The Hartford

Sr Project Manager - VKSPM4

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HIMCO Business Operations – Senior Project Manager

Job Description

The ideal candidate is a highly motivated business Senior Project Manager with fixed income investment management experience and a strong background in managing complex programs.

About HIMCO

Hartford Investment Management Company (HIMCO) is a team of investment professionals entrusted with over $114 billion in assets under management. These assets are managed on behalf of institutions, sub-advised mutual funds and non-affiliated insurance companies. HIMCO is also a wholly owned subsidiary of The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. and manages assets on behalf of The Hartford’s affiliated general accounts. As part of one of the oldest financial services companies in the United States, HIMCO has developed a strong results-oriented culture based on delivering superior investment solutions to our clients. We thrive on our ability to harness the insights and experience we have garnered over several decades to help our clients face the challenges of today’s financial markets. While experience is an important contributor to our success in investment management, we also realize the importance of innovation and evolving markets. Accordingly, we have created a structure and culture for our firm that we believe positions our clients to benefit from tomorrow’s opportunities and challenges.

This position is within HIMCO Business Operations – Project Management Office, which is responsible for the comprehensive operational support of HIMCO’s Investment Operating Platform including the underlying Investment (IBOR) and Accounting (ABOR) Book of Record.

WHAT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION?

This is a highly visible position. The successful candidate will be asked to:

• Ensure the successful execution of multiple projects that will involve a broad variety of complex investment issues, utilizing their investment experience while working in a fast-paced environment to drive business outcomes.
• Lead business and IT staff to identify and document clear objectives, project requirements, business process improvements and best practices, with the ability to apply the appropriate knowledge and techniques necessary to draw out requirements completely and accurately from stakeholders.
• Ability to structure and drive working and informational sessions that promote collaboration, achieve synergy, and achieve desired outcomes within time allotted.
• Creates and maintains detailed project plans with timelines, issues, risks and as needed budgets and resource allocations using, MS Excel, MS Project or other desired platforms.
• Creates and provides regular progress reports communicating updates with different levels of granularity based on audience; ensure that project sponsors, stakeholders and project team participants are kept apprised of issues and opportunities for improvement
• Raises issues and concerns to appropriate level of management in a timely manner, including suggesting options for resolution
• Proactively offers innovative solutions to solve business and technical issues for improved project delivery
• Builds and maintains constructive relationships with leadership, business partners, customers, and project teams
• Demonstrates flexibility in pivoting the project team in a new direction or process if project requires a change
• Continually expand knowledge of the Investment Management industry, including, business processes, technology, and trends.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

The Program Management Office (PMO) supports all manner of projects that are planned and executed by Hartford Investment Management. PMO members directly manage the largest and most complex of the projects within Hartford Investment Management and provide oversight and support to leaders of all other projects in the organization. The PMO seeks a Senior Project Manager with strong business analysis skills to help the organization execute project initiatives. This position will have contact with the senior members of the organization, so exceptional communication ability and presentation skills are critical.

• 10+ years’ experience
• BS/BA or related experience in Finance, Accounting, Business or Technology
• Advanced degree or professional designations such as PMP or MBA a plus
• Well-developed skills in project management demonstrated in large scale projects that built and delivered business capabilities to meet new technical, regulatory or investment needs; Agile Project Methodology preferred
• Has developed a broader knowledge base across multiple functional areas in Investment Management, either through project work or through direct business work
• Strong verbal/written communication skills; must be able to communicate effectively at all levels across the organization
• Has the ability to identify and clearly communicate business problems to appropriate stakeholders, and to coordinate and develop solutions that assist stakeholders in understanding and resolving the project issues.
• Must be a team player, critical thinker, self-motivated and possess integrity and a strong work ethic
• Effective listener, who can give timely and constructive feedback; is willing to state opinions assertively and deals constructively with conflict situations. Builds and maintains constructive relationships with leadership, business partners, customers, and project teams
• Innovative: seeks new and creative ways to approach analytical exercises and development projects.
• Results-oriented: demonstrates a sense of urgency and accountability for business issues.

Role will be filled either at the Project Manager or Senior Project Manager level, commensurate with experience.

As a condition of your employment for HIMCO, you will be required to affirm to HIMCO’s Code of Ethics and understand that you will be required to comply with the disclosure of accounts, holdings and pre-clearance of trades for the accounts of you and your household family members as more fully described in the Code of Ethics Key Points. If you will be deemed to be a “Covered Associate” under HIMCO’s Pay to Play Policy, you will also need to disclose all political contributions that you have given within the past 2 calendar years.

This role will have a Hybrid work arrangement, with the expectation of working in an office (Hartford, CT) 3 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday) and remote on Mondays and Fridays.

Compensation

The listed annualized base pay range is primarily based on analysis of similar positions in the external market. Actual base pay could vary and may be above or below the listed range based on factors including but not limited to performance, proficiency and demonstration of competencies required for the role. The base pay is just one component of The Hartford’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include short-term or annual bonuses, long-term incentives, and on-the-spot recognition. The annualized base pay range for this role is:

$102,160 - $153,240

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