Beacon Technologies is seeking a strong Business/IT Program Manager. The position reports into the Global Reinsurance Team. This is a hybrid role located in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.

Project to be assigned: Reinsurance Modernization

• Workstreams include:
• Migration of reinsurance contracts and history
• Delivery of functional changes, adoption of a new version of the platform
• Changes to global reinsurance sub-systems to handle NAO data and integrations to GL, earnings engine, payment processing
  • business process
  • reporting
  • integration of gross policy and loss data
  • technical services

Day In the Life of Contractor - What will this person be doing every day?

• The person needs to drive delivery of key initiatives supporting our business. This involves working with business/IT and potentially outside vendors to perform all aspects of a Program Manager role, e.g.:
  • develop a project plan
  • drive the team towards those milestones
  • track issues/risks/dependencies
  • develop budgets and track forecasts
  • develop and deliver team and senior stakeholder communication

Technical Skills and Experience - What are the top 3 - 5 must have technical skills?

• Proven experience delivering complex initiatives
• Proven experience with Agile/Agile Methodologies and delivering projects leveraging this framework
• Extremely proficient with MS Office Apps – MS Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Word
• Very good financial skills, i.e., creating budgets, forecasts, cost-benefit analyses, etc.
• Proven experience working with vendors
• Insurance experience required, P&C and reinsurance knowledge preferred

Soft Skills and Team Fit

• Ideal candidates need to have proven experience leading business-driven projects
• Excellent stakeholder management skills across Business, IT, and teams
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including PowerPoint

About Beacon Technologies

Are you looking to advance your career in information technology? Beacon Technologies offers career advancement opportunities, extensive training, and excellent benefits including paying for health and dental premiums for salaried employees. In addition to providing interesting opportunities, Beacon Technologies provides that old fashioned, personal touch, so you feel like a part of the Beacon team.

Beacon Technologies, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer with a functioning Affirmative Action Plan. It is the policy of Beacon Technologies, Inc. to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, ethnicity, ancestry, disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Beacon Technologies, Inc. prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.