Description

Lead IT Transformation in the Property and Casualty Insurance Industry

Transform complex technology initiatives into measurable business progress within a respected property and casualty insurance organization. The IT Project Manager aligns leaders, technical teams, vendors, budgets, and priorities to deliver secure, high-impact solutions. Influence enterprise performance, strengthen customer-focused operations, and build a long-term global career with Emapta-where top 1% talent gains premium exposure, meaningful growth, and lasting professional impact worldwide.

Snapshot

• Employment Type: Indefinite Term Contract
• Work Setup: Work From Home/Remote
• Shift: Day Shift, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM CST, Weekends Off

Benefits

• 5-day work week
• Weekends off
• Work-from-home arrangement
• 20 vacation days in total
• Prepaid medicine
• Fully customized Emapta laptop and peripherals
• Direct exposure to global clients
• Career growth opportunities
• Diverse, inclusive, and supportive work environment where every individual is respected, valued, and empowered to succeed
• Prime office locations in Bogotá and Medellín
• Unlimited upskilling through Emapta Academy courses (Want to know more? Visit https://emapta.com/training-calendar/)

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Information Management, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience may be considered
• 10+ years of progressive project management experience leading complex technology, software, infrastructure, systems implementation, and business transformation initiatives
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with competing priorities, diverse stakeholder groups, and demanding timelines
• Demonstrated experience partnering with technical teams and business leaders to translate organizational objectives into actionable project outcomes
• Extensive experience managing third-party vendors, implementation partners, contracts, project deliverables, and cross-functional dependencies
• Strong proficiency in developing and managing project plans, budgets, schedules, risk assessments, issue logs, and executive-level status reports
• Working knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle methodologies and experience applying Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid project delivery frameworks
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Microsoft Planner, Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, or comparable platforms
• Excellent written communication, verbal communication, facilitation, organization, and stakeholder management skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, make informed decisions, and address challenges and risks proactively
• Proven ability to build strong client and stakeholder relationships and contribute effectively to high-performing teams

Preferred

• Professional project management certification, such as Project Management Professional, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner, Certified ScrumMaster, PRINCE2, or an equivalent credential
• Experience in property and casualty insurance, financial services, another highly regulated industry, or an organization with geographically dispersed operations
• Hands-on experience supporting or delivering projects involving enterprise applications, enterprise resource planning systems, customer relationship management platforms, policy administration systems, claims management systems, data and analytics platforms, cloud transformation initiatives, cybersecurity programs, or system integrations
• Working knowledge of business process improvement methodologies, organizational change management practices, data governance principles, and technology control frameworks
• Experience supporting executive steering committees, governance boards, or formal project governance programs
• Experience preparing status updates, decision materials, presentations, and executive-level communications

Core Competencies

• Strong project planning, organization, execution, and delivery skills across all phases of the project lifecycle
• Proven stakeholder and vendor management skills, with the ability to promote collaboration, alignment, and accountability
• Excellent executive communication skills, including the ability to present concise updates, actionable insights, and informed recommendations
• Strong risk and issue management capabilities, including identification, assessment, monitoring, and mitigation
• Proven budget, resource allocation, and financial commitment management skills
• Strong understanding of business operations, process improvement, operational efficiency, and measurable value creation
• High level of accountability, ownership, results orientation, and commitment to quality
• Strong organizational change management, stakeholder engagement, user-readiness, training, and adoption capabilities
• Excellent critical thinking, analytical reasoning, sound judgment, and solution-focused problem-solving skills
• Proven ability to influence decisions, establish alignment, and build trusted professional relationships
• Strong collaboration, partnership-building, knowledge-sharing, teamwork, and enterprise-focused capabilities

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of IT projects, from intake and scoping through implementation, transition, and post-project review
• Develop, maintain, and govern project charters, schedules, budgets, resource plans, risk assessments, issue logs, and executive status reports
• Collaborate with business leaders and stakeholders to establish objectives, define requirements, prioritize work, determine success criteria, and realize expected business benefits
• Coordinate cross-functional teams comprising IT professionals, business partners, vendors, consultants, and third-party solution providers to ensure timely and effective execution
• Identify, assess, mitigate, and monitor project risks, dependencies, scope changes, resource constraints, and other delivery obstacles
• Manage project scope and change-control processes while ensuring stakeholders understand the effects of decisions on cost, schedule, quality, and resource allocation
• Monitor project budgets, vendor contracts, invoices, and forecasted expenditures in partnership with IT and Finance leaders
• Communicate project status, milestones, risks, key decisions, and recommended next steps clearly and concisely to executive leaders
• Support the implementation of business applications, system integrations, data and reporting platforms, cybersecurity initiatives, infrastructure projects, cloud services, and end-user technologies
• Lead organizational change and user-readiness initiatives, including stakeholder communication, training coordination, process documentation, and adoption measurement
• Improve project management standards, methodologies, governance processes, templates, and portfolio-reporting capabilities
• Conduct project closeout activities, including lessons-learned sessions and outcome assessments, to strengthen future project delivery

Key Measures of Success

• Establish trusted relationships with business and technology leaders by delivering value, maintaining transparency, and serving as a reliable project advisor
• Implement effective project management disciplines that strengthen visibility, accountability, and governance across assigned initiatives
• Deliver approved projects on time, within scope and budget, and in accordance with quality, business, and operational objectives
• Improve the consistency and effectiveness of project planning, documentation, status reporting, risk management, and stakeholder communication
• Enable informed and timely decision-making by communicating project status, risks, dependencies, trade-offs, and recommended actions
• Drive successful solution adoption by delivering measurable operational improvements and sustainable business value beyond technical implementation

About the Client

Our client is a distinguished U.S. property and casualty insurer with more than six decades of proven industry leadership. Specializing in protection for manufactured, mobile, modular, and factory-built homes, it has earned lasting trust through focused expertise, dependable coverage, and responsive service. Supported by one of the nation's foremost housing manufacturers, the company continues to advance its technology and operations while championing excellence, purposeful problem-solving, and customer care-creating enduring value for policyholders, partners, employees, and communities nationwide every day.

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