project management techniques and tools.
-Thorough understanding of the business drivers and factors driving change in the information technology and insurance industry.
-Working knowledge of information technology environments, solutions, plans, and strategies.
-Working knowledge of systems development lifecycle.

Estimated Min Rate: $60.00
Estimated Max Rate: $70.00


What’s In It for You?
We welcome you to be a part of the largest and legendary global staffing companies to meet your career aspirations. Yoh’s network of client companies has been employing professionals like you for over 65 years in the U.S., UK and Canada. Join Yoh’s extensive talent community that will provide you with access to Yoh’s vast network of opportunities and gain access to this exclusive opportunity available to you. Benefit eligibility is in accordance with applicable laws and client requirements. Benefits include:

• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Life & Disability Insurance (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• MetLife Voluntary Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll
• Referral Bonus Programs
• Certification and training opportunities

Underwriting Systems Program Manager
Location:Remote

**Experience with underwriting workbench or systems configuration.

Summary:
Manage the delivery of programs and projects by leading project teams, ensuring effective stakeholder management and business engagement, serving as the primary point of contact for project status and budget reporting and facilitating strong partnerships with third-party contributors to manage project schedules, risks and issues.

Responsibilities:
-Effectively lead programs and projects to achieve defined business outcomes.
-Create a high performing team of business, IT and third-party stakeholders to initiate, design, and deliver people, process and technology solutions.
-Serve as a primary point of contact for business sponsors and other business stakeholders.
-Seek to learn assigned business function, processes and systems.
-Demonstrate strong business acumen and leadership to drive results, remove execution barriers and anticipate and manage program risks.
-Instill best practice methodologies and tools into project execution activities, adhering to established Project Management framework standards and ensuring that all defined approvals are obtained.
-Manage project interdependencies within an overall program, ensuring that individual project goals are met and that overall program business benefits are achieved.
-Demonstrate financial management discipline by ensuring that a quality business case is developed, overseeing the development of estimates, benefit commitments, and overall project costs including contingency.
-Monitor the project budget, providing updated monthly forecasts and communicating potential budget overruns.
-Maintain effective communication within the project team, and external to the project team, including producing accurate project status reports, decision logs and other project and meeting documentation to ensure team alignment and to drive forward progress.
-Escalate project risks and issues as appropriate.
-Maintain a quality project schedule, collaborating with third-party contributors, to ensure an accurate forecast of resource demand and project costs.
-Leverage best practice scheduling tactics to monitor project progress and critical path dependencies.
-Manage budgeted resources by anticipating expenditures, accurately forecasting resource needs/costs and properly accounting for expenses to meet requirements and achieve fiscal responsibility

Qualifications:
-Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience
-7 years relevant experience -Experience delivering and managing multi-year, complex programs
-Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
-Expert knowledge of project management techniques and tools.
-Thorough understanding of the business drivers and factors driving change in the information technology and insurance industry.
-Working knowledge of information technology environments, solutions, plans, and strategies.
-Working knowledge of systems development lifecycle.

Estimated Min Rate: $60.00
Estimated Max Rate: $70.00


What’s In It for You?
We welcome you to be a part of the largest and legendary global staffing companies to meet your career aspirations. Yoh’s network of client companies has been employing professionals like you for over 65 years in the U.S., UK and Canada. Join Yoh’s extensive talent community that will provide you with access to Yoh’s vast network of opportunities and gain access to this exclusive opportunity available to you. Benefit eligibility is in accordance with applicable laws and client requirements. Benefits include:

• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Life & Disability Insurance (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• MetLife Voluntary Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll
• Referral Bonus Programs
• Certification and training opportunities

Note: Any pay ranges displayed are estimations. Actual pay is determined by an applicant's experience, technical expertise, and other qualifications as listed in the job description. All qualified applicants are welcome to apply.

Yoh, a Day & Zimmermann company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Visit https://www.yoh.com/applicants-with-disabilitiesto contact us if you are an individual with a disability and require accommodation in the application process.

For California applicants, qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. All of the material job duties described in this posting are job duties for which a criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment.