Empyrean Benefit Solutions

<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">As a member of the Enterprise Project Management Team, the Software Project Manager is responsible for providing project management and oversight to technical teams performing software architecture development activities for Product, Operations, and IT. This includes managing and delivering cloud projects, particularly in AWS, as well as application development and mobile application development projects. Working in a matrixed environment, the Software Project Manager will own and lead a diverse set of technology resources for the duration of the project. The role involves communicating project status to Senior and Executive Technology Leadership and being ultimately responsible for project success.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></p><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0in;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES</span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;"> </span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0in;text-align: center;"><hr /></div><ul><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Manage multiple cloud projects, particularly in AWS, and oversee application development and mobile application projects.</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Communicate project delivery frameworks and implement standards within the team.</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Plan, schedule, and update project timelines and milestones using project management software.</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Track and communicate project milestones and deliverables to team members and executives.</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Define and disseminate project success criteria throughout the project life cycle.</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Assess project status, report to executive leadership, and manage risks and mitigation strategies.</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Delegate tasks and responsibilities, identify and resolve issues, and manage project dependencies.</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Coordinate with internal teams and vendors to ensure timely completion of dependent tasks.</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Create and maintain project plans, and ensure effective financial forecasting and tracking.</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Interface with other technology and business organizations to align on scope, resources, and preparedness.</span></li><li style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Review and evaluate work to ensure quality, timeliness, and adherence to organizational policies and procedures.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;"></span></li></ul><p> </p><div><b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;color: black;">WHAT YOU WILL ALSO DO</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;"><span> </span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><hr /></div><ul><li style="color: rgb(45,45,45);"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Work with an exceptional team of software developers, service reliability engineers, product owners, and product managers and IT engineers to deliver mission critical projects.</span></li><li style="color: rgb(45,45,45);"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Produce dashboards, roadmaps, plans and documentation to support project efforts, communicate status and manage stakeholder expectations</span></li><li style="color: rgb(45,45,45);"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Run standup, workgroup meetings, identifying action items and addressing blockers to keep projects on track</span></li><li style="color: rgb(45,45,45);"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Improve process inputs, streamline workflows and project management tools in support EPMO Maturity</span></li><li style="color: rgb(45,45,45);"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Lead or help with operationalization or commercialization of products on our Empyrean AWS Cloud Infrastructure.</span></li></ul><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0in;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;"> </span></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0in;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;"></span></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0in;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES</span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;"> <span> </span></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0in;text-align: center;"><hr /></div><ul style="margin-top: 0.0px;"><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Experience in project managing and delivering cloud projects or programs, particularly in AWS.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Experience with application development and mobile application development.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Well-developed written and verbal communication skills, specifically documentation skills</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Ability to collect varying and potentially conflicting feedback and distill it into meaningful requirements/direction</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Ability to work with people at all levels of the organization and lead discussion to consensus</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;color: black;">Leading infrastructure-related projects such as network upgrades, hardware procurement, core Technology application deployments (such as email upgrades), and deployment and/or facility build-out.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;"> </span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;color: black;">Aiding in definition of systems strategy, developing systems requirements, designing and prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures, and implementing practical business solutions under multiple deadlines.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;"> </span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Strong attention to detail and quality-conscious, yet open and flexible to others’ ideas and suggestions</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Strong strategic and analytical skills</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Proficient in the use of development methodologies; e.g. Waterfall, Prince 2</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Proficient in the practice of Scrum and Kanban Agile Framework</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Proficient in the use of Jira and Confluence</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Proven ability to meet deadlines and work effectively in a multi-tasking environment</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Proven ability to work within tight delivery timeframes, meet deadlines and work effectively in a multi-tasking environment</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;"> </span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Proficient in managing projects using Scrum or Kanban Agile Framework and Waterfall methodologies</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;"> </span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Tenacious, self-starter who thrives in understanding the details of complex, cross-functional projects and can effectively distill into actionable project plans.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Superb organizational skills and an analytical view on maximizing productivity, with a focus on value and not getting caught up on process.</span></li></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0.0px;"><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Eager to ask questions and understand business and product objectives</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Inherently curious about how things work and the ability to self-educate when necessary</span></li></ul><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0in;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;"> </span></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0in;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;"></span></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0in;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS</span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;"> </span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0in;text-align: center;"><hr /></div><ul style="margin-top: 0.0px;"><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Proven experience in project managing and delivering cloud projects or programs, particularly in AWS.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Experience with application development and mobile application development.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required</span></li><ul style="margin-top: 0.0px;"><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">In lieu of Bachelor’s degree, equivalent years of experience in enterprise project management or a related field</span></li></ul><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">5-7 years’ experience in project management, with at least 5 years related to cloud projects, particularly in AWS</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">5-7 years’ experience in project management</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">5-7 years’ experience in software project manager</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">5-7 years’ experience in product line operating model</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">5-7 years’ experience in software and product development background</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Prior experience leading multiple strategic, complex projects with successful results (scope, schedule, and budget) simultaneously </span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Prior experience in benefit program administration and/or healthcare and knowledge of Health and Welfare benefits and processes preferred</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;color: black;">Or, any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities will be considered</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;"> </span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;color: rgb(45,45,45);">Familiar with multiple and complex scheduling work streams</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;"> </span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;color: rgb(45,45,45);">Understanding of Gartner Bimodal and product-line operating models</span></li></ul><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0in;background: white;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;"> </span></div><div><i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;">Disclaimer:</span></i><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;"> Managers have the right to assign or redesign the responsibilities of the above mentioned job description without notice and at any time </span><span style="font-family: Calibri , sans-serif;"> </span></div><div> </div><div><div style="color: rgb(85,85,85);font-family: sans-serif;font-size: 14.0px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0.0px;text-transform: none;word-spacing: 0.0px;"><br /><div style="margin: 0.0in;font-family: Calibri;font-size: 11.0pt;">#LI-RZ1 </div><div style="margin: 0.0in;font-family: Calibri;font-size: 11.0pt;"><div style="margin: 0.0in;font-family: Calibri;font-size: 11.0pt;"><div style="margin: 0.0in;font-family: Calibri;font-size: 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