Director, Business Transformation - PMO

Centene Corporation•Remote-MO, MO
•$134,600 - $249,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Manage a team responsible for driving strategic business and technology initiatives. Source talent, coach, train, mentor and provide feedback; conduct annual reviews and all matters required by HR. Support the strategic oversight of the department, leveraging knowledge of healthcare, Centene, business improvement / transformation, program and project management, organization change management, customer experience, and strategy. Ensure proposed business valuation maximizes impact with an emphasis on hard dollar Return on Investment (ROI) savings or cost avoidance scenarios. Leads a team of Program Managers in guiding the business to achieve strategic goals and operational efficiency. Provides coaching and mentoring to develop Associates including career pathing within the department and across Centene. Leverages superior knowledge of program and project management, healthcare, Centene, business improvement/transformation, organization change management, customer experience, and strategy. Establishes true partnership through learning the business / technology, building trust, and providing value. Provides guidance, leadership and encourages collaboration with Senior Management. Pardners with senior management and seeks identification of new initiatives including scope, problem statement, stakeholders, and expected outcomes necessary to guide portfolio prioritization. Demonstrates thought leadership through out of the box thinking and leveraging deep knowledge of business processes and systems. Leads highly complex or sensitive initiatives, which may involve Legal / Compliance or results in significant organizational, process, and technology impacts. Ensures appropriateness of overall initiative scope, multi-year strategy, and implementation plan to achieve operational efficiency and deliver excellent customer experience. Ensures establishment of a governance framework elements including strategy map, policy / procedure, balanced scorecard and operational reporting, problem and escalation management, risk and compliance mitigation, resource / vendor management, and training / communication for assigned initiatives. Oversees the measure to validate and ensure completeness, accuracy, and value add in support of superior quality product delivery. Ensures proposed business valuation maximizes impact with an emphasis on hard dollar Return on Investment (ROI) savings or cost avoidance scenarios. Produces executive level reporting demonstrating department goals achievement including ROI, on-time delivery, internal customer satisfaction scores. Acts as a change agent and strive to build unity at a time of change. Applies project management techniques to ensure on-time, high-quality deliverables. Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in related field.
  • 8+ years of experience in at least three of the following: project management, process improvement/transformation, business/financial analysis, external consulting/auditing/risk analysis, customer journey/experience, organizational change management, IT solution/architecture

Nice To Haves

  • PMP, Organizational Change Management (PROSCI, Six Sigma CAP, Kotter, Bridge’s Rogers Kubler), CEX, CMMI, Six Sigma preferred

Responsibilities

  • Manage a team responsible for driving strategic business and technology initiatives.
  • Source talent, coach, train, mentor and provide feedback; conduct annual reviews and all matters required by HR.
  • Support the strategic oversight of the department, leveraging knowledge of healthcare, Centene, business improvement / transformation, program and project management, organization change management, customer experience, and strategy.
  • Ensure proposed business valuation maximizes impact with an emphasis on hard dollar Return on Investment (ROI) savings or cost avoidance scenarios.
  • Leads a team of Program Managers in guiding the business to achieve strategic goals and operational efficiency.
  • Provides coaching and mentoring to develop Associates including career pathing within the department and across Centene.
  • Establishes true partnership through learning the business / technology, building trust, and providing value.
  • Provides guidance, leadership and encourages collaboration with Senior Management.
  • Partners with senior management and seeks identification of new initiatives including scope, problem statement, stakeholders, and expected outcomes necessary to guide portfolio prioritization.
  • Demonstrates thought leadership through out of the box thinking and leveraging deep knowledge of business processes and systems.
  • Leads highly complex or sensitive initiatives, which may involve Legal / Compliance or results in significant organizational, process, and technology impacts.
  • Ensures appropriateness of overall initiative scope, multi-year strategy, and implementation plan to achieve operational efficiency and deliver excellent customer experience.
  • Ensures establishment of a governance framework elements including strategy map, policy / procedure, balanced scorecard and operational reporting, problem and escalation management, risk and compliance mitigation, resource / vendor management, and training / communication for assigned initiatives.
  • Oversees the measure to validate and ensure completeness, accuracy, and value add in support of superior quality product delivery.
  • Produces executive level reporting demonstrating department goals achievement including ROI, on-time delivery, internal customer satisfaction scores.
  • Acts as a change agent and strive to build unity at a time of change.
  • Applies project management techniques to ensure on-time, high-quality deliverables.
  • Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.

Benefits

  • competitive pay
  • health insurance
  • 401K
  • stock purchase plans
  • tuition reimbursement
  • paid time off plus holidays
  • a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules
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