Project Manager

Project Manager
Springfield, MA
Full-Time (Hybrid)
Technology, Service & Resiliency
The Opportunity
Do you want to be part of a team that encourages your growth, supports your ambitions and makes it a priority for you to reach your goals? Is helping people part of who you are? At MassMutual, we help millions of people find financial freedom, offer financial protection and plan for the future. We do this by building trust with our customers by being knowledgeable problem solvers and prioritize their needs above all else. We Live Mutual.
If this sounds like a fit, we're looking to hire a Project Manager to join our Technical Currency team.
The Team
We're growing, and our clients deserve the best. As a Project Manager you'll have an opportunity to drive our organization's technical resiliency. In this role, as well as all roles within MassMutual, you will demonstrate accountability, agility, a dedication to be inclusive, a strong business acumen, and will show courage, even in the most difficult situations. We also highly value strong communication skills, a passion for learning, leadership traits, resilience and self-awareness.
The Impact - Roles and Responsibilities

• Successful implementation of remediated Operating Systems and Data bases
• Financial Management of project financials
• Key Milestone tracking and problem resolution
• Incumbents work with engineers, architects, and enterprise stakeholders to help deliver innovative, data-driven projects aimed at transforming MassMutual. As part of a Data and Developer PMO team, incumbents may be responsible for any of the following:
• Lead broad scope Programs / Projects that have medium to long-term focus
• Engage with all levels across the enterprise
• Serve as a conduit of knowledge between functional and technical teams
• Communicate regularly with individuals both within and outside of our team, managing relationships and expectations
• Navigate ambiguity to deliver results
• Develop plans for continuous service to support implementation of products
• Act as a champion for data engineering capabilities by communicating their benefits and how they can be implemented
• Provide consultation, business analysis, project management, and leadership on multiple projects of varying duration, size, and complexity
• Motivate teams to work together, communicate, and deliver
• Elicit, translate and simplify requirements
• Document and organize acceptance criteria for user stories
• Manage budget, timeline, and scope throughout the course of all assigned projects
• Lead project teams during all phases of the development life cycle including requirements gathering and analysis, design, build, pilot, implementation and continuous service
• Facilitate client and project team interactions including: agile ceremonies, sprint planning, sprint retrospectives, sprint reviews, incident management and release management
• Work with project managers to define improvements to business processes, assist decision-makers in gathering information to make decisions, and help quality assurance test solutions
• Work with technical leads, delivery leads to plan, develop technical scopes of work and manage the execution of projects/product changes in response to requirements from our stakeholders
• Be self-supportive in collaborating with peers to effectively deliver a robust solution for the business
• Drive process within a global matrix management setting

The Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience and expertise
• 8+ years of experience with project and program management skills, tools and techniques to project deliverables, processes, communications and presentations
• 1+ years of experience with current project planning, reporting and support tools (e.g. project management software)
• Must be authorized to work in the US without requiring visa sponsorship both now and in the future

The Ideal Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience with proven ability to drive and/or develop business case, understand it thoroughly and continually monitor projects/programs against it to ensure benefit realization
• 1+ years of experience with proven ability to effectively bring a diverse team together to meet project objectives
• Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative manner with resiliency around ever changing environments
• Experience in Technical Currency Remediation is a plus

What to Expect as Part of MassMutual and the Team

• Regular meetings with Steering Committees
• Focused one-on-one meetings with your manager and teammates via matrixed management
• Access to mentorship opportunities
• Networking opportunities including access to Asian, Hispanic/Latinx, African American, women, LGBTQ, veteran and disability-focused Business Resource Groups
• Access to learning content on Degreed and other informational platforms

• Collaborative and inclusive company culture with opportunities for growth and advancement.

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MassMutual is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Individual with Disability/Protected Veteran. We welcome all persons to apply. Note: Veterans are welcome to apply, regardless of their discharge status.
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Salary Range: $121,800.00-$159,800.00