Project Manager, Implementation

Together we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future.

We will do this together — with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future.  We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today.

Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action.  We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision.

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Profile Summary:

Profile Summary: Primary point of accountability to business partners and other parties for project planning, day-to-day execution, management, implementation, readiness, and reporting of small to medium projects (typically up to $2M) with well-defined scope requiring manageable scope control/changes, moderate complexity, and limited risk. Projects may be concurrent or overlap. Accountable to manage and monitor project tasks and assist with tracking project and/or portfolio controls during portfolio planning, project planning, and delivery activities to ensure on-time and quality outcomes are met within scope and budget. Work with limited supervision and guidance and apply advanced project management and basic program management skills, tools, and techniques to project deliverables, processes, communications, presentations to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations. Understand, apply, promote, and contribute to Voya delivery methodologies, standards, and tools.

Profile Description:

• Accountable to business sponsor(s) and management to drive delivery of quality solutions tied to clearly understood business problem(s) and benefit(s)

• Deliver project objectives on-time, with quality, within scope and budget to meet or exceed stakeholder needs and expectations

• Develop, manage, monitor, and report on all project/program tasks, activities, controls, deliverables, and reports

• Supply accurate project estimates and tightly manage project budget, approved funding, forecasts, and actuals; understands what is driving the costs and what is needed to achieve desired outcomes

• Secure and maintain project resources and actively manage resource plan

• Balance competing requirements and interests, keeping team focused on top priorities, and finding ways to achieve win-win outcomes by encouraging new ways at looking at problems, processes and solutions

• Remove barriers to enable project team to complete objectives no matter how difficult

• Hold self and project team accountable for valued business outcomes

• Facilitate lessons learned and knowledge retention for future use

• Build partnerships and alliances across the enterprise and up to senior levels

• Gain recognition as a trusted advisor / leader with project team, customers, and stakeholders at all levels of the organization

• Understand business case and continually monitor projects or programs against it to ensure benefit realization 

• Effectively collaborate across impacted teams to drive and achieve project results 

• Look for opportunities to reduce cost and improve efficiency while delivering on all commitments

• Explore solutions and continuous improvement opportunities to efficiently solve problems and provide critical thinking skills

• Understand, apply, promote, and contribute to Voya delivery methodologies, standards, and tools

• Look for coaching and mentoring opportunities across the PM community

• Manage vendor relationships as required

Knowledge & Experience:

• Innovative thinker with the ability to question status quo, champion change and provide forward thinking solutions 

• Strong ability to promote, champion change; start with ‘yes’

• Proven ability to apply judgement 

• Developing ability to communicate the need for change, its purpose, and it’s expected impact to stakeholders at all levels of the organization to ensure understanding and buy-in

• Demonstrated capability to be disciplined and flexible at the same time

• Proven ability to apply intermediate project management, tools, and techniques to project deliverables, processes, communications, and presentations

• Critical thinker with proven track record of effectively leading execution and value through highly matrixed teams 

• Comfortable under pressure with the ability to manage to tight deadlines while maintaining quality and managing to an acceptable level of risk 

• Naturally lead and command authority, influence and inspire without control Continuous learner; probes for more details, ask clarifying questions, take the time to learn details around the efforts subject area

• Demonstrated independent and fair consensus building skills when conflicts arise Experience interacting with and influencing senior members of management 

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills required

• Effectively, clearly and concisely communicate in all methods (verbal, written, presentation) to various levels of the organization

• Continuous learner; quickly adapt to changing environment and personalities.

• Ability to create open environments conducive to freely share information and ideas; listen and effectively communicate with clarity and precision

• Demonstrated ability and experience (1-3 years) managing small to medium projects (typically <$2M) 

• Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree, or related field or equivalent work experience required.

Compensation Pay Disclosure:

Voya is committed to pay that’s fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities.

The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya may offer incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting.

Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate’s geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

Be Well. Stay Well.

Voya provides the resources that can make a difference in your lives. To us, this means thriving physically, financially, socially and emotionally. Voya benefits are designed to help you do just that. That’s why we offer an array of plans, programs, tools and resources with one goal in mind: To help you and your family be well and stay well.

What We Offer

• Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
• 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
• Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
• Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
• Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year

Learn more about Voya benefits (download PDF)

Critical Skills

At Voya, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture:

• Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.
• Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution.
• Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals.
• Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions.
• Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage.

Learn more about Critical Skills

Equal Employment Opportunity

Voya Financial is an equal-opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law.