GIFT Project Manager

GIFT Project Manager

Job ID #: 82614
Location: NJ-Parsippany
Functional Area: Information Technology
Company: 10001 - American International Group, Inc.
Employment Type: Full Time - Permanent
Education Required: Bachelors Degree (or equivalent)
Experience Required: 6-9 years
Relocation Provided: No
Travel Percentage: 0

Position Description:

Act as a liaison across GIFT Global PMO, GIFT Regional Deployment Leads, local project teams, central delivery team, and off-shore PMO support team.
Assist with the development of Business Cases to fund local GIFT projects in accordance with Chartis PMO standards.
Liaise with Chartis Global PMO, Local PMO, and GIFT PMO to facilitate review of Business Cases, setup of projects in administrative tools (PPM, HPQC, etc), establish tracking & reporting infrastructure, and otherwise enable execution.
Support local teams, as needed, across all project phases and tasks to ensure that dependent activities can be completed and that overall projects remain on track.
Compile weekly status reports; compile overviews of status for local, corporate, and other internal reviews consistent with requirements.
Work collaboratively with various stakeholders and project management groups to keep executives and project leadership adequately informed.
Manage the project issue, risks, dependencies management and change control processes, including compilation, analysis and formulating recommendations.
Work within the project, within each region, and across the program to resolve issues and roadblocks.
Coordinate discussions & tasks across multiple teams (Process-Data-COE), multiple locations (US-Local-offshore/CTOM), and multiple disciplines (Finance-IT).

Position Requirements
High analytical ability; excellent problem solver
Strong writing, communication, speaking and influencing skills
Ability to work in multi-function, multi-location, cross-border teams
Experience or appreciation of multi-cultural working styles
Flexibility & adaptability
Ability to interact effectively with senior-level executives
Large-scale Finance process and systems implementations with emphasis on technology integration to package systems (SAP)
Ability to work independently in an unstructured environment, and manage multiple task assignments

About Us:

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is a leading international insurance organization serving customers in more than 130 countries and jurisdictions. AIG companies serve commercial, institutional, and individual customers through one of the most extensive worldwide property casualty networks of any insurer. In addition, AIG companies are leading providers of life insurance and retirement services in the United States.

AIG Property Casualty is a global market leader, one of the few truly global property casualty franchises.

AIG Life and Retirement is one of the largest life insurance organizations in the U.S., and provides protection, investment and income solutions needed for financial and retirement security.

United Guaranty Corporation is the marketplace leader in mortgage insurance in the U.S.