Risk Modeling Manager jobs in Tennessee

By innovating the connection of risk and capital, Velocity Risk delivers specialty property insurance in catastrophe prone communities. Embracing Nature’s volatility and turning “problems” into potential, we are transforming old insurance practices. Our uncommon approach to business creates uncommon careers where employees are empowered to flourish.

Are you someone looking for a role that will challenge you to step outside your comfort zone? Are you looking to join an innovative, collaborative team environment that allows you to learn from others and grow in your career? If you, you are just the type of person that will fit into our distinctive culture.

As an experienced Project Manager, you will work to support the handling of our company’s ongoing projects and be a part of the newly formed Program Management Office. You will be working closely with stakeholders to ensure that all project requirements, deadlines, and schedules are on track. Responsibilities include submitting project deliverables, preparing status reports, and establishing effective project communication plans as well as the proper execution of said plans.

To be a successful candidate, you will need to have proven experience in project management and the ability to lead projects of various sizes. A Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a huge advantage.

You will thrive in this position if you have these core capabilities…

• Communication – confident communicator with the ability to clearly articulate purpose and expectations of others
• Organization and prioritization ability – systematic record keeping skills and able to recognize time sensitivity and adapt accordingly.
• Time management – able to shift and adjust daily activities according to business needs without “dropping a ball”
• Orchestration Ability – proactively coordinate and facilitate necessary meetings and partnerships across varying departments to meet goals and objectives
• Results-driven and Autonomous – Self-empower to drive initiatives forward.
• Collaboration and a spirit of Camaraderie

Essential job duties…

• Coordinating with cross-discipline team members to make sure that all parties are on track with project requirements, deadlines, and schedules.
• Meeting with project team members to identify and resolve issues.
• Submitting project deliverables and ensuring that they adhere to quality standards.
• Preparing status reports by gathering, analyzing, and summarizing relevant information.
• Establishing effective project communication plans and ensuring their execution.
• Facilitating change requests to ensure that all parties are informed of the impacts on schedule and budget.
• Coordinating the development of user manuals, training materials, and other documents as needed to enable successful implementation and turnover of the process or system to the user.
• Conducting post-project evaluation and identifying successful and unsuccessful project elements.

Demonstrated Experience for success in this role…

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s degree in a related discipline  
• Professional Management Professional (PMP) certification highly preferred
• Demonstrated experience working in project management and leading project teams of varying sizes

Velocity Risk provides equal opportunity to everyone, and we do not tolerate discrimination or harassment to anyone.

We strive to ensure our employees have the best experience possible! We provide comprehensive and competitive benefits packs for our full-time employees.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision fully subsidized by Velocity
• Health Savings Account with employer contributions
• 401k after 6 months of employment
• Education and Certification Reimbursement and Bonus programs
• Paid Time off and company Holidays with floating holidays for flexibility
• Gym membership reimbursements
• Volunteer rewards and “give-back” initiatives
• In-office lunch provided

 We are a hybrid team with 3 days in office, 2 days remote.