Project Manager – Healthcare Payers

CGI•Canton, MA

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Manager will work with the Business sponsor to successfully implement new capabilities and support operational processes by managing the delivery of enterprise-wide projects. At CGI you will be part of a team committed to providing outstanding services to our clients across multiple industries across the globe. The Project Manager will oversee and drive the client's strategic initiatives. The ideal candidate will be responsible for planning, implementing, and managing comprehensive technology / business initiatives to support growth by effectively utilizing project management principles and methodologies. This candidate would liaison with diverse stakeholders across business and technology domains to ensure the integrity and success of the project, and at the same time build and maintain strong partnerships across various departments in the organization. This position is located in Canton, MA - hybrid

Requirements

Strong Healthcare Payer experience.
10-15 years of project management experience.
Minimum 3 years experience in health insurance projects (if PMP certified) or 5 years (if not).
Experience with CQI, TQM, PDCA, PMBOK, or other formal improvement techniques.
Proven track record of meeting project deadlines with successful outcomes.
Ability to thrive in a matrix-management, hands-on environment.
Strong negotiating, influencing, and advocacy skills.
Outstanding communication and relationship management skills.
Bachelor's degree or relevant experience (advanced degree preferred).

Nice To Haves

PMP and Agile certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage all the phases of project management life cycle including but not limited to analyzing target architecture, managing solution delivery, budgeting, change management and vendor management thereby driving successful execution of the projects in alignment with organizational goals.
Lead the implementation of tools and methodologies that are used by the delivery teams to manage project scope, schedule, budget, risk and resource tracking for both Agile and/or Waterfall projects.
Organize teams across multiple technology workstreams, facilitate communication between cross functional teams and develop professional relationships to communicate through all levels from individual contributors to IT/Business leadership.
Identify, manage, track and mitigate potential technical risks that could impact project success.
Escalate issues and challenges through the appropriate organization chain of command along with proposed mitigations and strategies.
Ability to influence project sponsor, owner, project teams and extended stakeholders and provide thought leadership and successfully drive the organizational initiatives to closure.
Report program status as per organization guidelines to stakeholder leadership.
Drive innovation by understanding the technical landscape and identifying opportunities for improvement and mobilizing the teams for desired outcome.
Leveraging outstanding verbal and written skills to effectively manage challenging dynamics.