Project Manager

New York Life Insurance Company (New York Life or the company) is the largest mutual life insurance company in the United States. Founded in 1845, New York Life is headquartered in New York City, maintains offices in all fifty states, and owns Seguros Monterey New York Life in Mexico.

* Single accountable party for defining, planning, orchestrating and delivering a given strategic initiative(s) * Ensure end results are of the highest caliber with clearly articulated scope and quantifiable business value and outcomes * Direct large scale, complex projects involving multiple internal and external stakeholders and matrix partners * Directly manages all aspects of the project lifecycle and works with matrix IT partners to oversee all SDLC phases of a project * Rigorously manage scope to ensure commitments are achieved within agreed on time, cost and quality parameters. Proposes recommendations and adjustments. * Validate financial forecasts and provides ongoing reconciliation of resources and other project expenditures * Ensure resource forecast accuracy and monitor to ensure hard commits closely align to soft allocations * Define and tracks project charter, integrated project plan, resource plan, risk plan and related project management artifacts. Publish periodic status reports. * Represent project in various project governance and inter department forums

**Functional Knowledge** * Understanding of Annuities and/or Life Insurance products is preferred **Experience** * 5+ years of applied experience managing full life cycle, large scale, complex product development projects with experience in Life Insurance and/or Annuities preferred * Strong experience with an SDLC/TDLC methodology is required * Experience using an enterprise PPM tool is required and Clarity experience is highly preferred. Agile experience is a plus. **Skills** * Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills * Proven ability to work on projects involving multiple applications and business partners with concurrent deliverables * Highly flexible and able to work in an environment of uncertainty (ie, manage projects with evolving business requirements) * Sound business and technical acumen * Extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of project management and SDLC methodologies and tools * Knowledge of organizational change management concepts and business process improvement methods * Proven ability to quickly earn the trust of sponsors and stakeholders: mobilize an d motivate teams: set direction and approach: resolve conflict: deliver tough messages with grace: execute with limited information and ambiguity * Effectively applies influence, negotiation and partnering skills **Education** * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a closely related discipline required * PMP certification highly preferred