Project Manager, IT Project Manager

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager with strong Property & Casualty (P&C) Insurance domain expertise to lead complex technology implementation, modernization, and transformation initiatives for a leading client in Iselin, New Jersey
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Work Model: Hybrid, its 3 days/week from the client office in Iselin, NJ (Mandatory)

Experience: 12 to 15+ years of overall IT experience

P&C Insurance

Experience:

5+ years managing projects/programs in the P&C insurance domain

As a P&C Insurance Project Manager
, you will own the end-to-end delivery of technology programs across core insurance functions, including Policy Administration, Underwriting, Claims, Billing, Product & Rating, Integrations, Data Migration, and Digital Transformation
.

You will work closely with client business and IT leadership, system integrators, vendors, and geographically distributed delivery teams to ensure predictable, high-quality, and cost-effective project delivery
.

• Own end-to-end project/program delivery, including scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, dependencies, and quality
  .
• Lead large-scale P&C insurance implementations, modernization, upgrades, enhancements, and transformation initiatives
  .
• Drive project planning, sprint execution, milestone tracking, dependency management, and release management.
• Establish and maintain project governance, RAID logs, delivery metrics, dashboards, and executive reporting
  .
• Coordinate business, functional, technical, QA, data, integration, Dev Ops, and infrastructure work streams.
• Manage Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies
  .
• Partner with stakeholders across policy administration, underwriting, claims, billing, renewals, product/rating, and agent/broker distribution
  .
• Serve as a key on-site client-facing point of contact for business, IT, and leadership stakeholders.
• Lead steering committees, governance meetings, status reviews, and executive-level communications.
• Coordinate cross-functional, offshore/nearshore, and multi-vendor teams
  .
• Proactively identify and manage risks, issues, assumptions, dependencies, escalations, and mitigation plans
  .
• Oversee testing governance, defect management, UAT readiness, production readiness, cutover, deployment, and post-production support.
• Track project financials, including budget, actuals, burn rate, resource utilization, and forecasts
  .
• Manage scope changes and support commercial/vendor discussions as required.

12 to 15+ years of overall IT experience

5+ years of project/program management experience within Property & Casualty Insurance

Strong understanding of the P&C insurance lifecycle

Experience delivering insurance technology implementation, modernization, enhancement, or transformation programs

Strong knowledge of Policy Administration, Underwriting, Claims, Billing, and Renewals

Experience with integrations, data migration/conversion, and enterprise system dependencies

Proven experience managing cross-functional, geographically distributed, and multi-vendor teams

Strong client-facing, stakeholder management, communication, and executive presentation skills

Experience with Jira, Confluence, Azure Dev Ops, MS Project, or similar tools

Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum/Waterfall or hybrid delivery models

Preferred / Good to Have

• Experience with
  ** Guidewire Insurance Suite

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