Location: Hartford,CT, USA
Talcott Financial Group* is an international life insurance group and the industry's trusted partner for comprehensive risk solutions. Talcott creatively designs and expertly delivers responsive solutions that transfer risk and manage capital in a way that supports the strategic needs of insurers today and into the future.
Talcott Financial Group has a proven track record of well-executed transactions, and the enterprise benefits from its strong financial position with over $127 billion in assets under management, its investment-grade financial strength ratings, and its partnership with Sixth Street, a leading global investment firm.
Talcott Financial Group's two core business platforms include: U.S. based Talcott Resolution and Bermuda and Cayman based Talcott Re.
Overview:
Our Project Manager position will work in out of our Hartford, Connecticut office on a hybrid schedule to support the Talcott Portfolio Management Office (PMO.) This position supports key business initiatives within our finance and actuarial organization. The selected candidate will handle the successful planning and execution of assigned projects. This Project Manager will be accountable for designing, adoption, and roll-out of process improvements. Detailed responsibilities include:
Project Management:
* Plan, organize, and control all activities associated with projects of various complexity.
* Provide recommendations for project resources (human, financial, tools, etc.) required and coordinate team efforts to deliver projects according to planned scope, timeline, and budget.
* Lead and manage projects from initiation to successful delivery.
* Partner with sponsors to ensure project goals and objectives align with the organization's strategic direction and define project success criteria.
* Develop and maintain project plans that track the critical path dependencies, key milestones, and phase reviews of the full project lifecycle. Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
* Work with senior stakeholders to develop measurable business cases that clearly define the project benefits.
* Provide project management expertise and guide the team through change. Identify and proactively manage project risks and issues.
* Collaborate and manage relationships with stakeholders to influence outcomes.
* Proactively manage changes in project scope and devise contingency plans.
* Partner with project team members and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
Leadership:
* Aid in building an operating structure, implementing a lean workflow, and improving project / portfolio management discipline.
* Create materials for portfolio health reviews, metrics/scorecards, steering committee, and roadmap planning.
* Facilitate portfolio meetings to remove blockers and advance project work and portfolio management discipline.
* Influence stakeholders from various functions and build strong partnerships to facilitate adoption of portfolio practices.
* Analyze data and develop recommendations.
* Partner with Portfolio Management team to develop continuous feedback mechanisms and improvements to operating structure, tools, and processes.
Qualifications:
* Minimum of 3 years of project management experience
* Prior experience with project management is required
* Experience in Financial Services and/or Life & Annuity industries preferred or a degree/background in Finance
* Hands-on experience with business transformation and / or business improvement initiatives a plus!
* Experience of different project management approaches (e.g., agile and waterfall)
* Demonstrated experience facilitating workshops and meetings.
* Experience partnering with senior c-level executives and cross functional stakeholders.
* Successful progression in delivery of projects with increasing complexity.
Compensation:
The annualized base pay range is mainly based on an evaluation of comparable positions in the external market. The actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range. The base pay is based on factors including but not limited to experience, competence, and demonstration of proficiencies essential for the role. The base pay is just one component of Talcott's total annual compensation for employees. Other compensation may include annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and recognition.
* Talcott Financial Group is an equal employment and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, ancestry or citizenship status, genetic information, pregnancy status or any other characteristic protected by law. Talcott Resolution maintains a drug-free workplace and is committed to building inclusion and leveraging diversity. For more information regarding our Privacy Policy, please go to
Other details
* Job Function MP
* Pay Type Salary
* Min Hiring Rate $100,000.00
* Max Hiring Rate $130,000.00
* Travel Required No
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* Connecticut Office, 1 American Row, Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America