IT - Project Manager II (Remote)

Make a difference with a career in insurance

At The Cincinnati Insurance Companies, we put people first and apply the Golden Rule to our daily operations. To put this into action, we’re looking for extraordinary people to join our talented team. Our service-oriented, ethical, knowledgeable, caring associates are the heart of our vision to be the best company serving independent agents. We help protect families and businesses as they work to prevent or recover from a loss. Share your talents to help us reach for continued success as we bring value to the communities we serve and demonstrate that Actions Speak Louder in Person®.

If you’re ready to build productive relationships, collaborate within a diverse team, embrace challenges and develop your skills, then Cincinnati may be the place for you. We offer career opportunities where you can contribute and grow.

Build your future with us

Our Enterprise Project Management Office seeks curious individuals who embrace uncertainty, take risks, and learn quickly from experiences. Professionals who demonstrate respect and humility, value collaboration and believe better solutions come from working together may be a great fit for our team!

The Cincinnati Insurance Companies are moving quickly, transforming how we work and taking bold steps across our lines of business to better serve the agents who represent us. That’s why now is a more exciting time than ever to join our Information Technology team. With Cincinnati, you can help shape the future.

Make a difference in an environment of excellence and the highest ethical standards – a place where values such as integrity, inclusive diversity and accountability are paramount. Our associates grow both personally and professionally with opportunities to learn, lead and drive change. Our associates are our greatest strength, and we work as one team to serve agents, their clients, and their communities.

As an experienced IT project manager, you will establish and manage enterprise-wide, cross-functional strategic initiatives and directly manage all aspects of the SDLC for large and complex IT and business projects.

Salary Range: $100,000 - $145,000 annually. The pay determination is based on the applicant’s education, experience, location, knowledge, skills, and abilities. Eligible associates may also receive an annual cash bonus and stock incentives based on company and individual performance.

Be ready to:

• partner with architects to ensure alignment
• directly manage all aspects of the application development project lifecycle and work with leadership partners to oversee all phases of the project
• analyze current business processes to identify inefficiencies
• rigorously manage scope to ensure commitments are achieved within the agreed upon time, cost and quality parameters
• create realistic project and quality plans that include project interdependencies
• analyze, diagnose, design, plan, execute and evaluate work to time, cost and quality targets
• estimate costs, time and resource requirements
• track all activities against the project plan, monitor budget, schedule and resources used and take action where deviation from agreed tolerances occurs
• collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement
• identify, assess and manage risk to the success of the project
• identify, assess and manage issues and escalate them to mitigate impact to overall project viability
• provide regular and accurate status reports to project sponsor, project executives and senior management
• participate in procurement management, including contract negotiations and wording
• motivate team members and provide individual performance data to resource managers for associate development and reviews
• operate phase containment by ensuring all deliverables for the phase are produced and meet agreed upon quality criteria, and lessons learned are gathered and documented
• collaborate with other managers within the business units to manage expectations
• assist in recovery of challenged projects

To ensure active engagement, all associates are expected to appear on camera during virtual meetings with other associates, customers and stakeholders. This practice is important for maintaining connection, as non-verbal cues are essential for effective communication and building relationships.

Be equipped with:

• five or more years of recent IT project management experience, including software development as well as the management of large, strategic initiatives
• ability to quickly earn the trust of others, set direction and approach, resolve conflicts, deliver difficult messages with grace and act with limited information and ambiguity
• ability to communicate at all levels with clarity and precision, both written and verbally
• communicating effectively through presentations and meeting facilitation
• organizing, planning, and managing time
• managing engagements with executive-level visibility and interaction
• ability to navigate a highly matrixed organization effectively
• proven ability to manage multiple projects
• maintaining a high sense of urgency and operating with a passion to succeed
• providing excellent customer service
• negotiating and influencing
• strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• intermediate level of Microsoft® Office experience
• sound business and technical acumen

Preferred:

• familiar with managing insurance industry system and software development/integration projects (highly preferred)
• experience in LEAN, Six Sigma or other process improvement methodologies
• agile project management experience
• proficiency in data analysis and process mapping tools
• familiar with managing large multi-million-dollar projects involving more than 15 team members on efforts with significant business implications across multiple areas
• proficiency in data analysis and process mapping tools
• SharePoint experience
• experience managing iterative projects

Bring knowledge or experience from:

• qualified candidates have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent business experience
• Project Management Professional Certification preferred

Enhance your talents

Providing outstanding service and developing strong relationships with our independent agents are hallmarks of our company. Whether you have experience from another carrier or you’re new to the insurance industry, we promote a lifelong learning approach. Cincinnati provides you with the tools and training to be successful and to become a trusted, respected insurance professional – all while enjoying a meaningful career.

Enjoy benefits and amenities

Your commitment to providing strong service, sharing best practices and creating solutions that impact lives is appreciated. To increase the well-being and satisfaction of our associates, we offer a variety of benefits and amenities.

Embrace a diverse team

As a relationship-based organization, we welcome and value a diverse workforce. We provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race; creed; color; sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity and transgender status; religion; national origin; age; disability; military service; veteran status; pregnancy; AIDS/HIV or genetic information; or any other basis prohibited by law. .