Senior Business Manager

Premera Blue Cross•Mountlake Terrace, WA

16d•Hybrid

About The Position

Are you ready to shape the future of our organization and drive meaningful impact? As the Senior Business Manager supporting the VP, Human Capital, you’ll serve as a strategic partner, supporting organizational effectiveness, talent development, employee experience, and priority initiatives. Why Join Us? Represent an Employee-Centric Culture: You’ll have the opportunity to influence key decisions and help steer our company from “good” to “great” in a company that has a strong commitment to employee growth and satisfaction. Work with an Inspiring Leader: Partner directly with a passionate, empathetic leader who values authentic relationships and open, crucial conversations. Thrive in a Dynamic Environment: If you love variety and fast-paced challenges, you’ll excel here—adaptability and quick thinking are crucial for our success. Grow Your Strategic Skills: As a systems thinker, you’ll identify and address both upstream and downstream impacts, developing a holistic view of the business. Join a Caring, Close-Knit Team: Experience a workplace where colleagues genuinely support one another and are deeply committed to employee well-being.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business, healthcare, or related field or four years of work experience.
Eight years of experience in developing, implementing, training, and supporting new or existing strategic programs and processes.
Eight years of program, project, or change management experience (or a combination of the three).

Nice To Haves

Experience in human resources or a similar field is preferred.

Responsibilities

Strategic Planning and Execution: Consult and partner with executive management to identify key business issues, outline strategic alternatives, and recommend effective solutions to align with Premera's strategic goals. Perform independent analyses for a broad array of complex issues across disciplines and functional areas. Identify and recommend suggested action steps based on analytic results, and make recommendations to senior management.
Communication and Presentation: Create, leverage, align, and integrate communication strategies and collateral. Collaborate with others to gain buy-in on programs and processes from business stakeholders. Shape sensitive messages and leader-level communications, propose wording, and merge drafts to land the right tone and messaging before distribution.
Project and Program Management: Lead the integration of priority projects and programs by developing project team objectives, managing risk, and ensuring key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and outcomes. Partner closely with teams and leaders to design, implement, and operate new programs and/or enhancements.
Collaboration and Performance: Increase team performance and inter-departmental collaboration through contributing insights, leveraging resources, and providing support via scalable projects, programs, and/or initiatives. Partner with the Compliance and Ethics team to refine policies and guidelines, ensuring alignment with evolving business needs.

Benefits

Medical, vision, and dental coverage with low employee premiums.
Voluntary benefit offerings, including pet insurance for paw parents.
Life and disability insurance.
Retirement programs, including a 401K employer match and, believe it or not, a pension plan that is vested after 3 years of service.
Wellness incentives with a wide range of mental well-being resources for you and your dependents, including counseling services, stress management programs, and mindfulness programs, just to name a few.
Generous paid time off to reenergize.
Looking for continuing education? We have tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Employee recognition program to celebrate anniversaries, team accomplishments, and more.
For our hybrid employees, our on-campus model provides flexibility to create your own routine with access to on-site resources, networking opportunities, and team engagement.
Commuter perks make your trip to work less impactful on the environment and your wallet.
Free convenient on-site parking.
Subsidized on-campus cafes make lunchtime connections with colleagues fun and affordable.
Participate in engaging on-site activities such as health and wellness events, coffee connects, disaster preparedness fairs and more.
Our complementary fitness & well-being center offers both in-person and virtual workouts and nutritional counseling.
Need a brain break? Challenge someone to a game of shuffleboard or ping pong while on campus.