Job Description: Primary Job Purpose:
Remote but must be located in one of these states: Oregon, Washington, Idaho or Utah
The Project Manager IV manages large-scale, very complex projects or multiple related projects (projects) in support of one particular mission or business theme. The Project Manager IV oversees all aspects of complex projects or programs, such as change in direction, scope, benefits, costs, and timing while minimizing financial risks and oversees the project activities of multiple project managers and works closely with management to ensure successful delivery of the project to department standards.
Minimum Requirements:
- Extensive knowledge and expertise in the use of Project Management methodologies and tools.
- Demonstrated portfolio of successful, progressive project management with at least ten years of experience including leadership roles in the execution of large-scale, concurrent projects. (Greater than $10 million with team of 75 plus).
- Demonstrated experience with Budgeting, Change Management, Client Management, Project Management Methodology and Business Life Cycle, Mission /Vision/Strategy, Project Planning and Organization, Risk Management and Resource Management.
- Demonstrated success in establishing specific deliverables for staff assigned to large scale, complex projects.
- Demonstrated success at meeting project budget, timelines, requirement targets and managing variances.
- Demonstrated experience working proactively with business sponsors and partners to identify and implement solutions. Also skilled in the identification, assessment and contingency planning for risk factors.
- Experience with multiple types of project and software development lifecycles and related methodologies required.
- Must have demonstrated experience in interfacing with multiple support disciplines and understand how to effectively operate in a matrixed organization.
- Expertise in the use of automated project management software tools (e.g. Smartsheet, Jira)
- Strong leadership with proven ability to motivate teams to achieve defined deliverables and work effectively with clients.
- Proven problem-solving skills with demonstrated ability to think out of the box and generate creative solutions.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills including writing, presenting, listening, and facilitating.
- Ability to negotiate for competing resources and to generate consensus among multiple priorities.
- Flexibility that allows effective teamwork with people at all levels of the organization.
- Normally to be proficient in the competencies listed above:
Project Manager IV would have a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field and 10 years of experience in project and/or program management or equivalent combination of education and experience. Minimum of three years’ experience in supervisory/management role preferred.
Required Licenses, Certifications, Registration, Etc.: Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent certification or work experience.
General Functions and Outcomes:
- Responsible for project delivery and outcomes through effective project planning, task definition, scope management, resource allocation and negotiation, risk mitigation, cost management, and stakeholder communication to successful completion; accountable for the quality and timeliness of all defined projects, and for issues (goals, resource allocation, release planning, technology architecture, etc.) within the projects.
- Responsible for planning, coordinating, monitoring and implementing very complex hybrid business/IT programs to meet organizational goals.
- Maintains the efficiency of important aspects of the project management process such as planning, scheduling, and budget and risk assessment.
- Ensures integration of projects and adjusts project scope, timing, and budgets as needed, based on the needs of the business.
- Communicates with IT leadership, business leadership and IT Business Consultants to communicate program strategy, direction and changes.
- Responsible for tracking key project milestones and recommending adjustments to Project Leadership.
- Provides team leadership and creativity in the planning and implementation of the project success and assembles project team, assigns individual responsibilities, identifies appropriate project resources and provide guidance and direction to project team members.
- Manages the overall project plan(s), prepares and presents project plans and status reports to organizational leadership, project teams and client/customer groups. Defines, collects and analyzes metrics to ensure projects are on target.
- Manages and communicates inter-project dependencies and issues (goals, resource allocation, release planning, technology architecture, etc.), coordinating and/or directing the activities of project managers involved in dependent projects as appropriate.
- Provides overall guidance/responsibility for development of business case documentation, project justification including return on investments (ROIs,) project plans, meeting coordination, communications, quality assurance reviews, and turnover. Manages rather than reacts to sponsor initiated pre-project launch activities.
- Supports the Project through optimizing executive leadership and sponsor engagement and serves as the primary interface with the Directing Sponsor of the project in addition to working closely with senior management, various boards and steering committees, and business function managers to ensure the project achieves the intended business results.
- Minimizes delivery execution duration through decreasing average duration of delivery work components.
- Plans, directs, coordinates and reports project management activities in accordance with the Project Management Office policies and standards.
- Mentors and develops project management skills in project managers.
- Proactively recommends courses of action to maintain cost effectiveness.
- Responsible for the effective execution of approximately $10-15 Million dollars of project work annually.
Expectations of All Contingent Workforce:
* Conducts business with high regard for our corporate values and in compliance with its Code of Business Conduct.
* Maintains high regard for member and Medicare beneficiary privacy and complies with our Corporate Privacy and information security policies.
* Contributes to the achievement of our Corporate Affirmative Action goals and objectives.
* Responsible for quality and continuous improvement within the job scope. Contributes to and supports the company's quality initiatives.
