Sr Project Manager

Title – Senior Project Manager

Location - Remote
 

Sapiens International Corporation (NASDAQ and TASE: SPNS) empowers the financial sector, with a focus on , to transform and become digital, innovative, and agile. Backed by 40 years of industry expertise, Sapiens offers a complete platform, with pre-integrated, solutions and a cloud-first approach that accelerates customers’ digital transformation. Serving more than 600 customers in 30 countries, Sapiens offers insurers across & Casualty, ’ Compensation and Life markets the most comprehensive set of solutions, from core to complementary, including , Financial & Compliance, Data & Analytics, Digital, and Decision Management. Sapiens’ team of more than 5,000 employees operates through our offices in North America, the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific.

Job Description:

The Sr Project Manager will lead a project that includes a combination of ongoing production support management as well as upgrade development. The project team includes a cross functional team that includes business analysts, technical analysts, technical architects, developers, quality assurance analysts, DBA’s, performance architects and release management.  The Sr Project Manager will have responsibility for contracts, budgeting, project planning, execution, control, and communication to both the project team and internal and external executive stakeholders.

Professional Responsibilities:

• Manage all facets of software development projects to ensure schedule, budget/profitability and quality goals are met
• Achieve client satisfaction, by managing and meeting or exceeding expectations
• Ensure project meets all contractual obligations
• Develop project plans, schedules, and objectives
• Proactively communicate project status and plans to client, project team and Sapiens’ Management
• Obtain written acceptance for all deliverables
• Create and maintain successful alliances with key stakeholders, both internal and external
• Assess and track risks, develop risk mitigation plans
• Manage budgetary items associated with project expenses, capital purchases and contract resources
• Develop or provide key input into business cases for proposed projects
• Ensure project is executed using best practices and Sapiens’ methodologies
• Develop and coordinate project controls and associated metrics to measure success
• Build and maintain positive team morale
• Ensure team conduct themselves and carry out their work in a professional manner
• Provide project team feedback to their managers for semiannual and annual performance reviews.

Minimum Qualifications and Requirements:

• Minimum seven plus years experience in managing software development projects
• A minimum of five-plus years of external project management experience required
• Minimum five years’ experience with software development methodologies and of the overall iterative and agile software development lifecycles (SDLC).
• Broad understanding of the  industry, preference for Worker's Compensation  experience  
• Strong proficiency in Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and MS Project
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and analytical skills
• Good problem-solving, issue resolution, negotiation, and diplomacy skills

Education/Certification/Training:

• A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, MIS or equivalent education in a related discipline. Related work experience can be substituted for educational requirement.
  PMI Certification Project Management Professional (PMP) - highly desired, not required

 Travel:

• Travel to client sites will be required and will vary with project assignment.
  Expected travel - up to 50% of the time

At Sapiens, we are dedicated to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment. We believe that diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences make us stronger and more innovative. We are committed to creating a culture where every individual is valued and can thrive regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, or any other characteristic.

Sapiens is an E-Verified & Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/D/V.

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