Director, Project Management
Indexed description
Along the way, we’ve been listed on the New York Stock Exchange, become a Fortune 500 Company, joined the S&P 500, and seen our gross written premiums exceed $15 billion.
Today the Berkley brand comprises 60 businesses worldwide and is divided into two segments: Insurance and Reinsurance and Monoline Excess. Led by Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, W. Robert Berkley, Jr., W. R. Berkley Corporation is well positioned for long-term success and future growth.
The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.
Responsibilities
The Director, Project Management leads end-to-end delivery of strategic initiatives and complex transformation programs across W.R. Berkley Corporation. This role drives enterprise impact by shaping, aligning, and executing cross-functional programs, managing internal and external partners, and ensuring disciplined execution that delivers measurable business outcomes.
- Lead complex initiatives from design through delivery, ensuring achievement of measurable outcomes.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop business cases, perform strategic business analyses, and serve as a liaison between the leadership team and key stakeholders.
- Identify, document, and follow up on key management issues and factors blocking or delaying decisions, driving closure or creative solutions to maintain project team productivity.
- Develop executive-level communications and presentations that drive alignment and decision-making across senior leaders.
- Lead steering and governance forums that enable timely decisions and maintain forward progress on EPMO-led initiatives.
- Plan, direct, coordinate, and support specific high-impact projects and initiatives from initiation through delivery in support of the overall strategic plan.
- Support and manage critical relationships with internal and external business partners.
- Contribute to developing company-wide standards for scoping, designing, and putting new initiatives into production.
- Apply expert knowledge of core technology and/or functional areas to coordinate program design and launch within schedule, scope, budget, and quality constraints.
- Report status and manage communications and escalations related to all EPMO-led initiatives.
- Mature project and program management methodologies necessary for effective solution delivery.
- Develop and empower EPMO staff with the skills and abilities necessary to lead high-performing teams and provide thought leadership to the business.
- Communicate EPMO successes at strategic intervals to build credibility and further influence adoption of standards.
- Provide leadership, direction, and assistance in direct support of the team lead and other executive team members, as needed.
- Partner with stakeholders across WRBC to develop recommendations that advise management on high-priority, high-impact decisions.
- 7–10+ years of experience in strategy and operations consulting, enterprise transformation, or program leadership.
- Experience managing organizational change and/or Target Operating Model transformational projects in a large enterprise environment.
- Proven experience leading large-scale, cross-functional programs in a complex, matrixed environment.
- Expertise in project management fundamentals, including creating and maintaining detailed project plans and schedules in Lean Six Sigma or Agile/Waterfall environments.
- Strong leadership capabilities with the ability to influence staff and management of internal and external IT partners.
- Working knowledge of AI tools and ability to use them to support project management activities and identify opportunities to accelerate projects (desirable).
- Able to travel 25–75%.
- Lean Six Sigma qualification preferred.
- PMP Certification preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, IT, or a related field.
Additional Requirements
Location and Travel:
- Primary location Greenwich, CT.
- Travel: 25–75%.
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