Client: Allianz life

Duration: 1 year+

Rate: open

Location: remote

Essential Functions: • Deliver projects that meet business requirements on time and within budget. • Create and maintain project plan; identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones tasks; collect and report on progress to plan against individual project tasks as well as against the overall project. • Support Agile projects (Scrum meetings, Sprint Planning, Demo's, Retrospectives, backlog/burnup charts) • Create a communication plan that includes both internal and external project communication documents, meetings, and reporting requirements. • Work with functional managers to assure complete and appropriate resourcing. • Assign and monitor work of project team members, providing support and direction. • Perform project plan analysis to identify critical path and resource issues. • Manage the project from initiation through delivery and closure. • Create a communication plan that includes both internal and external project communication, meetings, and reporting requirements. • Interface with project stakeholders to manage expectations. • Manage issues and risks from identification to resolution. • Manage project documentation including project documents (i.e. scope, requirements, design) status reports, meeting minutes, risks, issues, decisions, and action items. • Manage the project budget. • Consult with management on an ongoing basis to maintain strategic link to business needs. • Assure compliance with company project management policies and standards. Knowledge, Skill & Competency Requirements: • Must have experience managing AGILE Scrum Teams • Demonstrated communication and influencing skills. • Knowledge of Project Management methodologies and tools. • Knowledge and understanding of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle). • Knowledge of industry products, functions, marketing and/or service policies and procedures. • Highly skilled in the use of Microsoft Project Server • Experience in formal techniques of risk management • Excellent organizational skills. • Experience with Scrum tools (Jira, Polarian, etc) • Experience working closely with business teams • Excellent organizational skills. • Excellent relationship management skills • Experience in change management • Financial and Insurance Product Industry Experience is a plus • Education & Experience: • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. • Certified Scrum Master (CSM) required • PMP certification or other formal project management training required. • Must have at least three years project management