Project Director Job - (hartford, connecticut) in Hartford, Connecticut For Sale
Job Opening IDxxxxBR
TitleProject Director
CountryUS
State/Region/ProvinceCT
CityHartford
Job CategoryProject/Operations Management, Information Systems, Risk Control
Position TypeExperienced/Professional
Company InformationSolid reputation, passionate people and endless opportunities. Thats Travelers. Our superior financial strength and consistent record of strong operating returns mean security for our customers : and opportunities for our employees. You will find Travelers to be full of energy and a workplace in which you truly can make a difference.
Job Summary
Reduce Risk. Prevent Loss. Save Lives
Travelers Risk Control helps customers reduce risk, prevent loss and save lives by providing risk assessment and consultation services, industry leading risk expertise and resources to manage risk. Risk Control Technology is a fast paced organization that supports our business by enabling Risk Control Services onsite, online and on:demand. The Project Management Team is an integral part of our organization that ensures we understand our business needs and deliver quality products to meet them. You will find our organization to be fun, full of energy and a workplace in which you truly can make a difference
This position is the primary point of accountability to Business partners and other parties for the management and implementation of multiple medium to large sized Projects that support achievement of complex unit or corporate goals. The director has responsibility for all risk controls technology projects and will have one direct project manager/leader report.
The position has primary responsibility for leadership of the agile release train.
Primary Job Duties and Responsibilities
The Project Director controls planning and execution of the Project's activities and resources to ensure that established cost, time, and quality goals are met. The Project Director works with little supervision and is responsible for applying Project Management knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to Project deliverables, processes, and systems in order to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations. The Project Director operates within defined parameters using a proven Project Management Methodology with flexibility to merge different methodologies in accomplishing collective goals.
Responsible for:
*Must be able to drive progress in the face of ambiguous or changing situations and eliminate road blocks for their project team.
*Managing project scope and ensuring appropriate processes exist to manage changes to agreed scope
*Managing project budget and achieving cost targets
*Managing project schedule and attaining deliverable targets
*Quality management and control
*Ensuring risks/issues are proactively identified and actively managed.
*Effective stakeholder management and communication
*Must be able to facilitate steering committees and stakeholders as well as ongoing project meetings
*Compiling and delivering communications and status reports
*Building and leverages effective alliances across technical and business community
* Act as release train engineer in the SAFe model. Facilitating / leading Agile Ceremonies (2 day planning sessions, Scrum of Scrums, Program Increment planning and Program Increment Inspect and Adapt)
* Developing and managing overall department budget.
Job Specific and Technical Skills and Competencies
CORE SKILLS:
*Strategic Thinker
*Leadership
*Change Agent
*Collaborative/Team Mindset
*Excellent organizational skills
*Detail oriented
*Exceptional written and verbal communication skill across all levels of management
*Excellent planning and follow through
*Ability to manage a complex workload
*Strong facilitation, interpersonal, networking and soft skills
*Proven ability to mature existing policies, procedures and workflows
Education,
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