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Location

Baltimore, MD | United States

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Job description

Resp & Qualifications

PURPOSE:

The Senior Project Manager, working within the Finance Data Systems and Decision Support department, is a highly motivated professional responsible for coordinating the project development efforts of the department, establishing governance around best practice policies and data management, as well as supporting the evaluation of business processes to support the Finance division to achieve their goals.

The Senior Project Manager will work as a liaison and point of contact between the business stakeholders and the development team resources to facilitate discussions and address questions during the process improvement lifecycle.

The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for tracking the overall workload of projects and work activity for the Finance Data Systems and Decision Support utilizing appropriate project management tools (i.e. JIRA). On larger projects, the candidate will be expected to apply key project management fundamentals to the process to keep projects on time and on budget. The candidate must be driven, self-motivated and able to proactively manage the project portfolio for the department to ensure the customers needs are met within established deadlines and clear roadblocks as needed.

The Senior Project Manager must possess a high degree of interpersonal communication skills and be comfortable interacting with associates at all levels of the organization, up to and including EVP. This position will also be responsible for preparing executive-level briefings and presentations on the portfolio status of projects in this area. The candidate must be highly capable of bridging the communication needs of business to technical and technical to business with a level of comfort and familiarity with both areas.

The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for establishing and managing the overall production management processes for the production environments. This includes source control oversight in Azure DevOps, production change control, deployment oversight as well as SOPs and policy oversight and maintenance.

The Senior Project Manager will also be expected to have familiarity with core data engineering concepts and be able to formulate and help to manage a robust data governance framework for the department. The candidate will be able to speak fluently in data engineering terms and concepts and be able to play an active and contributing role to the development of the governance process and not simply be a facilitator. The candidate will develop and maintain data documentation resources such as data dictionary, ERDs and other data artifacts.

The Senior Project Manager is encouraged to have a robust understanding of the health care business and is strongly encouraged to quickly improve on this business knowledge to perform analysis and design more independently to develop automated solutions and processes for the business.

The Senior Project Manager is expected to learn and understand the fundamentals of financial/operational accounting, as well as key concepts around financial planning and analysis to support stakeholders within the business. This includes becoming familiar with financial terminology and basic calculations as well as with the underlying health care data being used to develop solutions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

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  Plans and initiates project resources, prepares budgets, monitors progress, tracks schedule and mitigates risks. Sequences complex initiatives from start to finish.
• Provides end to end project management support in terms of reporting, project deliverable tracking and documentation. Acts as a liaison across all areas to ensure effective and efficient goals, scope, progress, and completion of projects. Coordinates issues throughout CareFirst, and externally, when necessary, to promote accurately represented information.
• Provides direction and motivation to project teams in a matrixed environment. Drives outcomes by fostering a collaborative culture. Manages relationships with key stakeholders, including management and vendors. Leads the execution of the project.
• Evaluates implications of existing or proposed projects, programs, processes, and policies/regulations through the use of critical and creative thinking and recommends improvements.
• Performs mid-level advisory consulting work and provides strategic focus. Effectively conveys the big picture and alignment with corporate goals.
• Synthesizes complex topics and project statuses into executive level presentations and influences decision making. Effectively communicates with all levels of the organization. Liaisons with IT and translates business needs into technology related action plans.

QUALFICIATIONS:

Education Level: Bachelor's Degree Project Management, Business or related field, OR in lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience.

Experience: 5 years as a project manager or experience as a team lead managing large budgets.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Project Management Professional Certification (PMP)
• Knowledge of Agile Scrum projects, methods, and principles.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs)

• Project planning and life cycle development.
• Ability to engage staff at project start-up and plans roll-off of staff at project end.
• Effective understanding of how functions integrate within the division and the strategic concept behind the corporate goals.
• Ability to synthesize large complex data and analysis into clear, concise, executive level presentations that allow for rapid grasp of business problem or opportunity and understanding of feasible solutions.
• Stakeholder management and facilitation, including conducting high-level status meetings with executives.
• Ability to establish working relationships and influence/persuade across all levels of leadership including C-Suite.
• Ability to identify and shepherd strategic opportunities that have a significant impact on the organization.
• Use of Microsoft Office applications.
• Must be able to effectively work in a fast-paced environment with frequently changing priorities, deadlines, and workloads that can be variable for long periods of time. Must be able to meet established deadlines and handle multiple customer service demands from internal and external customers, within set expectations for service excellence. Must be able to effectively communicate and provide positive customer service to every internal and external customer, including customers who may be demanding or otherwise challenging.
  Salary Range: $80,568 - $160,017

Salary Range Disclaimer

The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the work is being performed. This compensation range is specific and considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilites of the position, the candidate's work experience, education/training, internal peer equity, and market and business consideration. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of the range, as compensation decisions depend on each case's facts and circumstances, including but not limited to experience, internal equity, and location. In addition to your compensation, CareFirst offers a comprehensive benefits package, various incentive programs/plans, and 401k contribution programs/plans (all benefits/incentives are subject to eligibility requirements).

Department

Equal Employment Opportunity

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is an Equal Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Federal Disc/Physical Demand

Note: The incumbent is required to immediately disclose any debarment, exclusion, or other event that makes him/her ineligible to perform work directly or indirectly on Federal health care programs.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The associate is primarily seated while performing the duties of the position. Occasional walking or standing is required. The hands are regularly used to write, type, key and handle or feel small controls and objects. The associate must frequently talk and hear. Weights up to 25 pounds are occasionally lifted.

Sponsorship in US

Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without Sponsorship

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