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Project Manager
American International Group
Houston, TX, United States
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Estimated Travel Percentage (%): No Travel
Relocation Provided: No
The IDEAL candidate will have:
1. Bachelor’s degree in related field or four years related work experience
2. 5-10 years project management experience
3. 3-5 years people management experience, esp.coaching and leading
4. Experience and understanding of automated testing project management philosophies, with practical experience using this method in system enhancement projects
5. Previous direct people management will help be successful in this role
6. Business Analysis
7. Knowledge of Project Management/SDLC and tools, Lean or Six Sigma
8. Experience in MS Office applications, including use of MS Project, Visio, PowerPoint
Within the first six (6) to twelve (12) months the person in this position will be expected to:
1. Understand systems, processes, products and the impact to the project and business objectives utilizing Lean Principles
2. Ability to handle multiple projects, special assignments and other priorities and adjust work accordingly to meet target deadlines
3. Leads in managing project integration, scope, time, costs, benefits, and quality and communicates the status, risk, and issues associated with each to the correct levels(s) within the project structure and the organization to ensure that the project outcomes are achieved as defined, within budget and on time.
4. Introduce an automated testing solution for current regression test plans.
The Role of Project Manager
Lead and manage the requirements, user acceptance testing and implementation of medium to large scale cross-functional projects. Provide leadership for a team of direct reports assigned to the Digital Transformation Project.
1. Coach and mentor team members on best practices for automated testing, and quality assurance needs.
2. Coordinates with IT and business sponsors on business case development and cost/benefit analysis.
3. Ensure that the project Sponsors expectations are translated into clear defined scope. Responsible for end-to-end coordination, ensuring the requirements, needs, goals and expectations of the functional stakeholders are met.
4. Evaluate all options available and identify the pros and cons of each option as they relate to system processing,business processing, time and cost and recommend the best possible solutions and estimates.
5. Work with business units to complete all requirements gathering exercises for assigned projects and produce Business Requirements Definition Document or Feasibility Analysis where necessary.
6. Work with project team members to identify sequence, estimate project related activities and produce the required project management schedule.
7. Work with IT/QA, business owners and project team members to ensure test plans and test cases are comprehensive.
8. Provides guidance on a continuous basis to team members in the areas of project lifecycle, operating procedures, processes and practices.
9. Creates risk management plan to identify, analyze, monitor and respond to risks associated with the project to ensure ability to achieve expected outcomes, on time and on budget.
10. Develops reporting documentation (Monthly Status Reports, etc.) so that all administrative coordination points
10. Develops reporting documentation (Monthly Status Reports, etc.) so that all administrative coordination points between cross functional departments and projects are informed/updated regularly.
11. Communicates project status to team, business owners and executive leadership as appropriate throughout the duration of assigned projects and through post implementation.
12. Coach others in the AGILE project philosophy best practices.
The best people doing this job will have:
1. Bachelor’s degree in related field or four years related work experience
2. 5-10 years project management
3. Experience and understanding of AGILE project management philosophies, with practical experience using this method in system enhancement projects
4. Previous working knowledge of automated testing applications and software.
5. Business Analysis
6. Knowledge of Project Management/SDLC and tools
7. Experience in MS Office applications, including use of MS Project, Visio, PowerPoint
Skills:
1. Demonstrates initiative, perseverance, and commitment in accomplishing objectives.
2. Strong analytical & problem solving skills. Ability to identify a problem, analyze the source and root cause of the problem and recommend viable solutions.
3. Ability to communicate information of a complex nature to all levels of management (written and verbal) in easy to understand business language.
4. Strong communication skills-oral written and presentation.
It has been and will continue to be the policy of American International Group, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal opportunity to all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, age, gender, gender expression, national origin, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected categories.
At AIG, we believe that diversity and inclusion are critical to our future and our mission – creating a foundation for a creative workplace that leads to innovation, growth, and profitability. Through a wide variety of programs and initiatives, we invest in each employee, seeking to ensure that our people are not only respected as individuals, but also truly valued for their unique perspectives.