Project Manager

3 days ago

Boston, United States Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Full time

Who are we?

A strategic and trusted insurance partner, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), provides a broad range of commercial property, casualty and specialty insurance coverages and outstanding service to customers and brokers around the world. Part of Berkshire Hathaway's insurance operations, we bring our solutions to market with our stellar brand name, top-rated balance sheet and the expertise of our global team of professionals, who exude excellent capabilities and strong character.

We are a values-based organization where respect, integrity, excellence, collaboration and passion define who we are and how we do business. We value diversity of backgrounds, experience and perspectives and strive to foster an inclusive environment that enables all our team members to bring their best selves to work. We are one team committed to building a culture where every teammate has the opportunity to contribute and be recognized. Want to be part of the team building the finest property, casualty and specialty lines insurance company in the world?

Learn more about our unique culture and history.

Job Opportunity:

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has an exciting opportunity for an IT Project Manager within the IT Underwriting team, who will be responsible for planning, facilitating, and supporting the execution of our business systems initiatives. The role will drive the execution of these projects with a focus on delivery, status tracking, issue identification, and risk management. This role will require you to work together with the delivery leads to deliver the products that meet and/or exceed our business customer expectations within the underwriting vertical.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Manage projects with a high degree of complexity and confidentiality
  • Develop and maintain key project documents: project charter, scope, detailed work plans with milestones, timeline, issue log, status reports, Gantt charts, budgets, meeting agendas, and meeting minutes
  • Actively engage with project team members and business stakeholders to solicit their ideas, confirm expectations, communicate commitments, and proactively drive the project forward
  • Actively engage with all team members - business analysts, developers, and testers to monitor their day-to-day work, solicit ideas, confirm expectations, and communicate commitments through a collaborative environment of mentorship in their focus areas
  • Act as a mediator and facilitate dialogue when the project hits roadblocks
  • Effectively manage project scope by ensuring changes are clearly defined, discussed, agreed to, and documented
  • Prepare for, facilitate, document, and actively follow up on action items from project meetings
  • Track and report on project milestones, solicit status from team members and provide a consolidated view of project status, schedule, risks, and issues
  • Drive post-implementation assessment and lessons learned
  • Organize project deliverables and assets such that they can be reused in the future
  • Perform quality control on the project throughout development to maintain the standards expected
  • Conduct and communicate risk assessments for projects
  • Implement IT strategies that deliver projects on schedule and within budget

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:

  • 3+ years of experience in leading and managing complex systems projects
  • Experience in leading Waterfall and Agile software delivery models
  • Proven ability to engage with senior management to elicit cooperation, capture complex ideas, and probe for details
  • Attention to detail and the ability to multi-task while balancing diverse priorities
  • Adept and eager to become engaged in a wide variety of business initiatives that require an understanding of diverse business, legal, compliance, and technical topics
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, adept at working in a matrix environment
  • Adept at rapidly responding to changes in priorities and deadlines
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team environment as well as independently

BHSI Offers:

  • A competitive package and exciting growth opportunities for career-oriented teammates
  • A dynamic, action oriented and thoughtful environment centered on always doing the right thing for our customers, teammates, and our other stakeholders
  • A purposely non-bureaucratic organization that embraces simplicity over complexity and emphasizes individual excellence in a team framework

NOTE: Compensation will be commensurate with experience. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Team Member may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

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