Our insurance client is looking for an Intermediate Project Manager with experience in property and casualty insurance to manage a Rate Implementation scrum team

Location: Toronto - on site 2-3 days a week

Scope: The Project Manager will lead and manage the Rate Implementation scrum team. You will partner and provide leadership to the Pricing Management team and Product Owner to deliver high-quality pricing changes to production. They will be responsible for driving the successful execution and delivery of projects for the Personal Insurance line of business.

Responsibilities:

1. Define project scope, goals, and deliverables that support the business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
2. Develop full-scale project plans and associated communication documents.
3. Manage the delivery and governance of projects which support and enhance IT solutions to agreed success factors and KPIs (time, cost, quality, scope, risk, and budget).
4. Create & present status messaging to a variety of stakeholders, including senior leaders and C-suite executives.
5. Responsible for the development of an Integrated Project/Sprint Plan and successful delivery of confirmed scope on time and on budget.
6. Collaborate with Technology Leads, Developers, QE Leads, and DevOps to mitigate risks and develop solution options for issues, reporting back to Leaders.
7. Facilitate daily standups, scrum of scrums, product owner synchronization, sprint planning, sprint review, sprint refinements, sprint demos, and sprint retrospectives.
8. Work closely with the Product Owner to ensure the backlog is well-maintained and prioritized for maximum delivery.

Must Haves:

• 5+ years of Project Management and Technical Delivery with an emphasis on governance, communication, risk management, financial management, and stakeholder management.
• 3+ years of experience in the Property and Casualty Insurance industry.
• Experienced in working on Insurance programs with multiple delivery streams.
• Agile methodologies, with a deep understanding of Agile principles, frameworks, and tools.
• PMP certification.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or similar Agile certification required (Scaled Agile – SAFe certified).
• Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) practices.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, business, or related field.

Nice to Haves:

• Experienced with Guidewire Cloud platform (Policy Center, Billing Center & Claims Center) is an asset.
• Prior technical background as a software developer or engineer is a plus.

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