Senior Project Manager - IT

At Alliant Insurance Services, we thrive on creating employee benefits solutions built on the idea that health makes growth possible. As top tier professionals dedicated to solving our clients' health and welfare insurance challenges, Alliant team members deliver an unrivaled depth of service, and our unique approach enables us to help clients stay resilient and turn change into opportunity. This position is a chance to join a dynamic, expanding company with prospects for individual and career growth.

As one of the 5 largest insurance brokerage firms in the U.S., Alliant provides property and casualty, workers' compensation, employee benefits, surety, and financial products and services to clients nationwide. More information is available at www.alliant.com.

SUMMARY

Responsible for developing and maintaining information technology strategies as they relate to Agency Management Systems and other technologies and providing mentorship and training to team members. This role is the main connection point between information technology and Alliant end users for onboarding, data migration, testing of new front office technologies, and user efficiencies.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead and manage the planning and onboarding of business application data migration for newly acquired organizations and front office staff into Alliant standard information technology systems.

Conduct group meetings and coordinate training with personnel for multiple ongoing projects. Provide mentorship and training to Project Managers.

Work with the IT team to move systems into a legacy status, and assist with application termination.

Convert newly acquired organization data from legacy systems into Alliant systems.

Evaluate external and internal challenges and provide action plans and follow-up to ensure positive relationships and adoption of application/business system.

Develop and promote user groups across the organization consisting of external and internal end users.

Provide strategic planning recommendations for technology, and proactively identify changes in vendor business systems and Alliant business operations.

Develop and maintain appropriate communication mechanisms to disseminate information related to outages, upgrades, policy, or other changes to end users.

Conduct regular security reviews and provide audit and usage information to IT and related business units.

Provide demonstration and assist in technical troubleshooting from an end user perspective.

Work closely with business and IT teams to ensure information technology processes are supported through implementation.

Attend industry and technology appropriate user groups and conferences.

Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's Degree in Business or equivalent combination of education and experience

Five (5) or more years of related work experience

SKILLS

Proficient in Microsoft Office products

Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills

Excellent leadership, problem solving, and time management skills

Good planning, organizational, and prioritization skills

Excellent customer services skills, including telephone and listening skills

Ability to work within a team and foster teamwork

Ability to interface with internal and external executives

Ability to clearly understand business processes in order to communicate them to information technology resources

We are proud to provide comprehensive, high quality employee programs to meet employees' needs now and in the future, including a very competitive financial package. We encourage you to explore what we have to offer. For immediate consideration for this position, please click on the "Apply" button. Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on their qualifications and ability without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, age, genetic information, or status as a protected veteran, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including California law. Applicants are protected under Federal law from discrimination. If you need an accommodation to complete the application process or would like to review these materials in an alternative format, please reach out to [email protected] For more information on Alliant Insurance Service's benefits, please visit www.alliant.com/about/careers/benefits

Bachelor's degree in business or equivalent; 5+ years related work experience; proficient in Microsoft Office; excellent communication, leadership, problem-solving, and customer service skills.

Key Responsibilities

• managing data migration
• mentoring project managers
• coordinating training

Skills & Tools

Microsoft Office

Job Details

• Category: Project and Program Management
• Seniority: Senior Level
• Commitment: Full Time
• Workplace: Remote — United States
• Salary: USD 135,000 – 135,000 / year
• Languages: English

About Alliant Insurance Services

One of the five largest insurance brokerage firms in the U.S., providing property, casualty, workers' compensation, employee benefits, surety, and financial products and services. — Industry: Finance