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Job Responsibilities:

Provides expertise on program and project management disciplines

Meets with PMO leadership and key stakeholders to understand and define the vision scope and business objectives of project work and establishes the budget and expected return on investment

Utilizes available Project Management tools and techniques favoring Velocitys PMO templates and PMP best practices

Creates and refines business cases and charters to meet PMO standards

Identifies and manages project resources and other key stakeholders; Cultivates stakeholder trust

Confirms all needed contracts meet project requirements and are fully executed

Makes certain that compliance activities and risks have appropriate review and approvals

Elicits and validates the business needs of key stakeholders be they customers end users or managing leadership to refine the scope and deliverable definitions

Develops a detailed project plan listing milestones outlining tasks assigning resources highlighting dependencies and creating the schedule

Confirms team member capacity and resources to complete their responsibilities per the schedule

Oversees documentation standards and storage

Identifies risks and develops mitigation strategies to monitor and manage risks

Monitors project delivery and ensures that milestones are achieved on schedule

Controls the project scope and follows change control processes

Tracks project expenses for adherence to financial constraints

Leads project kick-off calls core team meetings stakeholder status update meetings and other meetings as requested. E-mails meeting materials and/or meeting notes before and/or after meetings

Communicates regular written updates on project progress issues and risks to different stakeholder groups and maintains the logs

Ensures that cross-functional teams are aligned and coordinate effectively to achieve project goals

Uses interpersonal and facilitation skills for brainstorming group problem solving and conflict resolution

Defers appropriate decisions to the team while maintaining control and visibility into the plan and progress. Takes control to guide or escalate decision-making when necessary

Resolves the risks/issues timely or frames them appropriately for next level of escalation

Respectfully listens to the team and empowers them to drive for continuous improvement. Creates forums for feedback loops and retrospectives.

Closes out the project on completion with a final report archives the artifacts documents lessons learned and celebrates the success of the project with the team & stakeholders

Oversees a seamless hand-off to the Product Owner and sets expectations for continued management and stakeholder communication

Drives scalable and sustainable process improvements innovation and automations for the PMO

Work Experience and Education:

Bachelors degree in Project Management Insurance Business Administration Information Technology or other related discipline; Masters may be preferred.

Minimum of 3 or more years of experience in Excess & Surplus or other Property & Casualty insurance is preferred.

Minimum of 6 years of experience in Project Management roles with experience managing E&S insurance projects or initiatives preferred.

Must be able to work on multiple organization-wide projects simultaneously and have experience working directly on cross-functional projects involving end-users operations and technology.

Ryan Specialty is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building and sustaining a diverse workforce throughout the vision is an inclusive and equitable workplace where all employees are valued for and evaluated on their performance and contributions. Differences in race creed color religious beliefs physical or mental capabilities gender identity or expressionsexual orientation and many other characteristics bring together varied perspectives and add value to the service we provide our clients trading partnersand policy extends to all aspects of our employment practices including but not limited to recruiting hiring discipline firing promoting transferring compensation benefits training leaves of absence and other terms conditions and benefits of employment.

How We Support Our Teammates

Ryan Specialty seeks to offer our employees a comprehensive and best-in-class benefits package that helps them and their family members achieve their physical financial and emotional well-being addition to paid time off for company holidays vacation sick and personal days Ryan offers paid parental leave mental health services and more.

The wage range for this role considers many factors such as training transferable skills work experience licensure and certification business needs and market demands. The pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Full-time roles are eligible for bonuses and benefits. For additional information on Ryan Specialty Total Rewards visit our website provide individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. Please contact us to request an accommodation at

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