Project Manager - Accounting (Bilingual)

Pan-American Life Insurance Group (PALIG) is looking for a Project Manager to join the team. The Project Manager will be responsible for the management of projects within the International area of the Company, related to systems, operations, regulatory, and others. In addition, the Project Manager 2 will need to:

• Focus on more complex projects of small, medium, and large size 
• Lead each project with the realization of expected objectives and benefits as their mission
• Focus on results and formulate, articulate, and communicate the vision for each project

This position does require candidates to be fully bilingual in English and Spanish. We would ideally like candidates located close to an enough location (New Orleans, LA. / Miami, FL...etc.) but we are open to those working remotely in the US.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Project Initiation

• Participation in the inception of projects by identifying a solution to a business problem, elaborating a business case and project charter, and drafting the project budget, in collaboration with the main executive stakeholders

Project Planning

• Establish and support the objectives of the project
• Establish a top-level work breakdown structure (WBS) to identify the scope of work
• Establish and maintain the project plan (schedule) according to the life cycle of the project
• Identify and plan the resources that will be required for the software and hardware aspects of the project
• Plan the training required for the implementation of the product
• Identify and communicate milestones
• Obtain commitment from relevant stakeholders responsible for performing and supporting plan execution
• Plan and identify the involvement of stakeholders
• Proactively identify the needs of all stakeholders and take measures to meet or manage their expectations
• Lead meetings with team members to elicit and understand the requirements properly and ensure project expectations are clearly defined
• Lead the estimation of the work effort of the project
• Define strategies for optimizing resources, costs, and tasks
• Manage the risks, constraints and dependencies of the project
• Identify, document and prioritize risks, constraints, and dependencies
• Define strategies for the control of risks and dependencies
• Define contingency plans for risks
• Communicate risks and dependencies to the team and senior management
• Implement contingency plans until the risks are mitigated
• Support the business owner to obtain approval and hold a kick-off meeting

Project Execution

• Lead team follow-up meetings to review progress of tasks through their closure, risks, dependencies between activities, constraints, and priority changes; to facilitate decision making, ensure consistency among deliverables, plans, strategies, requirements and workflows of the project; and to establish and monitor the agreements and action items, collect and analyze the issues of the project, as well as determine the corrective actions that give closure to the identified issues, review the compliance and results of the selected milestones of the project, review internal and external commitments with senior management as appropriate, identify and evaluate the different alternatives to solve the problems, and select the lowest-impact solution
• Establish, communicate and execute the communication plan with the work team according to the characteristics of each project
• Executive Reports and status communication
• Resource Management: resource availability, review, and balancing
• Training and knowledge transfer

Monitoring & Control

• Ensure correct management of changes to project objectives and scope as needed
• Manage changes to requirements as they evolve, as well as maintain a history of changing requirements, including the reason for changes
• Evaluate the impact of requirement changes from the standpoint of relevant stakeholders
• Review work plans, activities, and work products to verify consistency with the requirements and the changes that have been made to them
• Generation and update of project Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Software Quality Assurance compliance
• Support Vendor Management
• Support the vendor Due Diligence process
• Monitor vendor activities proactively and take appropriate action as required

Project Closure

• Identify lessons learned
• Monitor project benefits realization

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree (CPA, Financial Administration, or other related degrees within the financial area preferred)
• 5 years of Project Management experience is required
• An additional 4 years of relevant experience may be substituted in lieu of degree
• Candidates to be fully bilingual in English and Spanish
• Experience implementing financial projects is desirable
• Business, Industrial Engineer, or Computer-related degrees and/or an MBA degree is preferred
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Project Management, Agile Methodology, and Systems Development Life Cycle knowledge
• MS Project knowledge
• Leadership, teamwork, communication, proactivity, and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of the insurance industry
• Basic knowledge of finance applications (desirable)
• Ability to travel

Pan-American Life Insurance Group Offers:

• Comprehensive Compensation Packages (base & bonus)
• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, 401K, Paid Time Off, and Tuition Reimbursement (etc.) are some examples. New hires are eligible for medical and dental coverage on the first of the month following 30 days of service.  

Who We Are:

Pan-American Life Insurance Group (PALIG) serves the life, accident, and health insurance needs of individuals and businesses in 49 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands through its U.S. based member companies - Pan-American Life Insurance Company and Pan-American Assurance Company.

At Pan-American Life, our employees are our greatest asset. We are grateful for the collaborative efforts of our employees and partners, and for the confidence of the policyholders whose life and health we protect. It is through this long-standing commitment that Pan-American Life continues to succeed.

Pan-American Life is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Drug Free Workplace.