Crum & Forster
Sr. Project Manager - Infrastructure - Remote
Crum & Forster, Convent Station, New Jersey, us, 07961
Crum & Forster Company OverviewCrum & Forster (C&F) with a proud history dating to 1822, provides specialty and standard commercial lines insurance products through our admitted and surplus lines insurance companies. C&F enjoys a financial strength rating of "A" (Excellent) by AM Best and is proud of our superior customer service platform. Our claims and risk engineering services are recognized as among the best in the industry.
Our most valuable asset is our people: more than 2000 employees in locations throughout the United States. The company is increasingly winning recognition as a great place to work, earning several workplace and wellness awards, including the October 2022 Great Place to Work Award for our employee-first focus and our steadfast commitment to diversity, equity and Inclusion.
C&F is part of Fairfax Financial Holdings, a global, billion dollar organization. For more information about Crum & Forster, please visit our website: www.cfins.com.
Job DescriptionThe Senior Project Manager will support the Infrastructure/Networking team within the Commercial and Executive division. The role provides project management expertise and oversight of concurrent small to large-sized projects primarily focused on IT infrastructure and networking, cyber security, and operations. The Sr. Project Manager will have an entrepreneurial mindset, understand how projects are aligned to strategic goals and be a change agent within the organization.
The Senior Project Manager leads selection of appropriate project methodology; establishes a project plan in collaboration with project stakeholders; builds and motivates a self-directing project team; facilitates project execution, monitoring, controlling, reporting, removes roadblocks, and closes the project in a disciplined fashion.
What you will do for C&F:
Plan:
Ensure project objectives and scope, including quality of deliverables, are well defined and understood by project team and stakeholders.
Establish initiative approach and methodology - agile, traditional or hybrid.
Facilitate and lead workshops/meetings with cross functional stakeholders to prioritize initiatives.
Where required, work with vendor management to secure third-party staff augmentation or consulting services.
Ensure right resources and build motivated self-directing teams. Identify and estimate the resources and participants required to achieve project goals. Work with resources and leadership to secure and plan for availability of resources.
Provide recommendations to senior management as to the number of resources required to complete assigned projects and when capacity is full, explore third party options along with managing and prioritizing a backlog of projects along with stakeholder expectations.
Monitor/Measure and Control:
Develop schedule and monitor progress: planned, actual, and projected.
Monitor project resources: planned, actual, and projected.
Prepare business cases, where required, to justify initiatives and their investment.
Identify and mitigate project risks and roadblocks; exploit opportunities.
Provide key performance indicators / benchmarks to monitor project success.
Partner with team members to influence positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
Communicate:
Establish and manage communications strategy for core team and stakeholders.
Lead lessons learned throughout the project.
Initiate and participate in knowledge sharing activities and best practices, including guilds, to further develop the project management competency within the organization.
Serve as the conduit between technical teams and senior management and be able to articulate concepts in both business and technical terms.
What you will bring to C&F:
Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience is required.
PMP designation preferred or equivalent demonstrable experience.
Strong understanding of agile values and frameworks.
8+ years project management experience.
Project Portfolio Management experience, a plus but not required.
Insurance experience a plus, but not required.
Experience in IT infrastructure or cyber security is preferred.
Experience with different project management approaches e.g., agile and waterfall.
Strong written and verbal communications skills and stakeholder management.
Proficiency in effectively driving change and garnering support from stakeholders and leadership.
Continuous improvement / best practice mindset.
Team player.
Problem solving aptitude.
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
Proven experience in successfully managing multiple projects at the same time.
Experience with infrastructure and networking projects; tech savvy.
Ability to consolidate information and provide condensed executive level reporting.
Strong knowledge of Atlassian Confluence and Jira or other project management applications.
What C&F will bring to youCompetitive compensation package.
Generous 401K employer match.
Employee Stock Purchase plan with employer matching.
Generous Paid Time Off.
Excellent benefits that go beyond health, dental & vision. Our programs are focused on your whole family’s wellness, including your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
A core C&F tenet is owning your career development, so we provide a wealth of ways for you to keep learning, including tuition reimbursement, industry-related certifications and professional training to keep you progressing on your chosen path.
A dynamic, ambitious, fun and exciting work environment.
