Project Manager II

Project Manager II-This position is responsible for leading large scale, complex projects utilizing project management and LEAN principles and techniques. Work comprises all stages of the project lifecycle, including scoping, planning, management, and implementation. Some projects include a technology focus. Under limited supervision, this position acts as a liaison between internal and external partners, contractors and stakeholders to facilitate collaboration, consensus building and help ensure accountability, as well as maintain technical project reports, records and documentation.

This is a senior level project management position and typically leads projects in support of highly integrated, enterprise-wide initiatives. Projects frequently have varied and numerous participants, areas of high ambiguity, and competing priorities and/or interdependencies with other projects.

Estimated Hiring Range:$ - $Bonus Target:

Bonus - SIP Target, 5% Annual Current Care Oregon Employees:
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-Essential Responsibilities Planning and Development Develop project plans that outline components, communications, milestones, priorities, needs and resources.

Organize, facilitate, and participate in meetings of stakeholder groups to identify needs and build consensus and collaboration.

Work collaboratively in analyzing business needs to identify potential technical solutions and process impacts to inform business case and project proposals and project plans.

Project Management Apply senior level skills in leading stakeholders; act as a resource to project team members.

Monitor and regularly communicate project status to Sponsors, Business Owners and other stakeholders, helping to ensure progress toward completion.

Make formal and informal presentations and reports, providing updates and other relevant information on the status of projects.

Represent the organization regarding project status and alignment with strategic plans; facilitate and work effectively to develop consensus within divergent groups and/or groups with divergent viewpoints.

Quality Assurance Identify potential difficulties and/or barriers to project goals and take steps to mitigate or avoid them.

Ensure compliance with all applicable standards, policies, laws, rules and regulations outlined in the project plan.

Implementation Employ advanced change management techniques to facilitate the adoption of the project.

Track large scale project costs and identify variances from project plans.

Develop and recommend operational processes and/or process improvements including supporting information systems.

Documentation and Evaluation Maintain appropriate records, information, documentation and reports.

At the time of project completion, close files and review records to ensure documentation is appropriate and complete.

Facilitate the evaluation of progress and challenges following implementation, identifying potential system or process improvement opportunities

Provide subject matter expertise and guidance for implementation, configuration and on-going support of internal systems, technology, and analytics.

Experience and/or Education Required Minimum  5 years’ related experience, including minimum 4 years managing projects; experience should include:

Independent leadership of a variety of medium and large-scale projects, as well as leadership on occasional enterprise-wide, complex projects

Minimum 2 years’ experience leading complex information systems projects

Preferred

Scrum, Agile, and/or Project Management International (PMI) Project Management certification3 or more years’ experience in health plan operations

Experience w/ technical and non-technical teams and projects as a Project Manager.

Experience leading and/or facilitating cross functional teams.

Smartsheets experience

Change Management experience

Service

Now experience
40% of Project Management experience with Operations Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

Required Knowledge Expert  knowledge of principles, methods, and techniques of project management and effective organizational change management

Knowledge of multiple project management frameworks, specifically variations of both agile and waterfall development methods

Understanding of multiple health plan functions and system implications preferred

Skills and Abilities

Ability to apply process improvement and redesign principals and techniques such as Lean, PDSA, or Six Sigma Expert ability to develop a formal and detailed project plan aligned with established timeline and budgetary guidelines

Advanced ability to lead and motivate peers, cross-functional partners and management toward project goal attainment

Excellent ability to manage multiple activities, matrixed teams, organization communications, and frequently competing priorities to implement change as necessary within time and budget constraints

Excellent skills in Microsoft Office, collaboration and project planning systems

Skilled at resource planning and…