Principal Program Manager Transformation

Cotiviti

2d • $150,000 - $180,000

About The Position

The Principal Program Manager provides strategic oversight and coordination for a large, complex, multi-disciplinary program, partnering closely with individual program managers to ensure alignment, visibility, and execution success. This role serves as the central point for program-level tracking, risk management, and executive reporting, translating detailed inputs into clear, actionable insights for senior leaders and governance bodies.
The position is responsible for synthesizing progress, risks, and mitigation plans across multiple workstreams; driving consistent program management practices; and enabling timely decision-making through high-quality reports, dashboards, and executive presentations. Working cross-functionally with business operations, finance, technology, legal, product, and R&D teams, the role supports change management, innovation, and continuous improvement while adapting quickly to evolving priorities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, Engineering, or related field (Master’s or equivalent advanced business experience preferred).
• 12 - 15 years of experience leading large, complex, enterprise-scale technology or business transformation programs, including global initiatives.
• Proven success managing multi-workstream, interdependent programs within large, matrixed organizations.
• Program or project management certification required (PMP preferred).
• Demonstrated experience partnering with C-level executives and delivering executive-ready communications and presentations.
• Strong program-level risk management expertise, including contingency planning and SOP development.
• Experience working across finance, operations, legal, R&D, and software engineering teams, including distributed and remote environments.
• Deep familiarity with enterprise technology transformations (e.g., ERP, cloud, digital platforms, data modernization, SDLC).
• Advanced communication, organizational, and prioritization skills with the ability to synthesize complexity into clear insights.
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office and enterprise program management tools (e.g., PowerPoint, Smartsheet, collaboration platforms).
• Self-directed, adaptable leader capable of operating effectively in fast-changing, high-visibility environments
• Strategic Systems Thinking: Ability to understand complex, interconnected technology, business, and operational systems and anticipate downstream impacts of decisions across the enterprise.
• Advanced Analytical Reasoning: Quickly analyze large volumes of qualitative and quantitative information to identify patterns, risks, dependencies, and opportunities within transformation programs.
• Executive Judgment & Decision-Making: Apply sound judgment in ambiguous, high-stakes environments, balancing competing priorities, constraints, and stakeholder interests.
• Rapid Learning & Adaptability: Assimilate new technical concepts, business models, and program objectives quickly, adjusting strategies and execution plans as conditions evolve.
• Problem Solving in Ambiguity: Define problems that are not clearly articulated, evaluate multiple solution paths, and drive resolution in dynamic and uncertain environments.
• Risk Anticipation & Mitigation Thinking: Proactively identify potential program, technology, and organizational risks and develop mitigation strategies before issues escalate.
• Synthesis & Abstraction: Distill complex program details into clear, concise insights and narratives appropriate for executive-level decision-making.
• Change & Impact Assessment: Evaluate organizational readiness, behavioral impacts, and adoption risks associated with large-scale technology transformation initiatives.
• Prioritization & Trade-Off Analysis: Assess relative value, urgency, and impact to sequence work effectively and guide leaders through informed trade-off decisions.
• Innovation & Continuous Improvement Mindset: Identify opportunities to improve processes, leverage emerging technologies, and challenge existing assumptions to drive transformation outcomes.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s or equivalent advanced business experience preferred
• Program or project management certification required (PMP preferred).

Responsibilities

• Program Leadership & Governance
• Provide enterprise-level oversight and governance for large, multi-disciplinary technology transformation programs.
• Partner with program and project managers to guide execution without direct ownership of workstreams.
• Establish and maintain program governance, operating rhythms, and decision frameworks.
• Strategic Planning & Execution
• Translate enterprise technology strategy into integrated roadmaps, milestones, and success metrics.
• Ensure alignment across business, technology, and operational stakeholders.
• Identify and manage cross-program dependencies and downstream impacts.
• Executive Reporting & Risk Management
• Synthesize program-level status, risks, issues, and mitigation plans across multiple initiatives.
• Deliver clear, timely executive reporting to support informed decision-making.
• Lead program-level risk identification, escalation, and mitigation efforts.
• Stakeholder & Change Leadership
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, influencing outcomes without direct authority.
• Drive alignment across diverse, global, and cross-functional stakeholder groups.
• Track and support change management, adoption, and sustainability of transformation initiatives.
• Partner with business operations, finance, technology, legal, product, and R&D teams to ensure comprehensive visibility into program performance and risk.
• Continuous Improvement
• Advance program management standards, tools, and best practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, transparency, and integration across programs.
• Mentor program managers and strengthen enterprise program management capabilities.
• Prepare executive-ready reports, dashboards, and presentations.
• Complete all responsibilities as outlined in the annual performance review and/or goal setting.
• Complete all special projects and other duties as assigned.
• Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

Benefits

• Cotiviti offers team members a competitive benefits package to address a wide range of personal and family needs, including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance coverage, 401(k) savings plans, paid family leave, 9 paid holidays per year, and 17-27 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year, depending on specific level and length of service with Cotiviti.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal