Project Manager, Business Operations, Global Product & Solutions Development Group

Allied World - New York, NY

Full-time

New York, NY

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

About the position

The Project Manager will play a crucial role in the Business Operations team, focusing on project management and leadership. This position involves evaluating business processes, managing new program implementations, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful product delivery while addressing any risks or issues that may arise.

Responsibilities

• Manage new program/product implementation across multi-functional disciplines and external partners.
• Evaluate current business processes, anticipating requirements.
• Uncover areas for improvement and develop cross-functional solutions.
• Work with business leads & CUO team to recommend and finalize standardized operating procedures.
• Address Underwriting requirement issues, external party questions, or technological risks to mitigate impact to timeline.
• Recognize and escalate issues that occur during project execution.
• Responsible for stakeholder accountability and project timeline.
• Document and follow up on important actions and decisions from meetings.
• Report on project metrics including progress, resource utilization, risks and issues.
• Facilitate meetings and handle appointment-scheduling.
• Interface with all levels of internal resources within the organization including UW, IT, Actuarial, Legal & Compliance, Reinsurance, Finance and Claims.
• Coordinate with IT on IT-specific milestones as it relates to product implementation and maintenance.
• Coordinate product development activities internally with the business as well as external partners.
• Generate, update, maintain and distribute documents (i.e., project plans/schedules, procedure and process workflow documentation, training manuals, and meeting materials) to business stakeholders.
• Participate as needed to support Enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Coordinate user acceptance testing and provide sign off.

Requirements

• Strong project management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and people leadership skills.
• Ability to evaluate business processes and determine risks.
• Experience in working with cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication skills to interface with various internal resources.

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer - minorities/females/veterans/individuals with disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity