Project Manager II

Project Manager

This is the second level in a four level career path. This position is responsible for developing project management knowledge and skills; applying project tools and techniques in order to manage small to medium project activities. Project activities include, but are not limited to, establishing clear and achievable objectives and planning and directing people to reach objectives while balancing competing demands for quality, scope, time, and cost, and adapting to different concerns and expectations of stakeholders. A professional project manager should be able to manage a project without extensive knowledge of the subject matter.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities :

• Delivers results for small to mid-size project initiatives within established timeframes and quality measures.
• Utilizes basic project management skills and the corporate standard system development methodology (or other industry methodology) to manage assigned projects.
• Consults with business leaders to translate a project idea into a defined project with goals, objectives and scope.
• Identifies resources needed, negotiates with people managers as required to lead project teams, ensuring clarity of project roles and responsibilities, so that all project plans are completed within defined timeframes, meeting objectives and strategic goals.
• Develops and implements communication and reporting mechanisms to manage issues, risks and timely delivery of initiative results. Translates project goals / objectives into a defined future state and project success measures that can be understood by project stakeholders, project team and others.
• Ensures business needs and objectives are effectively captured in functional and non-functional business requirements for a system and / or process / workflow.
• Oversees business requirements to meet expected business solutions and trace delivery of requirements through testing to final implementation, with mentoring by a more experienced project manager, as needed. General understanding of business requirement management and quality management in order to meet expected business solutions.
• Manages project quality through activities such as conducting appropriate reviews, obtaining approvals, and taking corrective action when necessary, with mentoring by a more experienced project manager, if applicable.
• Ensures that project documentation is complete, current and Knowledge Managed (KM) appropriately.
• Proactively identifies barriers and resolves issues, determining contingency plans (executing as needed), while mitigating risk. Escalates issues to appropriate audiences for awareness and / or additional support.

Leadership :

Job Specifications :

Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group, a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, with international offices in Ireland, Poland and the UK, Unum also has significant operations in Portland, ME, and Baton Rouge, LA - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia, SC, with over 40 field offices nationwide.

Unum is an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person's race, color, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or protected veteran status. The base salary range for applicants for this position is $53,300.00-$100,700.00. Actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location and experience. Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.