Project Manager - Information Technology

Alliant Insurance Services is one of the nation's largest and fastest-growing insurance brokerage and consulting firms. We operate through a network of specialized national platforms and local offices to offer our clients a comprehensive portfolio of solutions built on innovative thinking and personal service. Alliant is changing the way our clients approach risk management and benefits, so they can capitalize on new opportunities to grow and protect their organizations.

More information is available on the company's website at: www.alliant.com.

SUMMARY

Responsible for maintaining information technology strategies as they relate to systems, applications, and other technologies, as assigned. This role provides a main connection point between information technology and Alliant end users for onboarding, data migration, testing of new front office technologies, and user efficiencies.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Manages and coordinates IT project requests (ideas, demands, and projects) to discover, scope, organize, and plan out implementation, build, and development. This includes implementation of new apps and systems, changes or enhancements to existing systems, and deprecation of older systems as needed.

Leads and manages in the planning and onboarding of enterprise applications for newly acquired organizations and front office staff into Alliant standard information technology systems.

Conducts group meetings and assists with training of personnel as required.

Works with the IT and vendor teams to move systems into a legacy status, convert applications to enterprise as needed, and assist with application termination.

Evaluates external and internal challenges and provides action plans and follow-up to ensure positive relationships and adoption of application/business system.

Provides support in the development and promotion of user groups across the organization consisting of external and internal end users.

Assists in strategic planning for technology, and proactively identifies changes in vendor business systems and Alliant business operations.

Develops and maintains appropriate communication mechanisms to disseminate information related to outages, upgrades, policy, or other changes to end users.

Conducts regular security reviews and provides audit and usage information to IT and related business units.

Provides demonstration and assists in technical troubleshooting from an end user perspective.

Works closely with business and IT teams to ensure information technology processes are supported through IT project request process and implementation.

QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

Three (3) or more years of related IT project management work experience

Two (2) or more years experience working within an Agile framework

Experience with a company in the insurance industry or software company with insurance or marketing-related experience

SKILLS

Proficient in Microsoft Office products

Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills

Good leadership, problem solving and time management skills

Good planning, organizational and prioritization skills

Excellent customer services skills, including telephone and listening skills

Ability to work within a team and foster teamwork

Ability to interface with internal and external executives

Ability to clearly understand business processes in order to communicate them to information technology resources

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