Sun Life
Agile Project Management Consultant
Sun LifeIreland1 day ago
Full-timeProject Management, Information Technology
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Job Description:

We are seeking a new Agile Project Management Consultant to join our growing Intelligent Automation team. The individual in this role would be responsible for supporting multiple delivery teams that deploy solutions across the business, using a variety of technologies including RPA (Blue Prism, Pega Robotics), Power Platform, and Jira. In addition to core competency as a project manager, we also value experience in gathering business requirements, development or testing, and the willingness to take on new challenges based on project priorities and business needs.

Preferred Skills

  • Ability to thrive as part of an innovative and agile team, and willingness to take on new responsibilities as needed to support the program
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, as well as strong organizational, interpersonal and planning skills
  • Ability to develop presentations and reports that resonate with their target audiences
  • Ability to manage through complexity and ambiguity to help the team achieve strong outcomes
  • Ability to communicate at different levels and translate between business and technical stakeholders
  • Strong problem-solving skills

Qualifications

  • Requires BS/BA degree or equivalent experience
  • Three years plus of progressive experience as a Project Manager, Business Analyst, Business Systems Analyst or a Quality Assurance Analyst
  • A strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, as well as working as part of an agile team
  • Experience in the insurance industry, particularly in group insurance operations
  • Certified Scrum Master preferred
  • Knowledge of Lean process improvement practices preferred
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
  • Familiarity with project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Automation Hub)
  • Periodic travel may be required
  • Some project work may be required outside of regular office hours to support critical time lines and deliverables, as well as collaboration with Sun Life teams in other regions

Responsibilities

  • Lead Agile project teams, monitoring project progress, resolving issues, and managing dependencies between other projects and workstreams
  • Facilitate all Scrum events (Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives)
  • Build and manage stakeholder, application users, and program owner relationships and communicate project progress effectively
  • Drive continuous improvement in team processes and project delivery
  • Contribute to the team's overall strategy and program management

Job Category:

Project Management - Systems

Posting End Date:

24/10/2025

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