Project Program Senior Director

Role: Project Program Senior Director

Location: Texas (Remote)

Duration: Long Term

POSITION OVERVIEW :

In This Role You Will Be Responsible For

Understanding of business goals (tactical and strategic) and drives development and implementation of business solutions

Driving projects to optimize business processes and develop a business architecture framework for continuous improvement

Work with Sr. Program Director in the development of plans for the projects assigned across the program

Develop with Program Director best practices focused on transition of new clients into the organization and build the repeatable processes to support growth

Actively manage the work efforts of functional resources through the project plan and manage project risk through comprehensive mitigation assessment and planning

Manage and maintain good communication across team members, leadership and stakeholders across multiple business units

Participate in business development activities associated with the growth of the business units this includes: Participation in due diligence, collaborate in responses for RFI

Develops the readiness of the organization for new implementations and transitions

Manages the project performance (e.g., delivery on commitments, quality, responsiveness, reliability) and financial performance (e.g., business case) expectations.

Establishes and maintains appropriate relationships with Solution Development, Solution Operations, and Business Sponsors. Acts as a focal point for assigned project-related activities.

Maintains awareness and oversight of project activities through proper status reporting to ensure a timely resolution of project execution issues, including changes in scope, quality/reliability issues, and resource constraints. Responsible for project sponsor satisfaction with project delivery and functionality.

Responsible for ensuring projects follow standard project development methodology and that the project conforms to IT-defined standards for security and technical architecture.

Apply a structured business architecture approach and methodology for capturing the key views of the enterprise

Requirements for This Role Include

Minimum of 6-9 years of experience in transition programs from carrier to a TPA

Life Insurance experience a must

Proven experience in as Business Architect for large programs

Ability to work in a global organization with resources nearshore and offshore

Proven experience working with IT delivery teams to set direction on business solutions specifically in enterprise solutions such as Workflow, images, business process automation, deployment of surround solutions

Knowledge of Agile methodology or Scrum framework

The ability to visualize and create high-level models that can be used in future analysis to extend and mature the business architecture

Extensive experience planning and deploying both business and IT initiatives

Experience modeling business processes using a variety of tools and techniques

Exceptional communication skills and the ability to communicate appropriately at all levels of the organization; this includes written and verbal communications as well as visualizations

The ability to act as liaison conveying information needs of the business to IT and data constraints to the business; applies equal conveyance regarding business strategy and IT strategy, business processes and workflow automation, business initiatives and IT initiatives, and benefit realization and service delivery

Team player able to work effectively at all levels of an organization with the ability to influence others to move toward consensus

Strong situational analysis and decision-making abilities

Basic required qualifications:

6+ years of experience in Business Architecture of transition programs from carrier to a TPA

5+ years’ experience working in the Life Insurance vertical

2+ years’ experience architecting Life Insurance solutions