Farmers Insurance Group
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Simi Valley,
CA
Manages a group of staff; Plans and controls day to day project tasks and budgets; Adheres to IT governance; Manages relationship with immediate environment, enabling commitment; Works with business unit to define needs and arranges appropriate resources; Coordinates delivery of work from all suppliers for a large scale project, including risk, quality, change management, schedule, and financial management; Accountable for development of work orders/cost estimates to/from suppliers, Acceptance Criteria and User Acceptance Testing; Responsible for project level planning, monitoring and reporting.
Position Requirements
Key Tasks for M1:· People Focus: Leads a very small group of specialists who perform standard tasks. Carriesout managerial tasks such as resource management, development, talent management,performance management, compensation, retention, replacement and termination· Planning + Controlling: Oversees the planning and controlling of a single task / projecton a day-to-day basis including project budget· Business Results: Develops project concepts, creates plans and oversees implementation of business solutions of simple to moderate complexity· Governance: Adheres to organizational governance· Relationship Management: Interacts with business and IT partners within the immediate environment to foster commitment and teamworkKey Tasks for M2, in addition to the above:· People Focus: Leads a group of specialists who perform complex tasks· Planning + Controlling: Oversees the planning and controlling of multiple tasks /multiple projects on a short term basis (1 year) and owns cost center budget· Business Results: Develops project concepts, creates plans and oversees implementationof business solutions of moderate to high complexity· Governance: Implements organizational governance· Relationship Management: Handles specific customer challenges (escalation)Position Specific:Key Tasks for Position Level I:· Coordinates delivery of work from all suppliers involved in a small scale / sub-project;Facilitates issue resolution; Reviews and approves vendor invoices/expenditures· Works with business unit to define critical business needs and arranges appropriateresources· Is accountable for work request evaluation and authorization, development andsubmission of work orders, as well as review of cost estimates from the suppliers· Is accountable for Acceptance Criteria and execution of Acceptance Testing at programlevel· Is responsible for project level planning, monitoring and reporting on project performance· Signs off on project deliverables; Performs internal project close down; Conducts Post-Implementation Reviews· Liaisons with the Application Architecture team, ISP, third parties, as necessary· Performs as the team lead / supervisor, where assignedPosition specific Key Tasks for Position Level II, in addition to the above:· Is responsible for the delivery of large scale projects to the business including risk, quality, and change management, system dependency touch points, schedule and financial management· Performs as the administrative manager of retained staff including business analysts, Subject Matter Experts, and Support Services staffAdditional tasks not reflected in the position profiles can be integrated in the performance management.
Preferred Skills and Abilities
Candidate must a strong knowledge in Large scale Project Management. Experience in Commercial preferred.
Physical Actions
Required job duties are essentially sedentary work consisting of occasional walking, standing and lifting and/or carrying 20 lbs. maximum, seeing, speaking, hearing.
Physical Environment
Required job duties are normally performed in a climate-controlled office environment.
Education Requirements
Bachelors degree or equivalent or specificrelevant experience
Experience Requirements
Level II: 4 years experience in an IT environment,including 1 year in a supervisory role or 1 year as aProgram Manager I
Special Skills Requirements
May require occasional traveling regionally or globallyExcellent written and oral communication skills in local languageExcellent written and oral communication skills in local languageEnglish:Level-2: Able to take part in meetings and discussions and give information about own area of expertise, able to compose memos, simple letters and short texts.
Simi Valley, CA
Simi Valley, California
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