Lead IT Portfolio Management Analyst

Centene Corporation•Northampton, MO

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members by using technology to improve health outcomes around the world. As a diversified, national organization, Centene's technology professionals have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility. Position Purpose: In charge of the prioritization of projects, auditing project alignment with overall technical or business strategy, guiding resource allocation, and supporting the development of project or program execution plans. Manages Agile / Lean portfolios and supports overall strategy, investment funding, Agile portfolio operations, and Lean governance. Applies the concept of lean thinking to program and product and coaches stakeholders on these concepts to achieve objectives. Facilitates the portfolio management processes to ensure strategic alignment on technologies and goals Develops and monitors reporting metrics and portfolio dashboards to allow for repeatable and predictable project or product release success. Creates visibility into areas struggling with scope, schedule, resources, or budget Contributes to the development, management and optimization of portfolio, program, and project management methodologies and disciplines Facilitates resource and budget planning with the IT teams on new demands and contributes to the sequencing of projects into the portfolio Identifies dependencies and critical paths, and aids stakeholders in managing them Improves and streamlines the portfolio and project lifecycle, by working closely with business units, user base, and tool teams Identifies and resolves problems often anticipating issues before they occur or before they escalate; develop and evaluate options and implements solutions Analyzes project risk profile and balance at the portfolio level Contributes to capacity planning for initial and ongoing identification of resource needs and scheduling that will be used for making critical portfolio decisions Develop and maintain processes to facilitate integrated project scoping between various workgroups and identifies operational impacts and dependencies Maintain departmental work process for IT controls Analyze demand data to identify and report on trends Identify key leading and lagging risk factors Ensure compliance to all policies and procedures Drive portfolio planning and operations for assigned portfolio Performs other duties as assigned Complies with all policies and standards

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree and 5 – 7 years of related experience. Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.
Experience with Other: ServiceNow, Flexera, and/or BDNA
Knowledge of Other: IT hardware/software assets as well as knowledge of applications and application platforms
Knowledge of JIRA
Ability to identify basic problems and procedural irregularities, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Ability to work independently
Demonstrated analytical skills
Demonstrated project management skills
Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills
Ability to communicate and make recommendations to upper management
Ability to drive multiple projects to successful completion
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)-PMI required

Nice To Haves

Certified Workforce Planning Professional preferred
Certified in Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT) preferred

Responsibilities

Prioritization of projects
Auditing project alignment with overall technical or business strategy
Guiding resource allocation
Supporting the development of project or program execution plans
Manages Agile / Lean portfolios and supports overall strategy, investment funding, Agile portfolio operations, and Lean governance
Applies the concept of lean thinking to program and product and coaches stakeholders on these concepts to achieve objectives
Facilitates the portfolio management processes to ensure strategic alignment on technologies and goals
Develops and monitors reporting metrics and portfolio dashboards to allow for repeatable and predictable project or product release success
Creates visibility into areas struggling with scope, schedule, resources, or budget
Contributes to the development, management and optimization of portfolio, program, and project management methodologies and disciplines
Facilitates resource and budget planning with the IT teams on new demands and contributes to the sequencing of projects into the portfolio
Identifies dependencies and critical paths, and aids stakeholders in managing them
Improves and streamlines the portfolio and project lifecycle, by working closely with business units, user base, and tool teams
Identifies and resolves problems often anticipating issues before they occur or before they escalate; develop and evaluate options and implements solutions
Analyzes project risk profile and balance at the portfolio level
Contributes to capacity planning for initial and ongoing identification of resource needs and scheduling that will be used for making critical portfolio decisions
Develop and maintain processes to facilitate integrated project scoping between various workgroups and identifies operational impacts and dependencies
Maintain departmental work process for IT controls
Analyze demand data to identify and report on trends
Identify key leading and lagging risk factors
Ensure compliance to all policies and procedures
Drive portfolio planning and operations for assigned portfolio
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all policies and standards