Associate Project Manager

Associate Project Manager is responsible for managing the project management lifecycle for high-priority projects, which often require considerable resources and high levels of functional integration.

This individual will partner with others across the enterprise to ensure consistency of all applications integral to the organization as well as the departmental processes and procedures. 

 Essential Tasks:

• Serves as a project manager for high-priority projects
• Identifies and assembles the appropriate blend of resources to meet project needs and requirements.
• Fosters and champions an environment that promotes trust, self-development, continuous improvement, innovation and quality outcomes.
• Ensures a consistent level of quality, accuracy, compliance to state and federal regulations, and internal controls.
• Leads the development of project requirements and scope; establishes appropriate metrics for measuring successful delivery of the projects.
• Engages with project teams, business partners and stakeholders frequently on the status of key initiatives with respect to scope, schedule, cost, and resources.
• Coaches and counsels members of cross-functional teams to accomplish project goals, meet deadlines, and resolve technical/operational issues.
• Administers the project change process when needed, formulating contingency plans to address schedule revisions, risks, costs, and scope.
• Maintains awareness of industry trends, practices, techniques and emerging technologies related to the project management discipline.
• Conform with all company policies and procedures

Job Specification

• Proven experience and knowledge of the discipline of project management including common principles, methodologies and tools used by practitioners.
• Manage all aspects of a project life cycle
• Ensure all projects are completed in alignment with time, cost and quality parameters initially established
• Proficient in process improvement and development practices
• Experience with business case preparation, cost benefit analysis and project execution.
• Advanced knowledge and experience with PPM software tool.
• Experience using Agile/Scrum methodologies preferred.

Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Qualifications for Project Manager

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to tailor the message based on the audience
• Interpersonal skills necessary to work well with others and collaborate with other stakeholders in the organization
• Strong problem solving, multi-tasking and decision making abilities; detail oriented
• Proven ability and experience navigating competing priorities
• Leadership skills and ability to learn new skills quickly
• Skilled at producing polished reports using Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and/or PPM software
• Ability to plan, execute and improve work processes to ensure achievement of business objectives
• Proactively achieves goals and objectives and applies critical thinking skills in day-to-day problems and solutions
• Ability to demonstrate integrity while successfully managing work demands and pressure; continually pursues personal development

****This position is part of a team.  It will be important, as time allows, learning other aspects of the team’s responsibilities and be prepared to step in and assist as necessary****

Experience & Education:

• Project Management Professional (PMP, PgMP, Agile, etc.) certification = REQUIRED
• Agile/Scrum Certifications (CSM, PSM, PMI-ACP, etc.) PREFERRED
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, business, or a related field
• 5-8 years of project management and related experience
• Five (5) or more years of employee benefits, insurance experience, and customer service

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift 25 pounds.
• Repeated use of sight to read documents and computer screens
• Repeated use of hearing and speech to communicate on telephone and in person
• Repetitive hand movements, such as keyboarding, writing, 10-key
• Walking, bending, sitting, reaching and stretching in all directions

Benefits & Compensation: 

• Higginbotham offers medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, 401K, equity incentive plan as well as multiple supplemental benefits for physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. 
• Employee Wellness Program 
• Company paid holidays, plus PTO 

Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies: To protect the interests of all parties, Higginbotham Insurance Agency, Inc., and our partners, will not accept unsolicited potential placements from any source other than directly from the candidate or a vendor partner under MSA with Higginbotham.  Please do not contact or send unsolicited potential placements to our team members.

*Applications will be accepted until the position is filled