Project Lead, IT​/Tech, IT Project Manager

Home Office - Bel Air, MD 21014

Salary Range: $99,951.20 - $ per year

Position Type:
Full Time

Category:
Information Technology

Description

Harford Mutual Insurance Group is a growing, dynamic mutual insurance carrier providing commercial property and casualty insurance products and services to a regional market. Headquartered in Harford County, Maryland, Harford Mutual offers a positive, diverse, and inclusive work environment with a rich company culture. Founded in 1842 on the principles of mutuality, we believe in insuring opportunity through mutual success® for our policyholders, agents, communities, and employees, and invite our employees to continue that tradition with respect, integrity, exemplary service, and personal responsibility.

Listed within this posting is the anticipated salary range for this position, plus variable incentive compensation. The final salary offered to a successful candidate may vary and will be dependent on several factors that include, but are not limited to, your business experience, education, and individual capacity. Harford Mutual is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states.

As a Project Lead, you will oversee day-to-day project operations, drive alignment across teams, and ensure projects are completed on time, within scope, and on budget. This position offers the chance to lead high-impact initiatives, optimize processes, and contribute to organizational success through strong leadership and strategic execution.

Hybrid/Home Office

• Manages the development cycle, including planning, organizing, and resource management, to achieve project goals and objectives
• Day to day management of a project to include working with Stakeholders to define project backlogs, lead daily SCRUMS, sprint planning, sprint demos, sprint and project retrospectives and identify/resolve obstacles
• Manage all phases of the projects, including inception, implementation, stabilization, go-live, and project close ensuring adherence to timelines and budgets
• Facilitate effective communication among team members throughout the project lifecycle
• Address any issues or delays promptly to minimize impact on project timelines
• Provides adequate and timely documentation to all Stakeholders
• Manages project in project management tool such as Azure Dev Ops
• Collaborates with assigned IT and business resources to prioritize and execute initiatives
• Responsible for creating, editing, and updating project documentation
• Ensure stakeholder satisfaction through collaboration and constant communication

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in project management or a related field
• Project Management Professional certification
• Knowledge of insurance industry, and programming and application development fundamentals
• Knowledge of Agile Methodology
• Planning, organizational, and time management skills

The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Harford Mutual Insurance Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Most new hires fall within this range and have the opportunity to earn more over time. Initial placement within the salary range, however, is based on an individual's relevant knowledge, skills and experience for the position.

Base salary is only one component of our competitive Total Rewards package. To learn more, please visit the Perks & Benefits on our website.