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Senior Project Manager

  • Location:

    Chicago

  • Sector:

    Life Insurance

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Salary:

    US$145000 - US$160000 per annum

  • Contact:

    Aiden Griffith

  • Contact email:

    Aiden.Griffith@oliverjames.com

  • Job ref:

    JOB-072025-283540_1752265281

  • Published:

    about 16 hours ago

  • Expiry date:

    2025-08-10

My client, a high -performing actuarial consulting and product group within a global financial services firm, where the Head of PMO is looking to hire a Senior Project Manager to replace a recently promoted team member.

This is a full-time FTE role focused on life insurance clients, with ownership of multiple client-facing implementation projects. You'd join a team known for its autonomy, tenacity, and collaborative drive-where project managers are empowered to lead and deliver across complex actuarial and platform initiatives (think: LDTI, model development, VM22/23, large-scale system integrations).

What makes this opportunity stand out:

  • Fully remote (or hybrid in Chicago, if preferred)
  • $145K-$160K base + full benefits
  • Hands-on, client-facing work
  • Culture-first: they value decisiveness, humility, and getting things done

They're looking for someone with 12-14+ years of experience, ideally from within the insurance industry, who thrives in ambiguity, takes ownership, and is comfortable interfacing directly with business and actuarial teams.

Responsibilities:

  • Project Management SME
  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Work Management
  • Quality & Risk Management

Job Knowledge, Experience, & Skills

Job Knowledge:

  • Bachelor's degree in technical or related field or equivalent experience
  • PMP/PRINCE2 Practitioner certification (or ability to be certified w/in 24 mos. after start date)
  • Approved Professional (AP) designation, adhering to Milliman's peer review and signing policies
  • SaaS implementations
  • Process improvement or process mapping

Experience and Soft Skills Required:

  • 8+ years of Project Management experience
  • Extensive experience working with project management tools such as (but not limited to) MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Visio, PowerBI, etc
  • Expertise in supporting IT and/or software implementation projects; not software development
  • Experience working in the Life and Annuities insurance industry
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to deal with senior stakeholders and experience in having difficult customer conversations
  • A team player focused on elevating the overall success of the team
  • Expertise at building and maintaining relationships

If you are interested in learning more, apply now!

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