We are looking for an IT Project Manager experienced in Waterfall and Agile methodologies including leading Scrum practices to join our growing team. This role is primarily responsible for the overall delivery and management of application development and technology projects/products and serves as the project management lead in working with enterprise skill teams touching different areas of IT and Business Solutions. This is a hybrid position requiring on-site when needed at headquarters located in Farmington Hills, MI.
Responsibilities
Report to the project management office (PMO)
Provide leadership and support for the overall delivery and management of medium to high complexity projects
Responsible for project delivery, maintaining plans and processes, driving project decisions, resource and financial management, deliverable tracking, communication, risk and issue management and course correction
Develop and execute scalable, repeatable, and transferable processes to further evolve the project management practice
Primary interface for projects including coordinating with internal IT teams, all levels of the organization, customers, vendor partners and business unit representatives
Work with business analysts to provide advice and counsel to the business customers on solution options, costs, timelines, designs, and business readiness
Secure acceptance and approval of scope and deliverables from project sponsors, key customers, and stakeholders
Facilitate the implementation of solutions in a cost-effective manner by determining the requirements of a project or program, enabling solutioning, design and implementation
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, business administration or a related field, or equivalent work experience
7+ years of project management delivery on mid-high complex projects
7+ years in Information Technology and business/industry
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred
Scrum Master experience desired
Experience leading Agile practices such as retrospectives and sprint planning
Full understanding of the Systems Development Lifecyle (SDLC)
Applied experience of Waterfall and Agile methodologies including leading Scrum practices
Strong Jira experience
Demonstrated ability to lead complex projects requiring coordination of work with all levels of management, consensus-building and problem resolution, and development and execution of project plans
Experience with cross-functional Salesforce project management is a plus
Must have excellent communication and relationship building competency, including presentation skills
Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills; ability to communicate and influence at all management levels and with both technical and non-technical individuals and successfully manage in a cross-functional environment
About Our Company
The H.W. Kaufman Group is a global, forward-thinking specialty insurance organization that includes 15 companies with more than 2,000 professionals at 60 offices across the U.S., Canada, and UK. With an ever-broadening group of companies in our portfolio, there is simply not a more unique professional experience in the specialty insurance business than joining one of the H.W. Kaufman Group organizations.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The H.W. Kaufman Group of companies is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other status or condition protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.