Project Manager (IT)/Sr Project Manager (IT) - Erie Insurance

Division or Field Office:

Service & Experience Technology Division
Department of Position: Claims Tech Department
Work from:
Millcreek (Westport) Salary Range:
$76,115.00-$121,586.00*

salary range is for thislevel and may vary based on actual level of role hired for

*This range represents a national range and the actual salary will depend on several factors including the scope and complexity of the role and the skills, education, training, credentials, location, and experience of an applicant, as well as level of role for which the successful candidate is hired.Position may be eligible for an annual bonus payment.

At Erie Insurance, you're not just part of a Fortune 500 company; you're also a valued member of a diverse and inclusive team that includes more than 6,000 employees and over 13,000 independent agencies. Our Employees work in the Home Office complex located in Erie, PA, and in our Field Offices that span 12 states and the District of Columbia.

Benefits That Go Beyond The Basics

We strive to be Above all in Service® to our customers-and to our employees. That's why Erie Insurance offers you an exceptional benefits package, including:

• Premier health, prescription, dental, and vision benefits for you and your dependents.Coverage begins your first day of work.
• Low contributions to medical and prescription premiums.We currently pay up to 97% of employees' monthly premium costs.
• Pension.We are one of only 13 Fortune 500 companies to offer a traditional pension plan. Full-time employees are vested after five years of service.
• 401(k) with up to 4% contribution match.The 401(k) is offered in addition to the pension.
• Paid time off.Paid vacation, personal days, sick days, bereavement days and parental leave.
• Career development.Including a tuition reimbursement program for higher education and industry designations.

Additional benefits that include company-paid basic life insurance; short-and long-term disability insurance; orthodontic coverage for children and adults; adoption assistance; fertility and infertility coverage; well-being programs; paid volunteer hours for service to your community; and dollar-for-dollar matching of your charitable gifts each year.

Position Summary

Plans and leads small-to-medium IT projects of low-to-moderate complexity.

This opportunity is for a Project Mgr (IT) or Sr Project Mgr (IT)- Scrum Master and will focus on leading the Claims scope for Product initiatives (Commercial Lines & Personal Lines) aligning the team to Enterprise Business Agility for planning and execution.

• Responsible for facilitating the Scrum process and ensuring the team is delivering value.
• Coaches the team on the Scrum framework, practices, and role expectations.
• Facilitates Sprint ceremonies (stand ups, sprint planning, sprint review, sprint retrospective, release planning), tracks metrics, and communicates overall progress with stakeholders.
• Removes impediments and manages dependencies across teams.
• Helps team gain clarity into team health and manages the team growth plan.
• Creates an environment that fosters self-organization, collaboration, transparency, continuous improvement, and conflict resolution.

Preferred Experience & Skills:

• Agile / Scrum methodologies
• Agile tools (Jira)
• Scrum Certified
• Project Management Discipline

Duties and Responsibilities

• Plans, monitors and leads small-to-medium projects of low-to-moderate complexity from initiation through completion.
• Leads project team while ensuring right talent is assigned at the right time.
• Utilizes a thorough understanding of the project lifecycle to prepare, analyze and maintain detailed project work plans and schedules using project-planning tools and ERIE guidelines.
• Applies project management best practices around scope, budget, schedule and change control.
• Monitors project health and recommends schedule changes, cost adjustments and resource allocations to ensure optimal project performance.
• Prepares and maintains project logs to record risks and issues and monitor resolution of each issue.
• Gains expertise in the principles and techniques required for the software development lifecycle. Develops knowledge of programming languages, IT databases, operating systems and platforms.
• Defines, develops and provides information to drive the decision-making process and support business operations. Summarizes variance between plan and actual progress.
• Develops and delivers reports to key stakeholders summarizing objectives, deliverables, status and metrics.
• Schedules meetings, prepares agendas and ensures meeting minutes are prepared.
• Partners on projects of greater complexity to gain broader experience and exposure.

Duties and Responsibilities (cont'd if applicable)

• The first sixduties listed are the functions identified as essential to the job. Essential functions are those job duties that must be performed in order for the job to be accomplished.
• This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the incumbent. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instruction and to perform any other duties as requested by their supervisor, or as become evident.

Competencies

• Self-Development
• Collaborates
• Cultivates Innovation
• Instills Trust
• Decision Quality
• Values Diversity
• Nimble Learning
• Customer Focus
• Optimizes Work Processes
• Ensures Accountability
• Detail Orientation
• Information Management Skills
• Job-Specific Knowledge

Qualifications

Minimum Required Education Equivalents:

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, information systems, project management, or related field and two years related project management experience; or
• Associate's degree in business, finance, information systems, project management, or related field and four years related project management experience; or
• High school diploma, or GED, and six years related project management experience.
• Knowledge of project life cycle including systems development methods, programming languages, IT platforms and change management concepts required. Knowledge of project planning techniques and automated project planning tools required. Understanding of insurance industry preferred. Proficiency with spreadsheet, word processing, graphics and database software required.

Preferred Designations:

• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Related insurance certifications preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Lifting/Moving 0-20 lbs; Occasional (<20>
• Lifting/Moving 20-50 lbs; Occasional (<20>
• Ability to move over 50 lbs using lifting aide equipment; Rarely
• Driving; Occasional (<20>
• Pushing/Pulling/moving objects, equipment with wheels; Rarely
• Manual Keying/Data Entry/inputting information/computer use; Frequent (50-80%)
• Climbing/accessing heights; Rarely

Nearest Major Market: Erie