Project Manager, Finance

2 months ago


Hartford, Connecticut, United States Talcott Financial Group Full time
Talcott Financial Group* is an international life insurance group and the industry's trusted partner for comprehensive risk solutions. Talcott creatively designs and expertly delivers responsive solutions that transfer risk and manage capital in a way that supports the strategic needs of insurers today and into the future.

Talcott Financial Group has a proven track record of well-executed transactions, and the enterprise benefits from its strong financial position with over $120 billion in assets under management, its investment-grade financial strength ratings, and its partnership with Sixth Street, a leading global investment firm.

Talcott Financial Group's two core business platforms include: U.S. based Talcott Resolution and Bermuda and Cayman based Talcott Re.

Our Project Manager position shall work as part of Talcott's Portfolio Management Office (PMO) to support key business initiates within our finance and actuarial organization. The selected candidate shall handle the successful planning and execution of assigned projects. This individual shall work to cultivate and evolve productive business relationships with internal and external partners in support of a positive execution result. In addition, this role will be accountable for designing, adoption, and roll-out of process improvements.

Responsibilities:

Project Management
  • Plan, organize, and control all activities associated with projects of many sizes and complexity.
  • Provide recommendations for project resources (human, financial, tools, etc.)
  • required to complete assigned projects and coordinate team members' efforts to deliver projects according to defined scope, timelines, and budgets.
  • Direct and manage complex projects from initiation to successful delivery.
  • Partner with sponsors to ensure project goals and objectives align with the organization's strategic direction and define project success criteria.
  • Develop and maintain project plans that track the critical path dependencies, key milestones, and phase reviews of the full project lifecycle. Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
  • Work with senior stakeholders to develop measurable business cases that clearly define the project benefits.
  • Provide project management expertise and guide the team through change.
  • Identify and proactively manage project risks and issues.
  • Collaborate and manage relationships with stakeholders to influence outcomes.
  • Proactively manage changes in project scope and devise contingency plans.
  • Partner with project team members and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
Leadership
  • Aid in building an operating structure, implementing a lean workflow, and improving project / portfolio management discipline.
  • Create materials for portfolio health reviews, metrics/scorecards, steering committee, and roadmap planning.
  • Facilitate portfolio meetings to remove blockers and advance project work and portfolio management discipline.
  • Influence stakeholders from various functions and build strong partnerships to facilitate adoption of portfolio practices.
  • Manage financials, analyze data, and develop recommendations.
  • Partner with Portfolio Management team to develop continuous feedback mechanisms and improvements to operating structure, tools, and processes.
Qualifications:
  • Prior experience with project, portfolio, and people management is required.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in Financial Services and/or Life & Annuity industries.
  • Experience of different project management approaches (e.g., agile and waterfall)
  • Demonstrated experience facilitating workshops and meetings
  • Experience partnering with senior c-level executives and cross functional stakeholders.
  • Exposure to Project Management development methods
  • Bachelor's degree in business, related field, or equivalent experience; advanced degree preferred.
*Talcott Financial Group is an equal employment and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, ancestry or citizenship status, genetic information, pregnancy status or any other characteristic protected by law. Talcott Resolution maintains a drug-free workplace and is committed to building inclusion and leveraging diversity. For more information regarding our Privacy Policy, please go to

Other details
  • Job Function BA
  • Pay Type Salary
  • Min Hiring Rate $65,000.00
  • Max Hiring Rate $100,000.00
  • Travel % 25
  • Required Education Bachelor's Degree
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