Senior Associate - Continuous Improvement Project Manager - New York Life : Job Details

Role Overview:

When you join New York Life, you're joining a company that values career development, collaboration, innovation, and inclusiveness. We want employees to feel proud about being part of a company that is committed to doing the right thing. You'll have the opportunity to grow your career while developing personally and professionally through various resources and programs. New York Life is a relationship-based company and appreciates how both virtual and in-person interactions support our culture.

Continuous Improvement (CI) is a new way of working New York Life has adopted to help enhance the customer and employee experience. It's about being better today than yesterday with small improvements daily that compound over time to become substantial improvements. The Project Manager is responsible for planning, development, directing, coordinating, and implementation activities pertaining to CI initiatives and projects.

What You'll Do:

• Provide oversight and direction on key projects to ensure project and program objectives are met, including executing projects on time, within budget, and meeting overall program objectives.
• Ability to coordinate complex projects across the enterprise and among all levels of the organization.
• Identify and manage fulfillment of project resource needs.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion, including regular team updates on project execution (e.g., project status meetings).
• Developing and managing end-to-end project plans for multiple strategic initiatives.
• Accountable for partnering with the business lead to ensure successful project delivery, on time and on budget.
• Organizing status update meetings and holding workstreams accountable to meeting agreed upon deliverables.
• Analyzing and assisting in documenting cost/benefit of potential options related to projects.
• Establishing timelines, milestones, defining implementation dates, and managing dependencies with regular communication to business leaders and project team members ensuring requirements can be met.
• Managing resource requirements to ensure project deliverables are met.
• Strong interpersonal, communication (verbal and written), and presentation skills.
• Strong attention to detail and deadlines.
• Strong active listening and critical thinking skills.

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification preferred.
• 2+ years' related experience required.
• Strong project management skills and experience.
• Summarizing data and insights in Tableau dashboards and narrative the story through PowerPoint presentations.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills and the ability to deliver executive level presentations.
• Self-starter, high energy, hardworking entrepreneurial attitude with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Sound business judgment to support evaluation of options and cost-benefit trade-offs.
• Strong operational background to ensure good decision making.
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and demonstrated ability to work with limited direction and some autonomy.

Pay Transparency

Salary Range: $77,500-$132,500

Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes

Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual's experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.

We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work.

Our Diversity Promise

We believe in a diverse workforce because it is our mission to advocate for the financial security and success of people in every community. This is why diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are guiding principles that are embedded in our brand and our culture.

Recognized as one of Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life, please visit the Careers page of www.NewYorkLife.com.

Job Requisition ID: 90620

Diversity & Humanity–two values that are deeply rooted in the New York Life culture and have laid the foundation for over 175 years of commitment to our employees, agents, policy owners, and the communities where we live and work. At New York Life you become a valued part of a welcoming, inclusive, and caring culture that has a long-standing legacy in stability and growth. The strength of New York Life revolves around our diversified, multi-dimensional business portfolio that goes beyond life insurance, and we want you to be a part of our legacy.

As a Fortune 100 company and industry leader, we provide an environment where you can explore your career ambitions, offering opportunities to tackle meaningful challenges and stretch your skills while balancing work and life priorities. You will be part of a diverse team guided by our belief to always be there for each other–providing the support and flexibility to grow and reach new heights while making an impact in the lives of others.

You are our future, and we commit to investing in you accordingly.

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