Job Description:

Job Summary

The Process Transformation & Back Office Project Management Office (PMO) organization is seeking a dynamic Project Manager, Principal for the portfolio to drive strategic and operational project initiatives. The process transformation program is radically changing Blue Shield of California's business model. Transformation is bringing health care into the digital age and making it function like other parts of our lives. Process transformation initiatives are iterative, highly complex with people, process, and technology impacts and multiple root causes/driving factors. The IT organization is also moving from a project-based model to a product-based model.

Responsibilities

This role acts as a project and program leader partnering with the business leadership and technical experts. Execution responsibility for full project lifecycle including planning, scope, schedule, resource management, financials, and program governance to ensure delivery within time, budget and resource targets. Single point of accountability for project success within an assigned program. Partners with multiple delivery teams to influence and improve project-based activities to achieve operational efficiencies. Applies Agile or Waterfall or hybrid methodologies as appropriate.

Provides direct oversight on project planning and execution, managing highly complex IT + Business initiatives typically $5M or larger. Manages projects from initiation through closing phases, interfacing with internal stakeholders and affecting internal and external stakeholders. Tracks projects against major milestones and business targets including administrative benefits. Defines, implements, and facilitates change management. Actively manages project budgets including actuals reviews and monthly forecasting. Leads and facilitates executive and senior leadership meetings.

The Project Manager, Principal may directly manage other project managers and scrum masters in the portfolio while overseeing a larger matrixed project team. Expected to recruit and staff the projects with internal and external resources. Monitors teamwork and completion progress. Performs supervisory management and learning development for staff.

Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree required; Masters Degree preferred


• Typically, requires a college degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10 years of prior relevant experience


• Demonstrated leadership on large-scale enterprise-wide projects ($5M+ budgets) managing direct reports and matrixed / vendor resources


• Managing cross-functional teams and implementing agile methodologies within an IT organization


• Keen understanding of technology and how it fits within a business context


• Experience in delivering digital platforms (web portals and mobile apps) and data platforms (data warehouses, analytics, data marts etc.)


• Ability to interact with all levels including senior management and influence decision-making. Inter-personal and relationship-building skills are critical to success


• Excellent communicator - oral, written and presentation


• Entrepreneurial. Able to navigate fast-changing and ambiguous situations with different levels of stakeholders


• Experience with waterfall, agile and hybrid software delivery methodologies


• Proficiency with JIRA or similar epic, story, and defect tracking management systems


• Proficiency in Microsoft Project, Planview, or similar project management tools


• Preferred: Knowledge of Blue Shield of California (BSC) or prior healthcare payer experience


• Scrum Master certification required


• Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) preferred


• Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) strongly preferred.


• PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) preferred

Additional Information

• About Company: At Blue Shield of California we are parents, leader, students, visionaries, heroes, and providers. Everyday we come together striving to fulfill our mission, to ensure all Californians have access to high-quality health care at a sustainably affordable price. For more than 80 years, Blue Shield of California has been dedicated to transforming health care by making it more accessible, cost-effective, and customer-centric. We are a not-for-profit, independent member of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association with 6,800 employees, more than $20 billion in annual revenue and 4.3 million members. The company has contributed more than $500 million to Blue Shield of California Foundation since 2002 to have a positive impact on California communities. Blue Shield of California is headquartered in Oakland, California with 18 additional locations including Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San Diego. We're excited to share Blue Shield of California has received awards and recognition for - LGBT diversity, quality improvement, most influential women in corporate America, Bay Area's top companies in volunteering & giving, and one of the world's most ethical companies. Here at Blue Shield of California, we're striving to make a positive change across our industry and the communities we live in - Join us!










• Physical Requirements: Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.
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• EEO Footer: External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.











• Requisition ID: 21001NA













• Posting Date: May 3, 2021











• Schedule: Full-time

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