IT Project Management Advisor - The Cigna Group

This is a temporary contract opportunity with The Cigna Group through Magnit, an enterprise third-party vendor for contingent work. 

Schedule and Location Notes:

• Core hours: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EST
• 100% Remote
• Location: Anywhere in US

Responsibilities:

• Provides expert content/professional leadership on complex IT Project Management assignments/projects.
• Responsible for managing, directing, and planning one, but occasionally more than one, complex project consisting of one or more project teams.
• Responsible for coordinating, scheduling, and assigning project tasks, team building, and maintaining working relationships with client functional areas outside of IT.
• Applies project development methodologies and reporting techniques to indicate project status.
• May manage and direct one or more project teams of project managers, specialists, analysts, and programmers to meet complex project objectives.
• Reviews, evaluates, and formulates project plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Allocates staff and budget resources to meet changing corporate needs.
• Identifies and negotiates schedules, milestones, and resources required to meet project objectives.
• Organizes and guides project operations through the use of methodologies accepted by the industry.
• Evaluate progress and report progress in terms of quality and performance metrics common to IT projects.
• Modifies schedules as required. Works with client departments to coordinate systems testing, installation, training, and support.
• Keeps informed of technical and managerial advances in IT.
• Exercises considerable creativity, foresight, and judgment in conceiving, planning, and delivering initiatives.
• Uses deep professional knowledge and acumen to advise functional leaders.
• Focuses on providing thought leadership within IT Project Management but works on broader projects, which require an understanding of wider business.
• Recognized internally as a subject matter expert.

Skills:

• Skilled in Scaled Agile methodology – certified practitioner strongly desired
• Familiarity with Cigna's systems and methodologies is strongly desired
• Ability to quickly earn the trust of sponsors and key stakeholders
• Ability to resolve conflict (striving for win-win outcomes)
• Demonstrated experience executing with limited information and ambiguity
• Ability to navigate a highly matrixed organization effectively
• Advanced Influencing skills (sound business and technical acumen as well as skilled at achieving buy-in for project delivery strategies)
• Focused and versatile team player
• Resourceful, quick learner
• Comfortable under pressure
• Dynamic communicator (ability to communicate at all levels)
• Precise communicator (ability to project clarity and precision in verbal and written communication)
• Strong presentation skills
• Demonstrated experience helping teams to mitigate risks & remove barriers
• Demonstrated, applied experience establishing and delivering complex projects within agreed-upon parameters while achieving the business case
• Exemplary core project management skills including project planning, scope management, issue and risk management, resource planning, financial management, etc.
• IT application development background
• Has worked on projects with varying development methodologies; agile, incremental, iterative, and waterfall.

Required Experience:

• Qualified candidates will typically have a minimum of 8+ years of professional IT work experience, with 5+ years of experience in a leadership role, and 5+ years managing large-scale projects.

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field of study

Hourly Pay Rate Range (dependent on location, experience, expectation) 

The pay range that Magnit reasonably expects to pay for this position is: $45.09 /hour-$63.22/hour

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K (provided minimum eligibility hours are met).