Project Manager

DELTA DENTAL OF ILLINOIS • Naperville, IL

4d • $95,000 - $115,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Delta Dental of Illinois is seeking a Project Manager to lead small- to mid-sized projects and defined workstreams within larger cross-functional initiatives, business system configurations, and operational improvement efforts. The role coordinates delivery across business and technology teams and manages work from initiation through closeout. The position is based in Naperville, Illinois, with a hybrid work schedule under the company’s Workplace Flexibility policy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, operations management, or a related field.
• At least three years of hands-on experience in project management, process improvement, or operations.
• Working knowledge of predictive and Agile project delivery methods and software development life cycle fundamentals.

Nice To Haves

• Project Management Professional (PMP), Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt, or comparable certification.
• Experience coordinating system implementation, operational readiness, or organizational change activities.
• Health insurance industry or business-process experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned projects and workstreams through initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, implementation, and closeout.
• Develop and maintain project charters, scope statements, schedules, milestone plans, resource assignments, requirements, budgets or cost estimates, and other project artifacts appropriate to the work’s size and complexity.
• Coordinate activities across business and technology teams, confirming roles, responsibilities, deliverables, dependencies, and due dates.
• Monitor progress against plans and adjust activities with sponsors, functional leaders, and team members to address changes or delivery constraints.
• Manage risks, issues, assumptions, decisions, action items, and change requests; analyze impact, recommend options, and escalate matters requiring sponsor or leadership direction.
• Facilitate project and process improvement meetings, working sessions, and decision forums; prepare agendas, document decisions and action items, and drive follow-through to closure.

Benefits

• Companywide bonus program.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Volunteer time off.
• On-site fitness center.
• Hybrid work schedule.
• Free dental coverage for employees and their dependents.
• Free vision, life, and short- and long-term disability coverage for employees.
• Medical options for many budgets.
• 401(k) and company match.
• Generous paid time off program.
• 11 paid holidays per calendar year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level