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.