Technical Project Manager

Premera Blue Cross•Mountlake Terrace, WA

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

Our purpose, to improve customers’ lives by making healthcare work better, is far from ordinary. And so are our employees. Working at Premera means you have the opportunity to drive real change by transforming healthcare. Premera is committed to being a workplace where people feel empowered to grow, innovate, and lead with purpose. By investing in our employees and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous development, we’re able to better serve our customers. It’s this commitment that has earned us recognition as one of the best companies to work for. Learn more about our recent awards and recognitions as a greatest workplace. Learn how Premera supports our members, customers and the communities that we serve through our Healthsource blog: https://healthsource.premera.com/ . As a Technical Project Manager , you will provide project leadership by managing critical, highly complex, cross functional, large-scale projects through the delivery of current and new technology solutions. You will be responsible for the visioning process, and developing project strategies, designs, and deliverables. This is a hybrid role located on our campus in Mountlake Terrace, Washington.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or (4) years of work experience.
(6) years of project management experience.
Will consider internal candidates who have successfully demonstrated PM skills (proficient practitioner) if less than (6) years of experience.
Ability to operate a computer in a Windows environment utilizing Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Strong working knowledge of SharePoint, Microsoft Project, and Visio.
Strong knowledge of project planning/management.
Able to develop and manage project plans, identify and secure needed resources, escalate conflicting priorities with other projects and matrixed team members, influence team members to successfully execute on plan, and drive vendor management process.
Ability to seek input from stakeholders prior to making decisions.
Use rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with complex solutions which impact the overall success of projects.
Ability to deliver needed messaging and decision-making with all audiences, including senior leaders, and in all forms (e.g., written, oral, developing and performing presentations).
Effectively handle ambiguity in all aspects of work, including business direction and strategy. Includes the ability to synthesize disparate observations and data to create conclusions and recommendations, and lead project team through change with minimal impact on results.
Proven history of fostering teamwork and collaboration across multiple functional areas with competing priorities.
IT PPM tool experience in the PM role and accountability for ensuring adherence across the project team.
Versed in multiple project management methods (e.g. Waterfall, Agile, Lean).
Ability to be adaptive and successfully maneuver within complex technology system organizations.
Track record of consistently driving projects to completion and taking accountability for work and results.
Confronts tough issues and situations.
Demonstrated ability to facilitate collaborative solutions to complex multi-disciplinary problems, understanding potential impacts to processes and related IT systems supporting the organization.
Excellent conceptualization, analytical, and logic skills.
Demonstrated experience in resource management and forecasting in a matrix model.
Operate successfully in a highly technical environment.
Must have the ability to quickly and effectively execute.

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree.
AI and RAG development experience.
Strong working knowledge of the SDLC and how it relates to the project lifecycle method.
PMP certification.
Healthcare industry knowledge.
Exposure to LEAN and/or Six Sigma.

Responsibilities

Lead technical development projects (Containerization, Azure DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, partnering with SecOps).
Develop and manage highly complex project plans and budgets/financial data.
Manage conflicting priorities with other projects and matrixed project team members.
Prioritize and influence team members, senior leaders and project sponsors to drive results and successfully execute on plan.
Interface regularly with C-Suite executives.
Work with a high level of autonomy to evaluate and solve difficult problems that impact the overall success of the project, as well as that of other organizational projects.
Synthesize disparate observations and data to create conclusions and make recommendations to senior management.
Consult with clients and teammates to identify all facets of an issue and generate a solution; understand potential impacts to processes and systems across organization and factor these into solutions.
Develop and communicate expectations and success measures with team and partners.
Monitor process, progress, and results against success measures.
May have project specific management responsibilities for other project managers and project support associates.
Will mentor other project managers.

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.