Program Manager III

Kaiser Permanente • Fremont, CA

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About The Position

Manages small-to-medium sized projects/programs or components with multiple workstreams and strategic business goals across departments, functions, or regions with responsibility and accountability for achieving program outcomes from initiation to close-out in an extended or open-ended time frame. Leads the work of project/program teams by coordinating and monitoring internal and/or external resources. Monitors and identifies project/program risks, issues, and trigger events by executing mitigation plans and strategies. Monitors compliance of project/program activities by ensuring project/program plans and team members adhere to relevant policies and procedures. Ensures the alignment, buy-in, coordination, and support of diverse stakeholders. Assists with reviews of vendor performance levels, ensures service level agreements are met, and supports contract negotiations with vendors.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university and minimum three (3) years project management experience OR Minimum six (6) years experience in project management or a directly related field.
• Applied Data Analysis
• Financial Acumen
• Conflict Resolution
• Managing Diverse Relationships
• Project Management Tools
• Risk Assessment
• Quality Assurance Process
• Service Focus
• Strategic Program Management
• Change Management

Responsibilities

• Pursues effective relationships with others by proactively providing resources, information, advice, and expertise with coworkers and members.
• Listens to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; provides mentoring to team members.
• Pursues self-development; creates plans and takes action to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses.
• Adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback; demonstrates flexibility in approaches to work.
• Completes work assignments autonomously by applying up-to-date expertise in subject area to generate creative solutions.
• Collaborates cross-functionally to solve business problems; escalates issues or risks as appropriate.
• Supports, identifies, and monitors priorities, deadlines, and expectations.
• Identifies, speaks up, and implements ways to address improvement opportunities for team.
• Develops, analyzes, and executes less complex project/program plans which include scope identification and management, schedule, inter-dependencies, and resource forecast.
• Manages project/program financials for small-to-medium size programs.
• Monitors project/program performance to ensure initiatives effectively deliver maximum long term value or benefit to the organization.
• Manages project/program activities related to organizational change management.
• Allocates resources, establishes schedules, and makes task assignments.
• Promotes program vision and objectives with project/program team.
• Monitors and identifies project/program risks, issues, and trigger events by executing mitigation plans and strategies.
• Monitors adherence of project/program activities to policies and procedures.
• Ensures the alignment, buy-in, and coordination of diverse stakeholders.
• Provides insight to key stakeholders and project/program sponsors by developing goals and setting the prioritization of deliverables.
• Communicates tough issues to stakeholders while maintaining an independent opinion.
• Assists with reviews of vendor performance levels and ensures service level agreements are met.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree