Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Arch Insurance Group Inc. is a company rooted in collaboration, expertise, and innovation. The AVP, Project Manager will manage medium to large complex strategic projects independently to facilitate the achievement of the company's strategic goals.
Responsibilities
• Manage strategic projects end-to-end (business and technology oriented), working with business subject matter experts and delivery team members
• Demonstrate leadership and provide guidance to junior team members while managing large scale multi-project efforts (ie: smaller projects rolling up to a program level)
• Act as champion for the strategic portfolio management framework and processes
• Provide teams, including senior leaders, with regular communications regarding project status, outstanding risks, issues, any necessary change request and next steps
• Identify project risks in advance of them pushing projects off-track, and coming up with risk mitigation strategies
• Ensure that project outcomes are in line with Arch’s strategic goals and objectives
• Effective business stakeholder management and business partnership
• Lead the processes of tracking project metrics including costs, benefits, resource planning (demand capacity), OKRs, etc
Skills
• Total command of project management process, risk/change management, escalation procedures/methodologies, and tools/technologies in a project and portfolio context
• Experience in leading and facilitating large scale projects in a matrix environment; must be able to work independently to assess critical path, identify and manage dependencies and draw conclusions and make recommendations
• Deep knowledge and experience leading User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including cross initiative test planning
• Strong knowledge and experience with Portfolio Dependency Management, including dependency identification, cross initiative communication, facilitating prioritization discussions, risk mitigation, etc
• Experience operating in an Agile/Agile SAFe framework strongly desired
• Effective communication skills – ability to articulate the situation/issue in a simple and clear way (written, verbal, presentation)
• Strong business acumen- knowledge of how business is run and experience in applying it in business situations
• Problem-solver with the ability to identify and deliver solutions on issues
• 7-10+ years of progressive project management experience
• Experience in Property/Casualty Insurance strongly desired
• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• Project Management certification strongly desired
Benefits
• Multiple medical plans plus dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• A competitive 401k with generous matching
• PTO beginning at 20 days per year
• Up to 12 paid company holidays per year plus 2 paid days of Volunteer Time Offer
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance as well as Short and Long-Term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave of up to 10 weeks
• Student Loan Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
• Backup Child and Elder Care
Company Overview
• Arch Insurance Group Inc., a division of Arch Capital Group Ltd. (ACGL), is a market-leading specialty insurer. It was founded in 2002, and is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://insurance.archgroup.com.
Company H1B Sponsorship
• Arch Insurance Group Inc. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 5 in 2026, 18 in 2025, 18 in 2024, 10 in 2023, 10 in 2022, 8 in 2021, 3 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.