[Hiring] Project Manager IV - Business Operations @Centene Corporation

Role Description

As a member of the Corporate Business Operations team, this role independently leads complex programs comprised of multiple projects and workstreams. The position is responsible for proactively identifying and mitigating risks, managing interdependencies, and driving alignment across diverse stakeholder groups. Success in this role requires strong executive presence, strategic thinking, and the ability to communicate effectively with senior leaders and executives.

• This is a fully remote role.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.
• Sponsorship and future sponsorship are not available for this opportunity, including employment-based visa types H-1B, L-1, O-1, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, or CPT.
• Manage the full project life cycle, including review of various sources to assess requirements, creation of project plans and schedules, obtaining and managing resources, managing budget, and facilitating project execution, deployment and closure.
• Utilize corporate and industry standard project management tools and techniques to effectively manage projects.
• Assist with establishment and maintenance of corporate project management methodology and other department procedures.
• Maintain detailed project documentation including meeting minutes, action items, issues lists and risk management plans.
• Provide leadership and effectively communicate project status to all stakeholders and external agencies.
• Negotiate with project stakeholders to identify resources, resolve issues, and mitigate risks.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading complex, cross functional projects or programs from initiation through implementation and stabilization.
• Able to build the plan, establish governance, manage dependencies, drive decisions, and maintain momentum without needing someone else to structure the work.
• Experience managing external vendors, including performance management, SLAs and KPIs, deliverables, contractual commitments, service issues, escalations, remediation plans, and governance meetings.
• Comfortable maintaining a positive vendor relationship while still holding the vendor accountable.
• Understands that successful project delivery isn't simply meeting a go live date.
• Thinks about downstream operations, readiness, handoffs, controls, sustainability, customer/member impact, and what happens after implementation.
• Vendor Governance and Business Operations experience would be incredibly beneficial.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of project management experience with departmental specific projects.
• Previous experience as a lead in a functional area, managing cross functional teams on large scale projects or supervisory experience including hiring, training, assigning work and managing the performance of staff.
• Proficient with MS-Office applications.
• Healthcare experience; managed care experience preferred.

License/Certification

• PMP certification preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Health insurance.
• 401K and stock purchase plans.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Paid time off plus holidays.
• Flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules.
• Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives.
• Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.