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Demand Project Manager
- HUB International (Chicago, IL)
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At **HUB International** , we are a team of entrepreneurs. We believe in protecting and supporting the aspirations of individuals, families, and businesses. We help our clients evaluate their risks and develop solutions tailored to their needs. We believe in empowering our employees to learn, grow, and make a difference. Our structure enables our teams to maintain their own unique, regional culture while leveraging support and resources from our corporate centers of excellence.
HUB is the 5th largest global insurance and employee benefits broker, providing a boundaryless array of business insurance, employee benefits, risk services, personal insurance, retirement, and private wealth management products and services. With over $5 billion in revenue and almost 20,000 employees in 600 offices throughout North America, HUB has grown substantially, in part due to our industry leading success in mergers and acquisitions.
Job Description:
The Demand Project Manager is responsible for overseeing the intake, onboarding and discovery stages of M&A Technology integration projects to acquisitions. Reporting to the Portfolio Manager of Performance Excellence, the Demand Project Manager functions as a member of the Technology Integration Demand team within M&A Integration. This role is responsible for on-time, in-scope and quality integration activities through to conceptual design completion.
Core Responsibilities:
+ Can develop and drive multiple concurrent integration project schedules, prioritizing tasks, assessing and mitigating risks, communicating status, milestones, changes, and decisions to stakeholders regularly, and escalate issues as needed to ensure timely resolution.
+ Can manage scope, schedule, and internal and external staffing resources for M&A technical integration projects
+ Lead meetings as required, including post-project reviews to identify opportunities for future improvement.
+ Monitor project performance and progress against plan and adjust as necessary to keep projects on track.
+ Provide guidance and support to project teams and stakeholders to navigate change and overcome obstacles.
+ Communicate with leadership and stakeholders, as required.
+ Experience in effectively managing cross-functional teams, influencing key stakeholders, across the organization.
Key Success Measurements:
+ Executing successful integration projects across the entire M&A portfolio from intake through conceptual design completion to handover to the Delivery team
+ Completing Demand activities within the timelines set forth at the beginning of the integration process
Required Competencies:
+ Strategic Orientation
+ Understands the business context in which solutions are being developed and designed
+ Results Orientation
+ Sets time-bound objectives and activities, and eliminates barriers in an organized, structured, and diligent manner
+ Team Leadership
+ Acknowledges and considers different backgrounds and working styles, tailoring style as appropriate
+ Offers an improved way of delivering value when appropriate
+ Collaboration and Influencing
+ Foster trust and confidence with team members to influence decisions as appropriate
+ Builds meaningful relationships with team members and across functions within the organization
+ Willingness to grow, share knowledge, and open to ideas from others
+ Uses a sound decision-making process and ability to influence through strong interpersonal skills, underlined by superior judgment
Qualifications:
+ Strong Project Management background, ideally with experience in Mergers and Acquisitions integrations
+ Insurance industry experience is a plus
+ Solid technical aptitude and experience working on infrastructure or application integration projects
+ PMP or similar certifications is considered an asset
+ Proficient in MS Office and SharePoint, with a willingness to learn and interact with MS PowerBI
+ Detail oriented with strong organization skills
+ Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal)
Contractor conversion candidate identified.
JOIN OUR TEAM
Do you believe in the power of innovation, collaboration, and transformation? Do you thrive in a supportive and client focused work environment? Are you looking for an opportunity to help build and drive change in a rapidly growing and evolving organization? When you join **HUB International** , you will be part of a community of learners and doers focused on our Core Values: entrepreneurship, teamwork, integrity, accountability, and service.
Department Information Technology
Required Experience: 2-5 years of relevant experience
Required Travel: Negligible
Required Education: Associate degree (2-year degree)
HUB International Limited is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race/ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran's status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.
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