FBS - Project Manager III

Our Client is one of the United States’ largest insurers, providing a wide range of insurance and financial services products with gross written premiums well over US$25 Billion (P&C). They proudly serve more than 10 million U.S. households with more than 19 million individual policies across all 50 states through the efforts of over 48,000 exclusive and independent agents and nearly 18,500 employees. Finally, our Client is part of one the largest Insurance Groups in the world.

About the Role

Farmers Insurance is seeking an experienced, results-driven IT Project Manager III to join our Data & Analytics organization.

In this role, you will lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex technology projects that support business objectives. You will work closely with the IA and EA Distribution Data teams, which are responsible for extracting, transforming, and loading data used for analytics, data science, and reporting across agencies and business units.

You will manage project timelines, budgets, resources, risks, and deliverables while coordinating cross-functional teams and ensuring alignment between business and IT stakeholders.

The ideal candidate combines strong project management expertise, technical aptitude, leadership capabilities, and excellent communication skills to deliver technology solutions in a dynamic, collaborative environment.

What You Will Do

• Lead end-to-end planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery of medium- to large-scale IT projects, including complex data and analytics initiatives.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, budgets, resource allocations, milestones, and deliverables.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, including IT, Data & Analytics, business stakeholders, and external vendors.
• Apply SAFe Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or Hybrid delivery methodologies based on project requirements.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, issues, and dependencies to ensure successful delivery.
• Monitor project performance and provide regular status updates, reports, and presentations to management and key stakeholders.
• Manage project financials, including budget tracking, cost estimates, vendor expenditures, and invoice approvals.
• Coordinate supplier activities, evaluate work requests, and oversee work orders and vendor deliverables, as applicable.
• Facilitate stakeholder communication, issue resolution, and decision-making across business and technology teams.
• Establish and manage project acceptance criteria, coordinate acceptance testing, and ensure deliverables meet business and technical requirements.
• Oversee project change management activities and maintain accurate project documentation.
• Review and approve project deliverables, ensuring quality and alignment with business objectives.
• Lead project closure activities, including final documentation and post-implementation reviews.
• Identify opportunities to improve project management processes and delivery effectiveness.
• Perform additional project management responsibilities as assigned.