Sr. Project Management Analyst (Health & Casualty Claims implementations, Remote)

«out Conduent Through our dedicated associates, Conduent delivers mission-critical services and solutions on behalf of Fortune 100 companies and over 500 governments – creating exceptional outcomes for our clients and the millions of people who count on them. You have an opportunity to personally thrive, make a difference and be part of a culture where individuality is noticed and valued every day. Job Description The Project Manager provides leadership and manages the project team and project practices in terms of status reporting, risk and issue management and tracking, change management, and scheduling and work plan execution; utilizing standard PMO processes, tools, and templates. Essential duties and responsibilities Provides leadership and management to ensure all project deliverables conform to all project and PMO standards and are delivered to the highest quality. Facilitates or executes and monitors all projects activities. This will require cross functional meetings and communications ensuring completion of the project or implementation on schedule and within budget, meeting client requirements. Indirectly manages personnel for one or multiple implementation projects involving cross-functional teams. Acts as an advisor to colleagues on project management processes and techniques and assists with the successful delivery of their projects deliverables. Communicates with clients, senior management, team members, and vendors to ensure project deadlines and specifications are met. Decision rights and budget This position is responsible to manage business and customer relations as it relates to the service and scope of the project. Any new scope or change requests that require pricing to be submitted to the client must follow contractual pricing agreements or go through finance and must have business approval prior to submitting to the client. The Project Manager should manage, track, and report the assigned project budget and change requests budget against actual costs or hours. This position is responsible for managing projects and resources assigned to projects by functional areas according to the project management plan. This position doesn’t have assigned budget. Requirements B. A., B. S., Bachelor’s Degree - with a preferred focus in Business Administration or Computer Science. 3+ years of experience in Project Management. 3+ years in managing software implementation and/or IT infrastructure projects using industry accepted project management methodologies. Other required skills PMP certification highly desirable. English fluent (able to speak, write, and translate in a business environment). Experience managing complex, large scale software development and/or IT infrastructure projects and global cross-functional project resources. Working knowledge of healthcare industry is highly desirable. Shall have detailed working knowledge of industry standards, regulations, and processes and best practices relative to Project Management. Is familiar with and has used project methodologies such as Waterfall and Agile. Must possess outstanding written and verbal communication skills and exhibit poise and professionalism in all interactions. Must have strong problem solving / troubleshooting / analysis and decision making skills. Able to navigate and adjust to a changing environment, while ensuring project commitments are met. Must have excellent organizational and team building skills. A customer service orientation is necessary. Must convey and obtain a sense of urgency from internal and external project stakeholders to ensure project success, escalating risks and issues to the appropriate level for timely resolution so project deliverables are not impacted. General Microsoft Office product knowledge ***Please also fill out the Job Questionnaire on the Conduent Website when applying.*** Closing Conduent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, gender identity, gender expression, sex/gender, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, use of a guide dog or service animal, military/veteran status, citizenship status, basis of genetic information, or any other group protected by law. People with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation to apply for or compete for employment with Conduent may request such accommodation(s) by clicking on the following link, completing the accommodation request form, and submitting the request by using the