Benefits Project Manager

Job Description/Responsibilities: This position plans, manages and directs business and technology teams to implement technology and business solutions from project initiation and planning through the execution and successful implementation. Requires specialized expertise in project management and business analysis disciplines. Interprets internal and external business issues between stakeholders and recommends best practices. Solves complex problems and develops innovative solutions. Works independently with guidance in only the most complex situations. This position will be based in Arlington, VA with potential travel to Lincoln, NE and work a hybrid schedule with 3 "in office" days and 2 "work from home" days.

Main Position Responsibilities (see attached job description for full details):

• Under general oversight, plans and manages all aspects of medium to large size and complexity business and technology projects from initiation to successful implementation on time, in budget and to scope (or assists on implementing more complex projects). Projects typically involve system technology changes and IT coordination involving multiple systems, business process and procedure changes of multiple business areas and change management.
• Develops and implements project management plans including management of scope, quality, risk, communications, stakeholders, sponsor and a detailed project schedule.
• Plans and manages the work performed by the project team to define business requirements; perform impact, risk and stakeholder analysis; develop levels of effort; "as is" and "to be" business process analysis; data migration and validation; testing and validation including test strategy, environment set-up, user acceptance testing, parallel testing and integrated end-to-end testing; change management; process and procedure updates; training and communications; cut-over and production validation.
• Primary lead in the planning, management and communication of progress tracking and corrective actions, project status, change control process, go-to-green plans, project documentation, retrospectives, and other project activities.
• Proactively identifies risks and problems and recommends and implements solutions.
• Independently manages projects that may vary in number and are generally medium to large and complexity involving multiple systems and business areas.

Work Experience: See Job Description attached for details

Geography: Mandatory in office 3 days per week - Arlington location.

Nice to have Skills:

• Experience as a Project Manager/Business Analyst in an insurance, financial management, employee benefit administration or related field
• Experience in a complex technology and data infrastructure that includes the integration of multiple core product platforms and includes a blending of customized/configured vendor supplied systems, in-house developed systems and cloud-based/on-premises systems
• Experience as a Scrum Master
• Experience in managing software development projects in a Cloud environment

Top 3 things we are looking for:

• Communication and Relationship Building: Ability to clearly communicate vision, and deliverables across multiple teams to keeps projects well organized. Ability to build relationships within and externally with vendors that will allow them to solve problems with poise and ease.
• Task Management and Delegation: abilities to understand who is best for what tasks, delegating the activities to the appropriate individuals to complete a job efficiently and successful. The ability to develop a schedule with dues dates and hold the teams accountable for completion.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Challenges happen, due dates are missed and there are endless hurdles within project management. The ability to overcome those hurdles while being part of a solution and negotiating using the team relationships and trust .

3 Questions for pre-screening in advance and to be submitted with resumes:

• How would you describe your communication and leadership styles?
• What are the general metrics you utilize to determine if a project is progressing on track?
• What is the #1 factor to being a great project manager? What is the #1 challenge?

In the first 90 days success would look like:

• Understanding the environment and various methods utilized for successful delivery of our projects while remaining flexible and not implementing huge changes based on past experiences.
• Building strong relationships, the PM team and externally, while understanding the key stakeholders in the areas of assignment.
• Contributing to the projects by getting comfortable with team and project assigned shifting from listening and absorbing to actively contributing to the project.

Dexian stands at the forefront of Talent + Technology solutions with a presence spanning more than 70 locations worldwide and a team exceeding 10,000 professionals. As one of the largest technology and professional staffing companies and one of the largest minority-owned staffing companies in the United States, Dexian combines over 30 years of industry expertise with cutting-edge technologies to deliver comprehensive global services and support.

Dexian connects the right talent and the right technology with the right organizations to deliver trajectory-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals. To learn more, please visit https://dexian.com/.

Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.