Senior Associate - AI & Data Agile Project Manager

Location Designation:Hybrid - 3 days per week

Role Overview

The AI and Data Agile project manager is responsible for supporting AI & D project teams by effectively leading them from ideation to production implementation and business success. Engages cross-functionally, applies Agile principles, and uses the agile scrum framework to organize, define, measure, and accelerate work. Aids the team in eliminating, reducing, or avoiding challenges that impede progress. AI Agile project manager is part of the AI & DPMO and works closely with the value stream technology teams, business stakeholders, product owners, Ai product team, data science team, governance team, machine learning operations team and other technology teams.

What You'll Do
Lead multiple strategic initiatives within the AI & D team to deliver high quality and exceptional business value to our customers.
Champion and drive the Agile mindset, helping the team embrace core values, principles, and agile processes/practices. Drive adoption of Agile delivery approaches.
Facilitate project activities; be a voice of reason and authority, while enabling the AI & D team to self-organize and innovate.
Bring visibility to the work, impediments, risks, and other areas of importance. Remove or mitigate team impediments to enable the team to deliver value. Escalates as needed to resolve and achieve commitments from all key stakeholders. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to refine backlog items, plan for sprints and/or iterations, and ensure all deliverables are produced on time and with quality results. Enforce project delivery governance processes. Act as gate keeper to ensure that all project and gating milestones / deliverables meet within the existing PMO framework.

As an Agile project manager, monitor Scrum Team execution against iteration plans. Tracks team burn-down throughout sprint execution and works with the team to maximize efficiency.
Develop and manage the high-level project plan including all interdependencies, project charter, status report, RAID (risk, actions, issue, and decision) log, and ensure timely communications to all key stakeholders.
Partner with various Tech teams to oversee implementations. Participate in Program Increment (PI) planning sessions with Tech teams. Coordinate and prioritize deliverables from Tech teams.
Track resource usage and budget/expenses as needed. Support and/or champion process and tool improvement efforts to strengthen and build upon existing PMO capabilities by continuously improving project management functions and developing new capabilities as appropriate.

Required Skills
Strong command of Scrum framework, Scaled Agile Framework, and Agile values and principles.
Analytical mindset, aptitude for working on a team with highly technical data scientists, engineering and/or IT experts.
Collaborative work style with ability to effectively interact with and earn the trust of stakeholders across the organization.
Must be highly organized and have excellent follow-up and problem-solving skills
Self-motivated, with strong self-learning ability
Strong Microsoft suite (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams, MS Project etc.) and advanced JIRA skills required
Demonstrated analytical skills, independent thinking and ability to exercise prudent judgment.
Ability to influence and lead cross-functional team in the realization of project goals and time-bound deliverables

Qualifications

At least 2+ years of experience in working in an Agile environment.
At least 3-5 years of data related project/program management experience, preferably in the Life, Health or P&C insurance industry
CSM, SSM or PSM certification required
CSP, SASM, SPS or other advanced certification preferred
Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred
BS in technical and/or quantitative discipline

Experience effectively motivating and coordinating cross-functional teams in a matrixed environment to achieve well-defined timelines and goals

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Pay Transparency

Salary Range:$95,000-$162,500

Overtime eligible:Exempt

Discretionary bonus eligible:Yes

Sales bonus eligible:No

Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual's experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.

Our Benefits

We provide a full package of benefits for employees - and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work. Click here to discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site.

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Job Requisition ID:91271