Junior Project Manager / Business Initiative Specialist

Purpose of Position: Assist in developing, coordinating and implementing all tasks that relate to specific projects.

Essential Functions:

• Act as a Business lead in managing project scope.
• Drive prioritization of new functionality, processes, system improvements, business flows, defects and enhancements.
• Should be comfortable in working with numbers and analyses.
• Represent Business as a subject matter expert (SME) on projects.
• Be able to “think outside of the box” and have a certain comfort level with ambiguity.
• Assist Business stakeholders, Business Analysts, and Project Managers with Needs Assessment, Business Case and Project Planning to include requirements gathering, gap analysis and project documentation on large projects.
• Review business requirements with Project Sponsor and Project Team.
• Coordinate meetings, create meeting agendas, take notes and distribute meeting minutes.
• Work with Project Teams and other stakeholders to understand and assist with tracking all work, task, and project assignments.
• Be accountable for the entire life cycle of some smaller projects from initiation to close, and understand where projects are in various phases of their life cycle.
• Report progress to Sr. VP of Operations for all projects and tasks.
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Develop and maintain relationships with internal teams, executives and external vendors and coordinate on operational projects.
• Take ownership of some completed business projects during their operational phases. Continue work with internal and external teams/vendors to maintain product integrity.
• Effectively Delegate to other stakeholders to maintain operational bandwidth.
• Monitor State and Federal legislation for updates that could impact the health insurance industry and Business, documenting and summarizing potential impacts. Present research results to Sr. VP and/or other executive leadership.
• Use various tools such as Visio, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, to create presentations using graphs, charts, etc. for executive meetings.
• Create and distribute communications as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned, based on business needs.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Experience in an administrative support role and project coordinator-related role.

• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

• Experience in leadership of people and projects

• Ability to effectively prioritize, and act with a sense of urgency for time sensitive issues

• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, including SharePoint, Word, Excel, Visio and PowerPoint.

• Proficient with learning new processes and software.

• Ability to schedule, set up, and facilitate project meetings and conference calls / web meetings using projection equipment and/or various conferencing programs, such as: Go-To Meeting, WebEx, Skype, etc.

• Excellent written and oral communication, listening, reading comprehension, and interpersonal skills.

• Experience with working independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

• Ability to adapt to changing priorities, project timelines and requirements.

• Ability to manage conflict with a positive “can do” attitude when faced with challenges.

Educational Requirements:

• Four year college degree required.

• Health industry experience is a plus.

• Project management experience a plus

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off