Job Description
Job Title: IT Project Coordinator
Department: Information Technology
Location: Remote
About Homefield IT and Acrisure
Acrisure is a fast-growing fintech leader that operates a global insurance broker. The Company has grown from $38 million to $3.9 billion in revenue since 2013 and deploys the best of Human and Artificial Intelligence (AI) at scale to reimagine financial service product distribution. Acrisure employs over 14,000 employees across thirteen countries.
Led by co-founder, Chairman and CEO Greg Williams, Acrisure provides a broad array of insurance and financial related solutions, including commercial property and casualty, personal lines and employee benefits insurance, real estate services, cyber services and asset and wealth management. Acrisure’s massively valuable, high margin distribution network combines the strength of trusted advisors with growth and efficiency enabled by AI.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and gather business requirements related to assigned projects with a focus on IT Integration of acquired entities
- Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives
- Coordinate and complete assigned projects on time and within budget
- Develop detailed project plans to monitor and track progress
- Serve as a liaison between IT and home office business units to coordinate the necessary support needed to provide successful implementation of project initiatives
- Manage processes to provide structure for new integrations, projects and initiatives
- Develop project charters, plans, milestones, schedules, and timelines using standard project management and agile methodologies to ensure projects are completed on time.
- Daily project management support to project sponsors throughout the project life cycle
- Support program governance (controls)
- Validate resource availability and allocation
- Compile data and create project status reports
- Manage risks, actions, issues, and decisions for each project
- Identify project dependencies as part of the plan
- Create the project stakeholder communication plan
- Manage scope and project changes effectively
This description is not meant to be all-inclusive. This description may be modified from time to time at the discretion of management.
Requirements:
- Ability to contribute to a collaborative environment by consistently demonstrating teamwork, high motivation, positive behavior, and effort to achieve goals and objectives
- Self-motivated and driven
- Maintain a sense of urgency and ability to work with and meet deadlines
- Attention to detail and commitment to a high level of accuracy
- The ability to multi-task, prioritize, work independently, and use discretion surrounding sensitive information
- Ability to maintain a professional demeanor and positive attitude
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
- 2+ years of project management experience within a complex IT environment
- Working on automation projects a plus
- Experience working with ServiceNow Project Management Module
- Expertise in Excel and MS Project or another Project Software
- PMP certification (e.g., PMP, PgMP, PMI-ACP, Scrum, Agile) preferred
- Experience with Microsoft Office365
- Experience with Power BI or other reporting software a plus
- Admin / User knowledge of SharePoint
- Familiar with the ITIL or Cobit Framework a plus
- Experience applying project management best practices and design-thinking approaches
- Experience working with abstract concepts in innovative ways to solve problems
- Effective written and verbal communication, including the ability actively listen, and problem solve with minimal assistance
- Excellent time management and prioritization skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
