MassMutual - Project Manager

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PROJECT MANAGER

Our ideal Project Manager - Mastery should be specialized in delivering large-scale projects on time and within budget. Must have extensive hands-on experience managing the end-to-end project lifecycle using Predictive life cycle and Agile methodologies, including Scrum/SAFe frameworks. This is a unique opportunity to work on Agentic AI and AI Platform projects and delivering them using cutting edge technologies.

Job Description:

Project Delivery & Execution

- Lead end-to-end delivery of assigned projects or workstreams, from initiation through completion.

- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, milestones, and dependency tracking.

- Ensure delivery against defined scope, timeline, budget, and quality expectations.

Stakeholder & Team Collaboration

- Partner with platform owners, product managers, engineers, and business stakeholders to clarify requirements and execution expectations.

- Facilitate project- level forums including stand- ups, status reviews, and retrospectives.

- Serve as the primary point of accountability for assigned projects.

Risk, Issue & Dependency Management

- Identify, track, and manage project risks, issues, and dependencies.

- Proactively escalate concerns and recommend mitigation strategies.

Agile Delivery & Metrics

- Facilitate Daily Agile ceremonies to enhance team engagement and alignment; Optimize the Product Backlog and Improve the team velocity, cycle time, organize and prioritize the Product backlog and implement team building activities.

- Enhance the Team productivity by measuring the Sprint scope changes, defect resolution, throughput and Say to Do ratio for the Team.

- Support program- level and portfolio- level reporting as required.

Change & Adoption Support

- Partner with enablement and communications leads to support adoption activities tied to project delivery.

- Coordinate readiness activities, training inputs, and deployment milestones.

Continuous Improvement

- Contribute to improvements in project delivery practices, tooling, and templates.

- Apply lessons learned to improve execution efficiency and predictability.

Certifications:

CSM (Certified Scrum Master, PSM (Professional Scrum Master) is a MUST. Having a PMI-PMP, PMI-ACP certification is a PLUS

Experience:

- 6-8+ years of experience in project management or delivery roles.

- Experience delivering technology or enterprise platform initiatives.

- Experience working in cross- functional, matrixed environments.

- Familiarity with Agile, hybrid, or Waterfall delivery models.

- Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical teams and business stakeholders to gather and refine requirements.

- Delivery-focused with a can-do attitude in challenging environments.

Other key Competencies:

Technical & Delivery Skills

- Proficiency with delivery and project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Smartsheet, Lucid chart, Miro).

- Working knowledge of Agile and traditional delivery methodologies.

- Exposure to enterprise platforms such as Microsoft 365, ServiceNow, Atlassian, or similar ecosystems.

Professional Skills

- Strong communication and facilitation skills.

- Highly organized, detail- oriented, and execution- focused.

- Ability to manage multiple priorities and navigate change.

- Comfortable influencing outcomes without direct authority.