We believe you do well by doing good and want to encourage a spirit of social and community responsibility, matching donation program, volunteer opportunities, and an employee-driven corporate giving program that lets you participate and support your community.
At C&F you will BELONG
We value inclusivity and diversity. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and welcome everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If you require special accommodation, please let us know.
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Our most valuable asset is our people: more than 2000 employees in locations throughout the United States. The company is increasingly winning recognition as a great place to work, earning several workplace and wellness awards, including the October 2022 Great Place to Work Award for our employee-first focus and our steadfast commitment to diversity, equity and Inclusion.
C&F is part of Fairfax Financial Holdings, a global, billion dollar organization. For more information about Crum & Forster, please visit our website: www.cfins.com.
Job DescriptionThe Senior Project Manager will support the Infrastructure/Networking team within the Commercial and Executive division. The role provides project management expertise and oversight of concurrent small to large-sized projects primarily focused on IT infrastructure and networking, cyber security, and operations. The Sr. Project Manager will have an entrepreneurial mindset, understand how projects are aligned to strategic goals and be a change agent within the organization.
The Senior Project Manager leads selection of appropriate project methodology; establishes a project plan in collaboration with project stakeholders; builds and motivates a self-directing project team; facilitates project execution, monitoring, controlling, reporting, removes roadblocks, and closes the project in a disciplined fashion.
What you will do for C&F:
Plan:
Ensure project objectives and scope, including quality of deliverables, are well defined and understood by project team and stakeholders.
Establish initiative approach and methodology - agile, traditional or hybrid.
Facilitate and lead workshops/meetings with cross functional stakeholders to prioritize initiatives.
Where required, work with vendor management to secure third-party staff augmentation or consulting services.
Ensure right resources and build motivated self-directing teams. Identify and estimate the resources and participants required to achieve project goals. Work with resources and leadership to secure and plan for availability of resources.
Provide recommendations to senior management as to the number of resources required to complete assigned projects and when capacity is full, explore third party options along with managing and prioritizing a backlog of projects along with stakeholder expectations.
Monitor/Measure and Control:
Develop schedule and monitor progress: planned, actual, and projected.
Monitor project resources: planned, actual, and projected.
Prepare business cases, where required, to justify initiatives and their investment.
Identify and mitigate project risks and roadblocks; exploit opportunities.
Provide key performance indicators / benchmarks to monitor project success.
Partner with team members to influence positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
Communicate:
Establish and manage communications strategy for core team and stakeholders.
Lead lessons learned throughout the project.
Initiate and participate in knowledge sharing activities and best practices, including guilds, to further develop the project management competency within the organization.
Serve as the conduit between technical teams and senior management and be able to articulate concepts in both business and technical terms.
What you will bring to C&F:
Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience is required.
PMP designation preferred or equivalent demonstrable experience.
Strong understanding of agile values and frameworks.
8+ years project management experience.
Project Portfolio Management experience, a plus but not required.
Insurance experience a plus, but not required.
Experience in IT infrastructure or cyber security is preferred.
Experience with different project management approaches e.g., agile and waterfall.
Strong written and verbal communications skills and stakeholder management.
Proficiency in effectively driving change and garnering support from stakeholders and leadership.
Continuous improvement / best practice mindset.
Team player.
Problem solving aptitude.
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
Proven experience in successfully managing multiple projects at the same time.
Experience with infrastructure and networking projects; tech savvy.
Ability to consolidate information and provide condensed executive level reporting.
Strong knowledge of Atlassian Confluence and Jira or other project management applications.
What C&F will bring to youCompetitive compensation package.
Generous 401K employer match.
Employee Stock Purchase plan with employer matching.
Generous Paid Time Off.
Excellent benefits that go beyond health, dental & vision. Our programs are focused on your whole family’s wellness, including your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
A core C&F tenet is owning your career development, so we provide a wealth of ways for you to keep learning, including tuition reimbursement, industry-related certifications and professional training to keep you progressing on your chosen path.
A dynamic, ambitious, fun and exciting work environment.
We believe you do well by doing good and want to encourage a spirit of social and community responsibility, matching donation program, volunteer opportunities, and an employee-driven corporate giving program that lets you participate and support your community.
At C&F you will BELONG
We value inclusivity and diversity. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and welcome everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If you require special accommodation, please let us know.
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