Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield is a health insurance organization seeking a Senior Project Manager to manage multiple projects across the standard project lifecycle. The role leads project planning, design, execution, delivery, stakeholder communication, business process improvement, change management, and risk management while coordinating cross-functional teams and external partners.
Responsibilities
- Analyzes, measures, and monitors project performance using a variety of metrics and values while communicating continuous status reports to stakeholders, management, and executive leadership
- Collaborates with various departments, analysts, development teams, external vendors, and/or leadership to define scope of work, purpose, goals and objectives, timelines and resource requirements, status and deliverables
- Facilitates participatory communication among stakeholders, leading and guiding the direction of the project
- Leads the design of new projects and programs by conducting an evaluation of existing business processes for the purposes of identifying and executing a project plan for improvement initiatives based on best practices, and current and future needs of the business
- Maintains project-related documentation repositories, records challenges and issues, and tracks deliverables
- Manages medium scale projects through all phases of the standard project lifecycle, including preparation and maintenance of project plans, deliverables, change management, status reporting, identifying resources and individual responsibilities, scheduling and calendar management, and post-project reporting
- Manages the business case, review business requirements, gap analysis, feasibility study in long term benefit, requirement and solution review with stakeholders
- Performs change management by tracking changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs (if applicable). Performs issue and risk management to minimize project issues and risks while aligning peer-level stakeholders and developing strong cross-functional teams
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Serves as a coach and mentor to others and will be required to make project-related decisions
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in related field. In lieu of degree, five (5) years' non-clerical, relevant experience will be considered
- Minimum five (5) years' project management experience leading medium to large projects involving multiple key stakeholders. OR applicable Masters in related field with minimum three (3) years' experience
- Advanced experience working with Project Management related software
- Knowledge of project management methodologies
- Proficiency working with MS Office Suite, such as Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe
- Strong organizational and analytical skills; must be able to set, execute and follow through on deadlines and deliverables
- Superior communication skills while developing and maintaining diplomatic rapport
- Ability to lead and work with cross-functional teams and work independently
- Ability to manage change
- Ability to present in a formal business setting
- Someone who normally works in an office setting or remotely, periodically has lifting and carrying requirements up to 40 lbs and routinely travels for work within walking distance of location of primary work assignment as essential functions of the job
- PMP Certification preferred
Benefits
- Remote work arrangement
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