Benjamin Nierengarten

Provides project and program management skill sets to the Product Innovation team across multiple lines of business.

• Contributed to the launch of Allianz Life Accumulator IUL, the first new life insurance offering from the company in over three years. Over $21 million in total premium generated within the first month post-launch.
• Delivers projects on time and within budget, which meet strategic and business needs.
• Partners with various teams to develop, gather, and refine product and capability requirements to support new product development, and key strategic initiatives.
• Proactively manages changes in project scope, identifies potential risks and issues, and devises mitigation and contingency plans.
• Develops and delivers weekly progress reports and presentations to leadership and key stakeholders.
• Drives prioritization with key stakeholders through quarterly portfolio planning and Program Increment Planning with the project team.

Engineering consulting firm specializing in Bluetooth integration and mobile app development.

• Managed the overall health (scope, budget, timeline, etc.) of complex projects - up to 6 at a time.
• Furnished project updates to appropriate stakeholders, informing clients on strategy, progress, and any adjustments.
• Utilized data from Jira and Harvest (e.g., sprint velocity and burn rate metrics) to make educated decisions on actions to change project scope and cost when necessary.
• Created change orders and other contractual modifications affecting budget and schedule.
• Drove marketing initiatives in the form of blog posts on company website/social media pages to attract prospective clients.

• Served as the main Project Manager on the Digital team that contributed to the successful $350 million launch of One Pass, the first subscription-based service that the Rally platform offered to members.
• Collaborated with engineering leadership and product managers to determine our development approach, including processes and risk/resource management.
• Scoped ticketed work with the help of technical leads, planned work appropriately, and managed roadmaps to execute the overall project plan.
• Ran various scrum ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint plannings, backlog groomings, and retrospectives.
• Communicated with cross-functional teams to ensure our product met all user and product owner expectations.