Lead It Project Manager

Marsh Canada is seeking candidates for the following position based in the Mexico office and be onsite 3 days a week:

What can you expect?

The Lead IT Project manager is responsible for providing project management coordination, support, and assistance in all aspects of projects and programs.

Works primarily with senior level internal clients.  This includes project planning, execution, timing, functionality, quality, communication and cost (overall accountability from original concept through the final implementation of IT solutions)

Managing on-time and on-budget delivery of new and enhanced business capabilities that meet or exceed expectations is an integral part of the role.

Financial responsibility to meet budget and financial goals. Demonstrated and proven delivery track of large scale programs (up to $5mil program).

What is in it for you?

• A company with a strong Brand and strong results to match
• Culture of internal mobility, collaboration and valued partnership from the business.
• Employee Resource Groups which provide access to leaders, relevant volunteer and mentoring opportunities and interactions with counterparts in industry groups and client organizations.
• Entitled to vacation, floating holidays, time off to give back to your community, sick days, and national holidays (with early dismissal).

We will count on you to:

• Lead efforts involving work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans and status reports within time, budget and specification constraints.
• Lead the design, development, and implementation of business perspective work plans to determine the required tasks and resources (process, functional, etc) for complex projects spanning multiple business units.
• Manage internal and external (vendor) resources in a matrixed or direct mode within a distributed environment. Select and negotiate with vendors and approve vendor deliverables/payments.
• Track and manage application requirements during the development lifecycle; incorporate changes to requirements through an established change management process.
• Identify and anticipate risks and issues; facilitate resolution, mitigation, and appropriate escalation.
• Partner with business and IT to manage scope for releases.

What you need to have:

• Demonstrate competency in coordinating all aspects of a large, complex project involving multiple IT disciplines; coordinate projects with other on-going efforts.
• 7+ years project management experience
• A proven track record of successful project implementation in a software or technology environment.
• Team management experience, comfortable matrix managing project teams of up to 20 people.
• Excellent client facing skills.
• Experience of the whole project life cycle, able to operate in the initial conceptual design stage, in the depths of system testing, and at each stage in between
• Thorough knowledge of program structuring and work planning (using tools such as MS Project, Planview)
• The ability to foster motivation within the project team to meet tight deadlines.
• The ability to have a strong impact and influence key decisions
• Ability to successfully execute projects in an onshore/offshore resource model
• Exposure to different delivery SDLC methodologies
• Previous experience of package selection and vendor scoring
• Ability to Manage the scope change process and issue identification/resolution with all stakeholders
• Ability to Liaise between IT colleagues and business stakeholders to ensure collaboration and coordination.
• Ability to monitor and communicate status to senior leadership. Communicate and incorporate feedback from clients.

What makes you stand out

• In-depth knowledge & experience in Insurance & Financial Industry( desirable)
• Strong partnership with Senior Executives
• Proficient in implementing projects using Agile and waterfall methodologies

If you are interested, please send your CV in English.

Interviews will be hold in English.

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. The Company’s 85,000 colleagues advise clients in 130 countries.  With annual revenue of over $20 billion, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment through four market-leading businesses. Marsh  provides data-driven risk advisory services and insurance solutions to commercial and consumer clients. Guy Carpenter  develops advanced risk, reinsurance and capital strategies that help clients grow profitably and pursue emerging opportunities. Mercer  delivers advice and technology-driven solutions that help organizations redefine the world of work, reshape retirement and investment outcomes, and unlock health and well being for a changing workforce. Oliver Wyman s  serves as a critical strategic, economic and brand advisor to private sector and governmental clients. For more information, visit marshmclennan.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person. office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.