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    Director of Project Management - Jacksonville, United States - Fortegra

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    Description

    The Director of Specialty Project Management will lead the critical task of onboarding new programs. These potential programs are also referred to as Managing General Underwriters (MGUs) or Managing General Agents (MGAs), who Fortegra grants delegated authority to write business on the company's behalf.

    This role involves working across all departments to ensure onboarding of new programs is integrated correctly from a business, financial, regulatory and compliance perspective. This position will analyze the needs of each opportunity and bring in departments needed to support the success of the programs from both the client/MGU and Fortegra perspectives.

    We anticipate the role will continually evolve and will include working on additional strategic projects as well in 2024.

    Work is performed in a fast-paced environment within tight time constraints. The individual must be entrepreneurially focused, have a "roll-up your sleeves" mentality and be curious about the business.

    • Lead implementation of new Specialty programs/MGUs and products across the company.
    • Plan, prioritize, and manage project(s) and associated resources.
    • Facilitate requirements gathering, design, documentation, and systems maintenance.
    • Conduct detailed analysis to design solutions meeting business requirements in concert with strategic plan(s).
    • Partner with business to evaluate/improve processes and arrive at mutual, cost-effective solutions.
    • Lead in the evaluation/implementation of third-party vendors within functional areas, as needed.
    • Prepare, present and review project plans, status reports, cost/benefit studies.
    • Ensure creation and conformance to system architecture, methods, standards and practices.
    • Support, advise, assist, guide, and resolve problems for functional leaders.
    • Partner with functional teams to resolve issue and implement application enhancements.
    • Conduct business process improvement with AS IS/TO BE process design and refinement.
    • Participate in the preparation of long-range systems plans and assure that they are in concert with business objectives and goals.
    • Other duties as assigned.
    The above cited duties and responsibilities describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to the job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that an incumbent may be expected or asked to perform.

    Qualifications
    • Bachelor's degree.
    • PMP Certification preferred.
    • 10 plus years project management experience.
    • 5 plus years insurance experience, working for an insurance carrier or insurance program/MGU/MGA.
    • Commercial insurance experience is strongly preferred.
    • Additional project management experience, including PMP designation and, and experience working with external clients/stakeholders a must.
    • Experience leading small teams of project managers or experience managing others.
    • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
    • Demonstrate the ability to collaborate and deliver results in a matrix organization.
    • Proven ability to manage multiple projects and subtasks to schedule.
    • Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills in English.
    • Sound problem resolution, team building and decision-making skills.
    • Demonstrate the ability to collaborate across multiple groups.
    • Should be able to work independently with minimal supervision.
    • Utilizeprojectmanagement skills for delivery of projects, including scope, time, communication, risk, cost, resource, and quality management.
    • Strong knowledge of a PMP and/or project methodology.
    • Develop periodic reports on a variety of subjects including status, milestone chart, risks and mitigation plans, issues and resolution, and change requests.
    • Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.
    • Track and report budget performance to objectives.
    • Able to travel as required.
    Additional information

    Full benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life, company paid short/long term disability, 401(k), tuition assistance and more

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