Project Manager with P&C background in Insurance
Lead IT projects from initiation to completion. Projects may involve:
Implementation or customization of commercial off-the-shelf insurance applications
Mobile/web technologies
System integrations
Software upgrades
Intelligent Automation (RPA)
Infrastructure (hardware)
Manage 3 or more projects simultaneously depending on complexity, duration, and phase.
Lead a project team of matrixed resources, resolving challenges related to resource allocation and scheduling.
Build and maintain project schedules in MS Project/Project Server using effort-driven and auto-scheduled approaches.
Reconcile project team time cards against planned hours, investigate discrepancies, and adjust project tasks to maintain accurate forecasts.
Track and reconcile project financials in accounting tools; resolve variances between forecast and actuals, release excess funds when not needed, or request additional funding when baseline changes occur.
Ensure strict adherence to all Portfolio & Project Management (PPM) processes, procedures, and templates.
Identify, anticipate, and manage project risks, issues, assumptions, and decisions; escalate appropriately and in a timely manner.
Prepare and deliver twice-monthly project status reports.
Engage regularly with project teams, business sponsors, stakeholders, portfolio managers, and other key stakeholders.
Project Manager with P&C background in Insurance
5–7+ years of recent project management experience delivering IT projects with budgets of at least $150K.
Proven record of delivering IT projects from start to finish.
Familiarity with effort-driven project planning in MS Project.
Strong skills in project management disciplines: planning, execution, monitoring, and control.
Experience managing vendors, creating and executing Statements of Work (SOWs).
Strong sense of urgency; ability to drive results from self and project team members.
Balanced judgment—knows when to push back and when to adapt.
Demonstrated leadership and “executive presence,” particularly in managing stakeholders and delivering challenging messages under pressure.
Strong customer focus; collaborative, responsive, and accurate in work approach.
Experience managing and forecasting project financials (invoices, timekeeping, etc.).
Excellent communication skills with ability to deliver clear, concise messaging to all organizational levels.
Sound judgment in decision-making, with ability to navigate complex options.
Willingness to develop technical understanding of systems, data flows, and high-level architecture.
Openness to learning and adopting new project management tools
Skills Required
- 5-7+ years recent project management experience delivering IT projects with budgets of at least $150K
- Proven record of delivering IT projects from start to finish
- Familiarity with effort-driven project planning in MS Project and experience with Project Server
- Experience managing multiple (3+) concurrent projects and leading matrixed project teams
- Experience managing vendors and creating/executing Statements of Work (SOWs)
- Experience managing and forecasting project financials (invoices, timekeeping, reconciliations)
- Strong project management skills across planning, execution, monitoring, and control
- Demonstrated leadership, executive presence, stakeholder management, and ability to deliver difficult messages
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for all organizational levels
- Willingness to develop technical understanding of systems, data flows, architecture and adopt new PM tools
What We Do
Hudson Information Technology and Manpower Services, part of The Hudson Group, is a global workforce solutions and software services partner founded in 2019. The company combines HudsonIT Consultancy Ltd, which provides enterprise software and technology consulting, with Hudson Manpower Inc, which specializes in comprehensive technical recruitment across various sectors, including Oil & Gas, IT, and Hospitality.
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