Project Manager

About Us

At Davies, we get it... you are not just looking for a job, you are looking to build a life and a career. We believe in our people and realize that our success is a direct result of creating a learning atmosphere, leadership opportunities, and promoting from within. We believe that engaging in corporate social activities and working together as a team is a vital part of the Davies culture.

With a multinational global team, Davies Group is a specialist professional services and technology firm working in partnership with leading insurance, highly regulated, and global businesses.  At Davies Group, we help clients to manage risk, operate core business processes, and to transform and grow. We deliver operations, consulting and technology solutions across the risk and insurance value chain, including excellence in claims, underwriting, distribution, regulation, customer experience, human capital, transformation, and change management. 

Are you looking for a company that is Dynamic and Innovative where the employees are Connected and Succeed Together?  If so, Davies may just be the right choice for you.

Job Overview 

Davies North America is looking for an experienced Project Manager with legal entity consolidation/rationalization experience to join our Transformation Team.   Reporting to the Program Lead, you will work closely with key stakeholders to manage the delivery of a series of individual sub-projects under the collective banner of consolidating US legal entities to a viable minimum, in accordance with a strategic plan as set out by the Chief Transformation Officer and Davies US Executive Team.  You will help move the business towards a cleaner and more efficient corporate structure from its present position of over a dozen legal entities acquired through acquisitions by analyzing each entity’s individual considerations in scope; afterwards projects will move through resourcing, budgeting, planning and implementation stages on a predetermined phased basis.  Projects are centrally managed via the Group Business Transformation Team that pull in project delivery resources from Group IT Projects Teams. There will be a mixture of projects including IT integrations of acquired businesses, strategic IT Projects, and various requests from across the Group; projects are open ended and additional entities will come into scope through continuous expansion of the US business.  

To be successful in this role, you need to possess strong project management skillset in a transformation focused environment via PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent and ideally have prior experience integrating business structures, systems, and processes in a post-acquisition setting along with experience in project delivery in predictive, Agile, and hybrid environments.  You must have a minimum of 5 years of experience in project management, strongly preferred in a complex corporate environment and must have prior legal entity consolidation/rationalization experience.  Additionally, you will be required to work collaboratively with teammates globally across the Group, with various suppliers and outsourcers to achieve and fulfill objectives while working in a fast-paced environment that can be uncertain at times due to the continuous evolvement of the business.  This is a full-time, home-based position that requires a willingness to travel up to 20% of the time.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Develop and manage legal entity consolidation project plan, including timelines, milestones, resource allocation, and budget
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (legal, finance, tax, operations) to assess consolidation feasibility and identify potential risks and opportunities
• Conduct thorough research and analysis of legal, tax, and regulatory implications for each entity involved in the consolidation
• Develop and implement a communication plan to keep stakeholders informed throughout the project lifecycle
• Oversee the implementation of consolidation activities, ensuring compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements
• Manage and mitigate project risks and issues, developing contingency plans as needed.
• Track project progress and performance against established metrics, reporting regularly to key stakeholders
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and improve overall operational efficiency post-consolidation
• Lead and maintain communications between the Transformation team, delivery team, operational teams, wider Group stakeholders and other third parties
• Support the Delivery team to continuously improve methodology, approach, practice, and delivery where required
• Exhibit company values of We are Dynamic, We are Innovative, We are Connected, and We Succeed Together
• Perform other duties as assigned

Experience and Qualifications

Required

• Minimum 5 years of experience in project management, preferably in a complex corporate environment
• Proven track record of successfully leading large-scale projects to completion on time and within budget
• Prior experience with and strong understanding of legal entity structures and consolidation processes
• Experience working with cross-functional teams and managing stakeholder expectations
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficient in project management methodologies (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) and project management tools (e.g., ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management, MS Project, etc.)
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills
• Capable of working independently and manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Strong ability to produce high-quality deliverables, including but not limited to project plans, reports, and presentations
• Willingness to travel up to 20%, as needed 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Superb written and verbal communication skills conducted in a timely manner with diverse audiences
• Superior time management skills with capability of working with conflicting priorities, and meeting deadlines
• Exceptional capability to multi-task and prioritize with excellent organization and documentation skills in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment that may have uncertainty at times due to ever-changing business needs
• Working knowledge of corporate law, tax regulations, and accounting principles
• Strong understanding of risk management principles
• Excellent team player with interpersonal skills to build trusting relationships with stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Capable of working collaboratively and independently with minimal supervision
• Display a comfort level working with key people at all levels within an organization across the globe in varying international time zones and local cultures
• Continuous improvement mindset, naturally inquisitive and eager to learn and develop and has consistent follow through
• Exhibit discretion with sensitive and confidential information

Essential Requirements

• Must have US work rights
• Must speak English
• Minimum 5 years of experience in project management, preferably in a complex corporate environment
• Proven track record of successfully leading large-scale projects to completion on time and within budget
• Prior experience with and strong understanding of legal entity structures and consolidation processes
• Proficient in project management methodologies (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) and project management tools (e.g., ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management, MS Project, etc.)
• Willingness to travel up to 20%, as needed

Other Duties

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the individual for this job and are subject to change with or without notice.

Diversity and Inclusion

Davies is committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome candidates of all genders, gender identity and expression, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, nationality, and belief (or lack thereof).

Rewards and Recognition

We embrace innovation and run an annual competition available for all colleagues to submit their ideas. The top finalists travel to the current year’s competition site where they pitch their ideas to our investors. The winner receives funding to bring their idea to life and the runners up receive a reward for their involvement. Some of our colleagues have moved across into brand new positions to further develop their ideas/projects!

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• 401k plan with employer matching
• Discretionary Time Off (Vacation & Sick/Safety) and Paid Holidays
• Life insurance, short term, and long-term disability plans
• Amazing Executive and Senior leadership as well as fabulous colleagues

Position Type, Work Environment and Physical Demands

This is a home-based, full time, salaried, exempt position that predominantly operates remotely from a professional home-based office environment routinely using standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers, photocopiers, and scanners and requires prolonged periods of sitting at a desk while working on a computer.  While performing the duties of this job, the individual will be required to regularly hear and talk.  This is a largely sedentary role requiring the ability to sit at a desk, reach outward, use a phone, have use of fingers to operate office equipment such as a keyboard, mouse, phone, printer, copier, and to reach above the head, bend, or stand as necessary.

Location

Davies US, LLC is currently able to support employees residing in the following US locations: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL (except Chicago & Cook County), IN, KY, KS, LA, MA, MD, MN (except Duluth, Minneapolis, & Saint Paul), MS, MO, NC, ND, NE, NH, NY (except NYC), OH, OK, PA (except Philadelphia, Pittsburgh & Allegheny County), SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WV, WI, and WY. If you live in—or are willing to relocate at your own expense to—any of the listed locations, we look forward to your application! If there is a required or preferred location for an open role, it will be listed in the job description. Should your state not be listed, please visit https://davies-group.com/location/ to locate a subsidiary near you.

Application Information

Application deadline: July 19, 2024

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