Hybrid Senior Project Manager – Finance PMO

at Transamerica

• Job title: Senior Project Manager – Finance PMO
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $95,000 - $120,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Cedar Rapids, United States

About the role

• Senior Project Manager within Finance PMO at Transamerica, managing diverse projects and collaborating with cross-functional teams on financial solutions.

Responsibilities

• Managing projects, which involves determining project deliverables and timelines, developing a project plan and managing to the plan, coordinating and leading meetings, preparing meeting minutes and status reports.
• Working with team members to resolve issues.
• Coordinating activities of a project team which may include individuals from multiple teams, departments and locations.
• Manage and deliver assigned projects to agreed timescales, budgets and quality standards
• Have an understanding of CFO/Finance business units; actuarial, financial reporting, accounting, etc.
• Navigate the project intake and IT processes to ensure effective management of IT enabled projects
• Develop relationships and expertise within the divisions to provide continued value-add services.
• Assist internal stakeholders with navigating service requests; providing escalations as necessary.
• Support business units in creating a business case, including cost benefit analysis, scope documents, project plans, and help stakeholders make prioritization decisions
• Execute Project Management methodologies; primarily Waterfall and Agile methodologies

Requirements

• 8-10 years of related work experience
• University or Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent work experience
• Advanced experience using MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Advanced experience using MS Project 2010 and Project Portfolio Tools
• General understanding of the insurance and financial services industry

Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• Bonus for Eligible Employees
• Benefits Package
• Pension Plan
• 401k Match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Disability Insurance
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Employee Discounts
• Career Training & Development Opportunities
• Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits
• Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service.
• Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays).
• Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars
• Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child.
• Adoption Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Back-Up Care Program
• PTO for Volunteer Hours
• Employee Matching Gifts Program
• Employee Resource Groups
• Inclusion and Diversity Programs
• Employee Recognition Program
• Referral Bonus Programs