Business Initiatives Consultant - Technology and Data (Open to hiring at the Senior level)

Wellmark, Inc.•Des Moines, IA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

As Wellmark advances its enterprise AI strategy, this role translates strategic AI priorities into coordinated execution, responsible adoption, and measurable business outcomes across the organization. It works across business and technology functions to provide oversight, governance, and strategic enablement for enterprise AI initiatives, aligning organizational objectives with technology capabilities, risk management, and investment decisions. The role drives accountability and decision-making through Wellmark’s AI governance structure and partners with executive leaders, business stakeholders, technology teams, and external partners. It turns strategic direction into actionable roadmaps, establishes frameworks to measure adoption and business value, coordinates AI-related vendor evaluations and strategic initiatives, and helps ensure the technology, data, workforce, and operational capabilities needed for success are in place. The position leads through partnerships rather than direct authority, using influence, collaboration, and change leadership to build alignment, accelerate responsible AI adoption, remove execution barriers, and provide enterprise-wide visibility into progress, outcomes, and value. The posting also lists technical architecture and solution responsibilities, including design guidance, governance, vendor and integration review, stakeholder collaboration, and mentorship. The role may be filled at the Business Initiatives Consultant or Senior Business Initiatives Consultant level.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or direct and equivalent work experience.
At least 5 years of progressive project experience managing multiple projects, with a strong focus on medium- to high-complexity, enterprise-wide initiatives.
Proven business, strategic planning, and project management experience.
Ability to develop initiative plans and roadmaps and manage interdependencies.
Strong ownership and commitment to assigned projects, with the ability to achieve objectives across multiple complex projects.
Proven ability to build relationships and influence people across the organization to break down barriers, resolve conflict, and foster collaboration.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including executive communication and PowerPoint proficiency.
Ability to work under pressure while remaining adaptable, open to feedback, and focused during unanticipated challenges.
Ability to travel up to 5 percent.
Senior level: Bachelor’s degree or direct and applicable work experience.
Senior level: At least 7 years of health insurance or related industry experience, including proven business, strategic planning, project management, and process consulting experience, and a strong understanding of business initiatives and interdependencies.
This job requires a non-compete agreement.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading enterprise AI, digital transformation, or strategic technology initiatives.
Knowledge of AI governance, responsible AI practices, and adoption frameworks.
Proven ability to influence executive and cross-functional stakeholders.
Experience developing roadmaps, governance models, and value measurement frameworks.
Experience with vendor evaluations and technology-related RFP processes.

Responsibilities

Translate enterprise AI strategy and priorities into coordinated execution and measurable business outcomes.
Provide oversight, governance, and strategic enablement for enterprise AI initiatives, aligning organizational objectives, technology capabilities, risk management, and investment decisions.
Drive accountability and decision-making through Wellmark’s AI governance structure.
Partner with executive leaders, business stakeholders, technology teams, and external partners to advance enterprise AI priorities.
Convert strategic direction into actionable roadmaps and establish frameworks to measure adoption and business value.
Coordinate AI-related vendor evaluations and strategic initiatives.
Help ensure the technology, data, workforce, and operational capabilities needed to support AI initiatives are in place.
Build stakeholder alignment, accelerate responsible AI adoption, remove barriers to execution, and provide enterprise-wide visibility into progress, outcomes, and value realization.
Lead technical designs for highly integrated, complex application platforms to optimize security, information leverage and reuse, integration, performance, and availability, and ensure alignment with architecture standards.
Consult with Architects and project teams to create and document application platform design deliverables and collaborate on technology solutions.
May oversee and lead technical solution planning, development, and estimating in collaboration with other technical teams.
Collaborate with Architects, business systems analysts, and stakeholders on process improvements.
Consult with business stakeholders on technical planning to ensure architectures align with business expectations.
Oversee, review, and provide technical guidance on supported solutions, including vendor evaluations and integrations.
Support architecture governance standards and provide guidance on IT policies, security, and infrastructure.
Provide training and mentorship on technical design and solution implementation.
Build business relationships to ensure technical designs align with business needs.
Develop and apply industry best practices and recommend emerging technologies.
Perform other duties as assigned.