[Hiring] Lead Portfolio Manager @Humana

Role Description

Become a part of our caring community. Humana is committed to helping people achieve their best health by delivering innovative technology solutions that power exceptional member, provider, and associate experiences.

The Lead, Portfolio Management – Quality Engineering Business Operations plays a critical role in enabling the operational health, planning and financial discipline, and strategic execution of the Enterprise Software Quality Engineering Center of Excellence (COE). This role supports portfolio operations across:

• Financial management
• Vendor governance
• Resource and capacity planning
• Operational intake
• Executive reporting
• Communications
• Associate engagement
• Transformation coordination

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in portfolio management, financial governance, business operations, and executive communications, with a proven ability to drive strategic initiatives, influence decision-making, successfully execute priorities across a complex, highly matrixed organization, and deliver results across diverse stakeholder groups.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Management, Finance, Business or Information Technology, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, financial tracking, or resource planning processes.
• 5+ years of experience in portfolio management, technology business operations, program management, strategic planning, workforce planning, or related disciplines.
• 3+ years of experience supporting technology organizations, business operations teams, portfolio functions, or transformation initiatives.
• Experience developing reports, dashboards, scorecards, and executive presentation materials.
• Experience coordinating across multiple stakeholders in a matrixed environment.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level communication.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with a high degree of accuracy, professionalism, and responsiveness.

Requirements

• Experience supporting Quality Engineering, Software Engineering, Platform Engineering, DevOps, Enterprise Architecture, or Technology Operations organizations.
• Experience with vendor management, managed service operations, or strategic partner governance.
• Experience in healthcare, insurance, financial services, or another highly regulated industry.
• Experience with workforce onboarding, organizational transition planning, or change management initiatives.
• Familiarity with Agile, Lean Portfolio Management, SAFe, DevOps, CI/CD, and product operating models.
• Experience using portfolio, reporting, and work management tools such as Azure DevOps, dashboards/reporting platforms, and collaboration tools.
• PMP, SAFe, Lean, or related certification.
• Experience supporting executive-level strategic initiatives and business operations for large enterprise teams.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision benefits
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave)
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Life insurance
• Many other opportunities

Work at Home Requirements

To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria:

• At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required.
• Wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested.
• In certain roles, the minimum recommended internet speed required by Humana may not be sufficient for business needs.
• Humana reserves the right to require associates to upgrade their internet service if necessary.
• Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.

Travel

While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

$117,600 - $161,700 per year

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Application Deadline

10-13-2026

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements.