Project Management Specialist

Position Title

Project Management Specialist

Location

This position is available to Virginia residents as Richmond and Lynchburg, VA in office applicants or remote applicants residing in states/locations under Eastern or Central Standard Time: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington DC, Vermont, West Virginia or Wisconsin.

Your Role

At Genworth, we are looking for an energetic, curious, innovative, and analytical Project Manager to join our Process Improvement Solutions Delivery team. If you have experience leading cross functional projects and a passion for challenging the status quo this is the role for you. The projects we lead span all line of business and directly impact Genworth's strategic imperatives, improve operational performance, and deliver an exceptional customer experience.

What You Will Be Doing

• Provide project leadership by facilitating end to end project management pursuant to the PMI Body of Knowledge
• Maintain a comprehensive integration management plan that includes developing a project charter, activity schedule, business and system requirements, User Acceptance Testing, risk and issue register, and change management plan
• Seamlessly balance Agile and Traditional Project Management delivery methodologies - utilizing industry best practices, techniques, and standards to best achieve possible project outcome
• Prepare and maintain complete and accurate status reporting that promotes transparency, communication, quality and control, and early issue detection
• Serve as a point of contact for cross-functional projects led by other departments and functional units (e.g., IT, Human Sources, Finance, Audit or Operational Risk)

Must Have/What You Bring

• At least 3 years of experience leading projects in insurance or financial services industries
• Demonstrated experience using Project Management Office (PMO) tools and techniques to lead cross functional projects
• Demonstrated experience working in both Agile and Traditional PM environments
• College degree or equivalent work experience
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Excellent analytical and business problem solving skills
• Excellent oral, written, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Highly proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint, Visio, Project, and Excel
• Demonstrated ability to build rapport with business partners/stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to develop/recommend creative solutions to business problems/challenges
• Results oriented, ability to meet and exceed objectives and handle multiple deadlines and priorities

Nice to Have

• Project Management Training or Certification
• Agile Training or Certification
• Six Sigma Training or Certification

What We Offer

• We have a real impact on the lives of the people we serve
• We work on challenging and rewarding projects
• We give back to the communities where we live
• We offer competitive benefits including:
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Account options beginning your first day
  • Generous Choice Time Off your first full year
  • 12 Paid Holidays
  • 40 hours of volunteer time off
  • 401K Account with matching contributions
  • Tuition Reimbursement and Student Loan Repayment
  • Paid Family Leave
  • Child Care Subsidy Program

About Us

Genworth Financial, Inc. (NYSE: GNW) is a Fortune 500 provider of products, services and solutions that help families address the financial challenges of aging. Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, we apply our nearly 150 years of experience each day to helping people navigate caregiving options and fund their long-term care needs. Genworth is also the parent company of publicly traded Enact Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACT), a leading U.S. mortgage insurance provider. For more information on Genworth, please visit https://www.genworth.com/. From time to time Enact separately releases financial and other information about its operations. This information can be found at https://ir.enactmi.com/.

The mission of Genworth's US Life business is to efficiently keep our promises to our customers and their families and to lead the industry forward to solve the nation's long term care crisis.

We know we can't deliver on our mission unless we deliver for our employees. That's why we're committed to creating a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusion, camaraderie, rewarding work, community involvement, and a focus on our employees' well-being. We know each employee contributes in their own unique way and we're dedicated to supporting every one of them to help them reach their full potential.