Minnesota - Program Manager
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Job Description
Role: Program Manager
Location: Mostly remote, some on-site time in Minneapolis, MN
Rate: $64.18/hour W2 to 73.30/hour W2 depending on skills and qualifications
Duration: Start ASAP- through December 31st, 2025 (likely extension)

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE AN EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND AND IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF COMMERCIAL CLAIMS DATA, SYSTEMS, AND PROCESSES - FROM PLANNING & STRATEGY TO EXECUTION AND POST-MIGRATION ACTIVITIES.

This position requires a strong leadership presence, and the ability to use thoughtful assertion to establish priorities and move initiatives forward.

DESCRIPTION

The Program Lead will be responsible for leading and managing the Claims Platform Migration for Commercial membership (small and large group, level funded, and self-insured).
The Program Lead will provide oversight to all project managers and teams within their program(s) and will ultimately be responsible for program performance including, but not limited to: timing, budget, and the quality of the scope of work completed. The programs/projects may involve evaluating and/or implementing services, systems, or opportunities for business process improvement.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Manage Execution (70%)
• Partner with Business stakeholders to define and/or understand program scope, milestones, and business outcomes. Support development of business case(s,) partnering with business owners, Finance, Technology, etc.
• Identify resource requirements for the program, aligning to budget constraints and working with program leadership to facilitate hiring; reassess on a regular cadence.
• Participate in Program Increment (PI) Planning, System Demo, and Solution Demo, as necessary to ensure alignment across multiple ARTs and business divisions; role is to highlight and assist in resolving any gaps in alignment for deliverables.
• Understand and report on the progress of the program MVP with key stakeholders, including steering and portfolio management.
• Develop a critical path / business milestones and timeline in partnership with business representatives and Product Management to meet business outcomes; continuously update critical path / milestones as necessary due to business decisions.
• Ensure coordination and synchronization of epic-related (program) activities across all entities as required (business readiness, communications, process design, technology delivery, etc.).
• Manage executive stakeholder communications, including preparation and facilitation of Executive Steering Committees.
• Ensure transparency and management of dependencies, issues and risks; facilitate resolution or decisions where needed.
• Support the Product Managers, Product Owners and Business Readiness representatives in managing expectations for program deliverables.
• Hold teams accountable for their deliverables and commitments; serve as an escalation resource and help to remove obstacles and facilitate decisions.
• Financial Management for Programs assigned; ensure appropriate expenditures are applied to the program and work with financial representatives and / or Portfolio Management to resolve issues.
• Relationship Management (30%)
• Collaboratively and effectively work with internal and external entities including external vendors.
• Organize, motivate, and provide leadership to cross-functional work teams from all operating areas.
• Coach, support, and lead a team of project managers as they manage their individual projects.
• Provide insight and leadership when project managers are presented with barriers throughout the project life cycle.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent Experience
• Minimum years’ experience required in the field to qualify for the position:
• Bachelors degree, plus 7 years of related experience, including 3+ years of experience managing complex cross-departmental programs and teams of project managers .
• Specific types of experience or skills required:
• Leading cross-functional strategic and/or Transformation programs
• Managing program budgets in excess of $1M+
• Managing project managers throughout a project life cycle
• Managing across a team of Executive stakeholders, business owners, technology owners, change managers, operational readiness and training staff, with cross-functional teams upwards of 10 – 50+ people
• End-to-end program management inclusive of Agile delivery methodologies
• Strong executive communication skills and experience creating executive-level status reporting and PowerPoints
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced, ambiguous environment
• Preferred: PMP certification
• Healthcare experience, particularly working in a payer environment
• Maintain regularly assigned work schedule.
  Worksite Arrangement:
  This position is approved for HUB (preferred) or Remote.
  HUB - The ideal candidate is local to the Twin Cities and would be able to come into the Minnetonka office periodically for training and “heads-up” collaborative work or meetings.
  Remote - Full time remote is approved from the following states: AR, AZ, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, KS, KY, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OK, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI.
  Benefits + Perks

Please refer the Job description for details