Program Manager w Concirrus Workbench

UPDATED notes: Please focus on this today...thanks "*Experience with Concirrus is NOT required. If they have someone with that experience, it would be great but likely too difficult to find someone with that unique background. In general, experience with any kind of underwriting workbench or systems configuration would be a plus, but that experience is preferred, not required."I can only send my 2 best candidates.**Client will NOT accept H1's or sponsorJob # 385991, "Program Manager w Concirrus Workbench":Employment Type:ContractCity:Sun PrairieState:WIPay Rate:$60 - $70/Hr.Status:Accepting CandidatesDescription:RemoteSummaryManage the delivery of programs and projects by leading project teams, ensuring effective stakeholder management and business engagement, serving as the primary point of contact for project status and budget reporting and facilitating strong partnerships with third-party contributors to manage project schedules, risks and issues.Primary ResponsibilitiesEffectively lead programs and projects to achieve defined business outcomes. Create a high performing team of business, IT and third-party stakeholders to initiate, design, and deliver people, process and technology solutions. Serve as a primary point of contact for business sponsors and other business stakeholders.Seek to learn assigned business function, processes and systems. Demonstrate strong business acumen and leadership to drive results, remove execution barriers and anticipate and manage program risks.Instill best practice methodologies and tools into project execution activities, adhering to established Project Management framework standards and ensuring that all defined approvals are obtainedManage project interdependencies within an overall program, ensuring that individual project goals are met and that overall program business benefits are achieved.Demonstrate financial management discipline by ensuring that a quality business case is developed, overseeing the development of estimates, benefit commitments, and overall project costs including contingency. Monitor the project budget, providing updated monthly forecasts and communicating potential budget overruns.Maintain effective communication within the project team, and external to the project team, including producing accurate project status reports, decision logs and other project and meeting documentation to ensure team alignment and to drive forward progress. Escalate project risks and issues as appropriate.Maintain a quality project schedule, collaborating with third-party contributors, to ensure an accurate forecast of resource demand and project costs. Leverage best practice scheduling tactics to monitor project progress and critical path dependencies.Manage budgeted resources by anticipating expenditures, accurately forecasting resource needs/costs and properly accounting for expenses to meet requirements and achieve fiscal responsibilityRequired QualificationsEducation: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and work experienceExperience: 7 years relevant experiencePreferred QualificationsExperience: Experience delivering and managing multi-year, complex programsLicenses/Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP) certificationPreferred KnowledgeExpert knowledge of project management techniques and toolsThorough understanding of the business drivers and factors driving change in the information technology and insurance industryWorking knowledge of information technology environments, solutions, plans, and strategies.Working knowledge of systems development lifecyclePreferred Competencies/SkillsCommunicate effectively, concisely and appropriately at all levelsIdentify and articulate improvement opportunities and translate them into tangible business deliverablesAnticipate obstacles, estimate time and resources needed for the completion of a projectIdentify opportunities for synergy and integrationEffectively present information to influence organizational leaders and key stakeholdersAdjust plans, goals, actions or priorities to meet changing situationsAnticipate obstacles, estimate time and resources needed for the completion of a projectConduct gap analysis of current state and desired future stateUse expertise to formulate and make recommendations regarding practice and development opportunitiesCoach and encourage employees towards continuously improving performance and mentor team with feedback, on-the-job skill enhancement opportunities and career adviceBuild and establish constructive and cooperative working relationships and open lines of communicationUtilize effective communication skills to influence and persuade decision makersWork EnvironmentTravel frequency: Infrequent (approximately 1-4 trips annually)Physical demands: General office jobs: Work is generally performed in an office environment in which there is not substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditions. Must have the ability to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time. Must be able to operate basic office equipment including telephone, headset and computer. Incumbent must be able to lift basic office equipment up to 20 lbs.