Project Manager/Senior Associate

Company: New York Life Insurance Company
Location: New York, NY**
Posted on: June 3, 2016

Job Description:

**New York, NY and various unanticipated worksites throughout the U.S.

Work with Functional, Business and Technology groups to define and

execute technology programs. Develop a detailed understanding of

business requirements and solutions, and convert business requirements

into technology specifications. Liaise between business and technology

groups to ensure a complete understanding of the end solution. Define

business cases and present to business sponsors. Review feasibility and

project risks, define project scope, and conduct gap analysis and build

vs. buy analysis. Perform regulatory compliance and ROI analyses for

proposed projects. Develop program/project budget, leveraging his/her

team. Participate in the RFP / RFI process. Ensure successful project

management of assigned projects, and oversee all project phases,

coordinating with business partners, vendors and internal IT teams.

Ensure delivery in compliance with relevant standards and methodologies.

Coordinate User Acceptance Testing and track issues to closure.

Requirements:

Master's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems or

related field (willing to accept foreign education equivalent) plus 3

years of experience performing business analysis and project management

in the finance industry. Or, in the alternative, a Bachelor's degree and

5 years of experience as noted above.

Also requires:

(1) Demonstrated expertise working with business users to perform

requirements gathering, and partnering with technology teams throughout

all phases of the project life cycle for investment and financial

management technology projects; (2)Demonstrated expertise overseeing

technology teams to ensure that developed applications meet business

requirements; (3)Demonstrated expertise designing testing plans and

overseeing user acceptance testing; (4) Demonstrated expertise

performing project management, including creating business cases using

Visio, obtaining budgetary approval and project approval, and managing

project scope, timeline and budget; (5) Demonstrated expertise

performing gap analysis and Build vs. Buy analysis, interfacing with

technology teams to perform analysis, and creating visuals of analysis

using Microsoft Office; and, (6) Demonstrated expertise interfacing with

Compliance department to analyze potential regulatory restraints that

impact technology projects.

Apply online at http://www.newyorklife.com/careers.

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