Sr. Project Manager

Established in 2021, Independence Pet Holdings is a corporate holding company that manages a diverse and broad portfolio of modern pet health brands and services, including insurance, pet education, lost recovery services, and more throughout North America.

We believe pet insurance is more than a financial product and build solutions to simplify the pet parenting journey and help improve the well-being of pets. As a leading authority in the pet category, we operate with a full stack of resources, capital, and services to support pet parents. Our multi-brand and omni-channel approach include our own insurance carrier, insurance brands and partner brands. 

Pets Best, a subsidiary of IPH, offers pet insurance and wellness plans for dogs and cats in every state. Founded in 2005 with a mission to provide access to comprehensive animal healthcare at an affordable price, Pets Best delivers flexible coverage, an easy claims process, and excellent customer service. 

Key Responsibilities-Project Delivery & Execution

• Leads end-to-end delivery of enterprise initiatives, ensuring projects are executed on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Organizes and leads cross-functional project teams; assigns responsibilities, manages schedules, and determines resource requirements.
• Performs active project risk management, mitigation planning, and issue resolution.
• Integrates vendor work into project plans and manages vendor deliverables and outcomes.

Portfolio Management Execution

• Executes portfolio management processes, including demand intake, project sizing, prioritization support, and dependency management.
• Maintains accurate portfolio data across projects, including scope, schedule, financials, risks, capacity, and benefits realization.
• Partners with functional area leadership to support portfolio-level planning, sequencing, and trade-off analysis aligned to strategic objectives.
• Supports governance processes by preparing portfolio materials, dashboards, and recommendations for leadership decision-makers.
• Tracks portfolio performance metrics and supports continuous improvement of portfolio execution practices.

Qualifications Experience

• 5+ years of project management experience; enterprise portfolio, program, or PMO experience strongly preferred.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent relevant work experience.

Licenses / Certifications

• PMP, Agile, or equivalent project/portfolio management certification preferred

Level-Specific Responsibilities

• Leads enterprise-wide, cross-functional initiatives as required.
• Leads execution of project intake, prioritization, capacity planning, financial tracking, and portfolio-level reporting activities.
• Defines business requirements, gathers and analyzes data, and researches benchmarks to support project and portfolio decisions.
• Manages multiple, interdependent projects and contributes to portfolio-level planning and execution for business transformation initiatives.

Accountability & Complexity

• Accountable for delegating work, reviewing deliverables, and ensuring quality outcomes across projects and portfolio initiatives.
• Provides guidance, coaching, and informal leadership to project team members and peers.
• May function as a team lead and advisor to PMO or functional leadership on project and portfolio execution matters

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All of our jobs come with great benefits including healthcare, parental leave and opportunities for career advancements. Some offerings are dependent upon the location of where you work and can include the following:

• Comprehensive full medical, dental and vision Insurance

• Basic Life Insurance at no cost to the employee

• Company paid short-term and long-term disability

• 12 weeks of 100% paid Parental Leave

• Health Savings Account (HSA)

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

• Retirement savings plan

• Personal Paid Time Off

• Paid holidays and company-wide Wellness Day off

• Paid time off to volunteer at nonprofit organizations

• Pet friendly office environment

• Commuter Benefits

• Group Pet Insurance

• On the job training and skills development

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

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