Project Manager - Data Warehouse

    The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurer. Widely known through the "You're In Good Hands With Allstate?" slogan, Allstate helps individuals in approximately 17 million households protect what they have today and better prepare for tomorrow through approximately 14,100 exclusive agencies and financial professionals in the U.S. and Canada. Customers can access Allstate products and services such as auto insurance and homeowners insurance through Allstate agencies, or in select states at allstate.com and 1-800 Allstate?.

 

 

The position is located in Northbrook, IL

 

The purpose of the department is to deliver and administer ADW Business Warehouse solutions to the Allstate organization.

 

The scope of this job is Project Manager - Provides leadership in four capability areas in the IT environment: people management, project management, process management, and client relationships. 

 

The individual will be responsible for

 

1. Primary Responsibilities:  Developing and aligning team around overall strategy and mission. Facilitates IT project delivery and support. Manages, leads and develops people. Controls budget, expenses and scope. Identifies and manages risk, issue and problem resolution. Develops, supports, and manages relationships (business, vendors, enterprise). Communicates and manages communications. Uses functional, business, and technical knowledge to deliver the best solutions. Identifies strategic improvements in what is delivered to the business and users. Creates and maintains formalized business agreements with client and monitors client satisfaction. 

2. Specific Responsibilities:  Delivers needs identified by the client organization, and practices confidentiality. Understands and is able to affect factors that contribute to or impede human performance. Maintains knowledge of the processes, operations and strategic directions and goals of the organization

3. Specific Responsibilities: Reviews timelines of processes and activities to be adhered. Provides communications on a regular basis. Provides recommendations to others within the organization by presenting plans and timelines.

4. Other Responsibilities: Provides information and assistance in the introduction to change and the impact of the change process on the organization.  Establishes and maintains relationships throughout the organization with individuals, and project teams. Establishes metrics to monitor specific activities, adjusting goals as needed.

5. Other Responsibilities:  As a senior member of the team, this individual will be responsible for providing coaching and mentoring to junior team members.  Works with leadership to develop training plans and provides thought leadership for creating processes that will advance the team into the future.

 

 

 

The skills required are:

 

1. Advanced - Leadership Competency: Use Insightful Judgment

2. Advanced - Leadership Competency: Leadership Competency: Strategic Vision and Focus

3. Intermediate - Leadership Competency: Apply Financial Acumen 

4. Advanced - Leadership Competency: Drive Innovation and Improvement 

5. Advanced - Leadership Competencies: Industry and Market Expertise, Influence Others, Engage and Inspire, Promote Collaboration, Build Talent, Communicate Effectively, Build Relationships, Ensure Execution, Drive for Results, Focus on Customers, Lead Courageously, Inspire Trust, Adapt and Learn.

 

Experience Required:

5-10 years in managing large, complex projects.  Data Warehouse experience is a must. 

 

Computer Proficiency:

5-10 years experience with MS Project and MS Office Suite of tools.

 

 

Allstate offers extensive benefits, including medical, vision, dental, profit sharing, pension, group life, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, short and long-term disability, flexible spending account, adoption reimbursement, and group legal care. If you are interested in this position, please click on the following link: