Job Description:
This position is the primary point of accountability to Business partners and other parties for the management and implementation of multiple medium to large sized Projects that support achievement of complex unit or corporate goals. The director has responsibility for all risk controls technology projects and will have one direct project manager/leader report. The position has primary responsibility for leadership of the agile release train.
The Project Director controls planning and execution of the Project’s activities and resources to ensure that established cost, time, and quality goals are met. The Project Director works with little supervision and is responsible for applying Project Management knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to Project deliverables, processes, and systems in order to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations. The Project Director operates within defined parameters using a proven Project Management Methodology with flexibility to merge different methodologies in accomplishing collective goals.
Responsible For
Must be able to drive progress in the face of ambiguous or changing situations and eliminate road blocks for their project team.
Managing project scope and ensuring appropriate processes exist to manage changes to agreed scope
Managing project budget and achieving cost targets
Managing project schedule and attaining deliverable targets
Quality management and control
Ensuring risks/issues are proactively identified and actively managed.
Effective stakeholder management and communication
Must be able to facilitate steering committees and stakeholders as well as ongoing project meetings
Compiling and delivering communications and status reports
Building and leverages effective alliances across technical and business community
Act as release train engineer in the SAFe model. Facilitating / leading Agile Ceremonies (2 day planning sessions, Scrum of Scrums, Program Increment planning & Program Increment Inspect & Adapt)
Developing and managing overall department budget.
Job Specific & Technical Skills & Competencies
Core Skills
Strategic Thinker
Leadership
Change Agent
Collaborative/Team Mindset
Excellent organizational skills
Detail oriented
Exceptional written and verbal communication skill across all levels of management
Excellent planning and follow through
Ability to manage a complex workload
Strong facilitation, interpersonal, networking and soft skills
Proven ability to mature existing policies, procedures and workflows
Education, Work Experience & Knowledge
Typically possess five to seven years of Project Management or equivalent experience in the total Project life cycle with increasing levels of complexity.
BA/BS degree or equivalent experience
* Experience working with information technology projects
Agile and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) experience is a plus
Insurance industry knowledge is a plus
Rally Tool experience is a plus
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