About this role
Overview
Founded in 1898 , Mutual of Enumclaw is a people-first insurer rooted in community, recognized as Washington’s Best Company to Work For for the 13th consecutive year , and proudly serving individuals, families, farms, and businesses through local independent agents across the West.
The Project Manager II reports to the Director of Strategic Initiatives, and manages multiple concurrent projects, or a single project embedded within a larger enterprise program, with moderate autonomy. This role builds on the foundation of Project Manager I with greater ownership of stakeholder relationships, cross-functional coordination, and early exposure to program-level reporting and vendor coordination. The Project Manager II executes against requirements and business direction defined by business and IT leads, exercising judgment on routine ambiguity while escalating material scope or requirements gaps.
Location: The successful candidate will work on-site at our Home Offices in the Greater Seattle area. Candidates must live within driving distance of our Home Offices.
Hiring Range: $95,900 - $107,400
Salary Range: $95,900 - $117,000
* The hiring range represents Mutual of Enumclaw’s current hiring pay scale for this role. Mutual of Enumclaw reserves the right to modify or update this range any time. Exact compensation may vary based on skills and experience. Compensation is only one part of our entire total rewards package. To see some of the benefits and perks we offer, please click here.
Responsibilities
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- May mentor or provide task guidance to one or more Project Manager I staff assigned to related projects; no formal direct reports.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain schedules, budgets, and resource plans across multiple concurrent projects, or a project within a larger program.
- Manage day-to-day execution across assigned projects: task assignment, status tracking, issue resolution.
- Own the triple constraint (scope, time, budget) for assigned projects with moderate autonomy.
- Facilitate project-level stand-ups, status meetings, and stakeholder updates across multiple work streams.
- Identify, assess, and escalate risks and issues that exceed project-level authority.
- Execute against requirements defined by business and IT leads; exercise judgment on routine ambiguity and escalate material scope or requirements gaps.
- Maintain project documentation (charter, RAID log, status reports) per EPMO governance standards across assigned projects.
- Maintain Jira/PPM tool hygiene at the Epic/Task level.
- Coordinate with vendor or third-party resources on assigned projects where needed.
- Mentor Project Manager I staff on EPMO tools, documentation standards, and stakeholder communication.
- Support the assigned Program Manager with input for program-level reporting and Gate reviews.
Qualifications
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Solid analytical and organizational skills; comfortable working with data, spreadsheets, dashboards, and reporting tools.
- Strong verbal and written communication; able to interact with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Stakeholder management at the Manager level; developing skills at the Director level.
- Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple concurrent projects.
- Working knowledge of PMO methodologies (e.g., waterfall, agile, hybrid) and project-tracking tools (e.g., Jira, MS Project, Excel).
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Risk Management, Insurance, Project Management, or related field (or equivalent work experience).
- 2-5 years of experience in project management, project coordination/analysis, or business operations, with preference for insurance (P&C), financial services, or risk-related industries.
- CAPM required; PMP in progress or preferred.
- Familiarity with risk identification and regulatory considerations in a P&C or financial services context a plus.
Physical Requirements:
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer, including video conferencing.