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MGIC · 3 days ago

IS Project Manager

Wisconsin, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$70K/yr - $115K/yr

MGIC is a pioneer in private mortgage insurance, helping people achieve homeownership sooner. The IS Project Manager is responsible for planning, leading, and delivering technology and business solutions while collaborating with business leaders and technical resources to meet project objectives.

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Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Leads cross-functional project team of business and technical resources

Works with business leaders and co-workers to ensure successful completion and rollout of product and/or service

Champion a culture of accountability and consistent PMO practices resulting in the continuous delivery of outcomes and business value

Independently lead the creation of an effective project strategy, drive the project through the entire project life cycle (initiation, planning, execution, monitor and control, closure), and govern key management functions to deliver project to meet scope, schedule and quality objectives

Apply MGIC standards for all processes, artifacts and methodologies

Manage competing objectives and priorities

Manage interdependencies across projects within the portfolio

May support program managers in strategic planning processes and project delivery

May direct project-specific activities of Associate Project Managers or Interns

Finds opportunities to improve project processes, tools, and communications

Determines the validity of project progress, looking at the overall project

Maintains project objectivity

Applies ongoing analysis of the project

Identifies the need to champion an idea or position despite dissent or political risk and escalates to others to address

Create and continuously maintain a project plan with components that cover the what and how of a project

Plan includes details related to timelines and stages, tracks RIDAC, metrics, activities, milestones, critical path, deliverables, dependencies, communication, training, and staffing

Plan should be easily understood by all project stakeholders

Responsible for the creation and tracking of financial aspects of a project, including monitoring expenses against the budget and ensuring the project stays within financial constraints

This includes collaboration with FP&A, project sponsors, owners, and vendors

Manage the expectations and requirements of all internal and external stakeholders by identifying, determining influence, prioritizing, monitoring, engaging, and continuously improving stakeholder relationships throughout the project process

Develop and present materials for status, issues escalation and other reporting to business, steering and other audiences

Proactively seeks opportunities to build and improve upon positive relationships with project sponsors on behalf of the project

Responsible for managing both the resources and time needed to complete the project successfully including allocating resources and ensuring actual time logged is timely and accurate

Identifies and defines mitigation strategies for areas of risk within a project or initiative

Conducts quantitative and qualitative analysis, communicates identified risks, and executes risk mitigation strategies across functional project team

Responsible for managing and securing completed work products from development partners, facilitating awareness and achievement of deadlines for all work

Oversees the rollout of product, communication thereof, and remains apprised of user issues, and resolving potential problems

Manages delivery of new products, technology solutions and releases, providing off hours (24x7) support as necessary

Qualification

Agile project managementWaterfall project managementSDLC understandingProject managementFinancial managementStakeholder managementRisk managementCommunication skillsConflict resolutionOrganizational skills