Description
By joining Sedgwick, you'll be part of something truly meaningful. It's what our 33,000 colleagues do every day for people around the world who are facing the unexpected. We invite you to grow your career with us, experience our caring culture, and enjoy work-life balance. Here, there's no limit to what you can achieve.
As a VP Program Management, you will establish the structure and operating rhythm necessary to advance complex enterprise initiatives. You will coordinate multiple interrelated projects and workstreams to ensure collective delivery against program objectives. Your focus will be on intended business outcomes, and you will proactively adjust priorities and approach as program needs evolve.
Key responsibilities include:
- Establishing strategic project plans with goals, objectives, and budgets
- Driving disciplined execution and accountability across program participants
- Managing dependencies across business units, functions, IT teams, vendors, and enterprise stakeholders
- Identifying gaps in ownership and facilitating resolution before they impact program outcomes
- Preparing executive-level updates emphasizing outcomes, decisions, risks, and required actions
- Developing and maintaining an integrated view of program health, dependencies, risks, and critical decisions
- Identifying emerging risks and barriers early and driving appropriate mitigation
- Escalating issues requiring executive intervention with clear options, implications, and recommendations
- Sharing best practices across the Program Management team and supporting the development of Project Managers and other transformation resources
You will also provide support, guidance, leadership, and motivation to promote maximum performance, administer company personnel policies, and follow company staffing standards and training recommendations.
Qualifications include:
- Bachelor's degree in insurance, finance, or project management from an accredited college or university
- 12+ years of progressively responsible experience in program management, transformation, strategy execution, operations, consulting, or related enterprise leadership roles
- Demonstrated experience leading complex initiatives involving multiple functions and interconnected workstreams
- Experience working directly with senior executives and functional leadership
- Strong strategic thinking combined with disciplined execution and results orientation
- Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous and rapidly evolving environments
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills
- PC literacy, including Microsoft Office products
- Analytical and interpretive skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Proven management/leadership skills
- Excellent negotiating skills
- Ability to create and complete comprehensive, accurate, and constructive written reports
- Ability to work in a team environment