Project Manager, Consultant

Blue Shield of California•Oakland, CA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Nexus Platform team is looking for a Project Manager to provide oversight and planning for various size initiatives that require development and delivery from the Platform. The Project Manager, Consultant will report to the Senior Manager. In this role you will provide project management for the work that impacts the Nexus Platform. This may be enterprise strategic initiatives driven by the Platform team or it may be complex operational implementations with multiple cross functional dependencies. This role will be supporting the Product Managers on the delivery of the initiatives by supporting planning, budgeting, scheduling, and assisting with dependencies and escalations. Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow – personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Requires at least 7 years of prior relevant experience
Work in JIRA, Azure Dev Ops, and Microsoft Tools
Leverage your understanding and experience in Scrum Agile Software Development Lifecycle for planning and delivery

Responsibilities

Plan and manage medium to large sized projects that impact the Nexus Platform, which is an internal operational Platform used across the Enterprise.
Manage projects that either directly impact or are driven by the Nexus Platform, as well as enterprise-wide initiatives that affect the platform and require project management, coordination, and collaboration across the platform team and key stakeholders
Ensure strategic direction of projects is in line and designs strategies for alignment with Company and business unit goals and objectives
Demonstrate proven ability to determine key business and technical issues, develop effective action plans and implement to successful conclusion
Manage the design, development and/or implementation of new or enhanced systems projects or programs
Manage the scope, schedule, budget, and quality of the project
Maintain project plans and schedules
Escalate risk and mitigation strategies
Work with cross functional teams to assist in delivery and execution
Work closely with the Product Managers, Scrum Masters, and Developers for the Nexus Platform
Coordinate with Change Management team members on roll out strategies, communication, training, and delivery
Assist with executive report outs and communications