Senior Project Manager (IT)

About the position

At Erie Insurance, you’re not just part of a Fortune 500 company; you’re also a valued member of a diverse and inclusive team that includes more than 6,000 employees and over 13,000 independent agencies. Our Employees work in the Home Office complex located in Erie, PA, and in our Field Offices that span 12 states and the District of Columbia. This position plans and leads medium-to-large IT projects of moderate-to-high complexity.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Intake and Prioritization of AI Ideas across the enterprise
• Communicate with key stakeholders and business areas to inform roll out plans
• Build and execute change management plans
• Plans, monitors and leads medium-to-large projects of moderate-to-high complexity from initiation through completion
• Leads project team while ensuring right talent is assigned at the right time
• Utilizes an intermediate understanding of the project lifecycle to prepare, analyze and maintain detailed project work plans and schedules using project-planning tools and ERIE guidelines
• Applies project management best practices around scope, budget, schedule and change control
• Monitors project health and recommends schedule changes, cost adjustments and resource allocations to ensure optimal project performance
• Creates sound project forecasts
• Builds and manages key stakeholder relationships to ensure alignment of critical objectives, gain key insights, and enable imperative buy-in
• Monitors quality of project deliverables
• Ensures completion of required quality reviews and obtains appropriate approvals for assigned projects
• Prepares and maintains project logs to record risks and issues and monitor resolution of each issue
• Maintains expertise in the principles and techniques required for the software development life cycle
• Coordinates the involvement of outside service providers required for assigned projects
• Defines, develops and provides information to drive the decision-making process and support business operations
• Develops and delivers reports to key stakeholders summarizing objectives, deliverables, status and metrics
• Reviews technology related costs identified for projects to ensure cost effective technical designs and problem solutions
• Schedules meetings, prepares agendas and ensures meeting minutes are prepared

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, management information systems, project management, or related field and five years of project management experience
• Associate's degree in business, finance, management information systems, project management, or related field and seven years related project management experience
• High school diploma, or GED, and nine years related project management experience
• Strong knowledge of project lifecycle including systems development methods, programming languages, IT platforms and change management concepts
• In-depth knowledge of project planning techniques and automated project planning tools
• Proficiency with spreadsheet, word processing, graphics and database software

Nice-to-haves

• Understanding of insurance industry preferred
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Six-sigma green belt
• Related insurance designations

Benefits

• Premier health, prescription, dental, and vision benefits for you and your dependents
• Low contributions to medical and prescription premiums
• Pension plan
• 401(k) with up to 4% contribution match
• Paid time off including vacation, personal days, sick days, bereavement days and parental leave
• Career development including a tuition reimbursement program
• Company-paid basic life insurance
• Short-and long-term disability insurance
• Orthodontic coverage for children and adults
• Adoption assistance
• Fertility and infertility coverage
• Well-being programs
• Paid volunteer hours for community service
• Dollar-for-dollar matching of charitable gifts