Remote Project Manager

Summary

Join Horace Mann as a Sr. Project Manager and manage high-priority projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and timely, budget-conscious completion. This pivotal role demands significant project management expertise, strong leadership, and cross-functional navigation skills. You will manage multiple projects, create and monitor budgets and plans, and communicate effectively with stakeholders and senior management. The ideal candidate possesses excellent communication skills and 4-8 years of project management experience, along with relevant certifications. A competitive salary is offered, commensurate with experience.

Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal skills
• 4-8 years project management experience
• Certification or course work in project management (i.e. CAPM, PMP)

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple medium to large projects
• Create and monitor project budgets and project plans
• Identify, document and escalate issues, risks and dependencies
• Responsible for stakeholder, steering committee and project sponsor reports and communications
• Communicate to project sponsors and senior level management
• Lead and manage complex projects from initiation through closure, ensuring strategic alignment and achievement of goals
• Serve as the main point of contact for stakeholders, providing transparent updates on project progress, key milestones, and potential challenges
• Define project scope and objectives; manage and document changes, ensuring impact assessments and approvals are in place
• Identify, assess, and develop mitigation strategies for project risks; resolve issues efficiently to keep projects on track
• Oversee resource allocation to ensure optimal use of team members and other resources; coordinate cross-functional teams
• Track and manage project budgets, ensuring efficient use of resources and reporting on project financials
• Utilize project management tools and methodologies to monitor performance and produce regular reports for executive stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

Significant Product Experience across all lines of business