Project Manager (Cost of Care)

Elevance Health•Tampa, FL

15d•Hybrid

About The Position

Project Manager Location: This role requires associates to be in-office 1-2 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office. Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law. The Project Manager will serve as Project Manager for complex, cross-functional solution design initiatives that require strong communications coordination experience, process discipline, and technical capability to help us manage the relaunched Center of Collaboration (CoC) Hub—our digital command center for orchestrating DNA’s work and connecting teams across the and communication execution enterprise. The Design for Narrative and Action (DNA) team is Elevance Health’s collaborative engine for shaping how our organization tells each Cost of Care story in a member centric way. We focus on connecting people, processes, and CoC initiatives through a clear, consistent and consumable member value narrative and defining business requirements for our most complex initiatives. How you will make an impact: Maintain highly detailed automated and robotic processes within the CoC Hub. Oversee Smartsheet and SharePoint integrations and workflows to support collaboration and transparency. Manages the development of a prescribed planning document; develops project charter; partners with sponsors to secure project approval. Develops communication management plan. Defines project team roles and responsibilities, develops work plan structure and project schedule; develops deployment plan. Leads project meetings; identifies, documents and prioritizes scope changes and facilitates approval process. Maintains and updates all project documents; secures the appropriate skill sets for project; sets and manages expectations with resource managers and team members. Provides performance feedback to team members and resource managers; maintains issue log. Facilitates resolution of issues; executes communication plans. Regularly reports status of projects; manages and monitors ROI throughout the project lifecycle; tracks and manages time and budget against plan; develops testing strategy Conduct project close-out activities; prepares and participates in quality review checkpoints; obtain/secure and archive necessary approvals Manage and update project plan; and performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Requires an BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study and a minimum of 5 years project management experience in broad-based information systems, full life-cycle application development and/or building enterprise applications and/or data warehouse planning and development with 2 years spent working in a lead role on one or more projects; or any combination of education and experience which would provide an equivalent background.
Requires experience in creating an effective team environment, building strong relationships, negotiation, solving problems and issues, resolving conflicts, managing resources in a matrix environment and communicating effectively at all levels of an organization.
Requires experience working with project management tools, documentation tools, and reporting tools required.

Nice To Haves

Project Management certification (PMP, Agile, or equivalent) preferred.
Proven experience in automation design, data governance, and platform management preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain highly detailed automated and robotic processes within the CoC Hub.
Oversee Smartsheet and SharePoint integrations and workflows to support collaboration and transparency.
Manages the development of a prescribed planning document; develops project charter; partners with sponsors to secure project approval.
Develops communication management plan.
Defines project team roles and responsibilities, develops work plan structure and project schedule; develops deployment plan.
Leads project meetings; identifies, documents and prioritizes scope changes and facilitates approval process.
Maintains and updates all project documents; secures the appropriate skill sets for project; sets and manages expectations with resource managers and team members.
Provides performance feedback to team members and resource managers; maintains issue log.
Facilitates resolution of issues; executes communication plans.
Regularly reports status of projects; manages and monitors ROI throughout the project lifecycle; tracks and manages time and budget against plan; develops testing strategy
Conduct project close-out activities; prepares and participates in quality review checkpoints; obtain/secure and archive necessary approvals
Manage and update project plan; and performs other duties as assigned.