Project Manager Senior (US)

Elevance Health•Norfolk, VA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

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. The Project Manager Senior manages multiple projects of varying sizes and duration including large projects from a global perspective that incorporates both the business and technical aspects of the project. This role is focused on UM Transformation and is responsible for driving the project planning, strategic prioritization, risk mitigation, and various project management functionalities across the internal program team and partnering stakeholders.

Requirements

Requires a BA/BS in a related field and minimum of 5 years professional project management experience required during which at least 3 years are spent leading and directing project tasks; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
If this job is assigned to any Government Business Division entity, the applicant and incumbent fall under a 'sensitive position' work designation and may be subject to additional requirements beyond those associates outside Government Business Divisions. Requirements include but are not limited to more stringent and frequent background checks and/or government clearances, segregation of duties principles, role specific training, monitoring of daily job functions, and sensitive data handling instructions. Associates in these jobs must follow the specific policies, procedures, guidelines, etc. as stated by the Government Business Division in which they are employed.

Responsibilities

Applying project management knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project deliverables, processes, and systems.
Coaches and mentors project team members.
Mentors other project managers.
Determines project scope.
Develops resource, risk, quality, cost, and scope management plans.
Develops training plans; develops requirements documents.
Develops project approval matrix.
Identifies project team training and tool needs.
Defines, recommends and secures contractual agreements for services and products.
Coordinates requirements, schedules implementation and post-implement plans, and develops service-level agreements for vendor partners and global resources firms.
Defines quality gates for each project methodology phase.
Defines critical success factors.
Establishes and manages the project warranty period.