For more than 170 years, The Hanover has been committed to delivering on our promises and being there when it matters the most. We live our values every day, demonstrating we CARE through our values, ESG initiatives and IDE journey.
Our Enterprise Insurance Services team is currently seeking a Sr. IT Project Manager to join our growing team in our Worcester, MA office or in remote work arrangement.
This is a full time, exempt position.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
If you love collaborating, innovating, and learning, then we want to hear from you. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly organized and motivated project manager looking for a new creative challenge in a fast-paced area of Hanover’s Technology Group.
As a member of the team, you are expected to be a tech-savvy professional with an in-depth understanding of the enterprises business goals. You are methodical, have excellent communication and time management skills – and can utilize those skills effectively across various business units.
Ultimately, the Senior IT Project Manager is responsible for managing a wide range of technology projects of varying complexity.
With your solid blend of technical, and business facing skills, you will successfully partner with areas across the enterprise to lead delivery of projects in their area.
IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL:
- Continuously monitor project status and manage project resources, finances, and scope. Contribute to and may lead program governance and steering committees.
- Develop strong partnerships within IT and the Business.
- Demonstrate an advanced understanding of Business Strategies, Products, and Organizations to ensure clarity of the business drivers and outcomes.
- Own or participate in selecting and developing strategic partnerships with vendors including contract negotiations, monitoring execution, and evaluating outcomes.
- Work in an agile/iterative development environment
- Work collaboratively with all team members throughout the project life cycle
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously that may include application development, vendor-based software implementations, infrastructure changes, process development, tool selection or multiple combinations of each.
- Have the ability to guide and direct Security SME’s through design, development and deployment of solutions
- Manage project delivery to ensure outcomes are fit for use and purpose (prevent, detect, respond, mitigate risk) and support long term goals and objectives.
WHAT YOU NEED TO APPLY:
- Minimum of 5+ years of IT Project Management
- Bachelor’s degree in related field, specialized training, or equivalent work experience
- Experience leading projects with targeted focus areas that may include one or more of the following Information Security focused areas: Identity and Access Management, Data Security, Vulnerability Management; Security Information and Event Management, Network Security, Secure endpoint technologies.
- Experience leading technical infrastructure, network, security, and/or software development projects is required.
- Familiarization with project management tools such as MS Project, Planview, or Jira.
- Promotes teamwork, cooperation, respect, creativity, recognition, and provides ongoing coaching to employees.
- Strategic and insightful in their thinking, with good judgment and an intuitive sense of where to look for opportunities to support the business.
- Decisive, but open-minded, innovative, and entrepreneurial thinker.
- Able to identify and mitigate risks while considering the big picture of company-wide impact, industry trends, and strategic implications.
- The ability to learn quickly and progress rapidly through on the job training with a desire to take on more responsibility.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to present technical details to a non-technical audience as well as presenting business outcomes to technical teams.
CAREER DEVELOPMENT:
It’s not just a job, it’s a career, and we are here to support you every step of the way. We want you to be successful and fulfilled. Through on-the-job experiences, personalized coaching and our robust learning and development programs, we encourage you – at every level – to grow and develop.
BENEFITS:
We offer comprehensive benefits to help you be healthy, build financial security, and balance work and home life. At The Hanover, you’ll enjoy what you do and have the support you need to succeed.
Benefits include:
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- 401K with a company match
- Tuition reimbursement
- PTO
- Company paid holidays
- Flexible work arrangements
- Cultural Awareness Day in support of IDE
- On-site medical/wellness center (Worcester only)
- Click here for the full list of Benefits
EEO statement:
The Hanover values diversity in the workplace and among our customers. The company provides equal opportunity for employment and promotion to all qualified employees and applicants on the basis of experience, training, education, and ability to do the available work without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex/gender, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, ancestry or any other status protected by law.
Furthermore, The Hanover Insurance Group is committed to providing an equal opportunity workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment based on national origin, race, color, religion, gender, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information or any other status protected by law.”
As an equal opportunity employer, Hanover does not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities. Individuals with disabilities who wish to request a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, or to perform essential job functions, should contact us at: and include the link of the job posting in which you are interested.
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Other details
- Job Function Information Technology
- Pay Type Salary
- Required Education Bachelor’s Degree
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