Program Manager Job in Madison 53717, Wisconsin US
If you believe every job can impact the customer, let’s talk. When you choose a career at Dean Health Plan, the relationships you build with our members, agents, employer groups, health care providers and even your fellow employees will establish the foundation for your professional growth and Dean Health Plan’s continued success. Embracing values, such as teamwork honesty, trust, excellence and results will help you fulfill the promise made by all Dean Health Plan employees: Make the customer your number-one priority. It’s this commitment that has allowed Dean Health Plan to set the standard for the health care industry and its employees for more than 25 years. If this sounds like the kind of company you want to work for, read on!
Job Description:
The Project Manager plans, directs, and coordinates activities of corporate projects to ensure that goals or objectives of projects are accomplished within prescribed time frame and funding parameters. Has overall responsibility for planning, directing, and coordinating activities pertaining to business and technology projects. Ensures that project goals are accomplished and in line with business objectives.
Detailed Job Duties:
- Managing the execution of the project
- Lead project team to accomplish project goals
- Act as a problem solver and drive decisions.
- Consult with management and review project proposals to determine goals, time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements and allotment of resources.
- Identify and schedule project deliverables, milestones and required tasks.
- Prepare status reports and modify schedules and plans as required.
- Keep management, team, and business areas informed of project status and related issues.
- Coordinate and respond to requests for changes from original specifications.
- Monitor project results against specifications.
- Develop quality assurance test plans.
- Direct quality assurance testing.
- Follow established project management practices including management of scope, requirements, issues, and risks.
- Create MS Project schedule and utilize the schedule to communicate and manage the work.
- Manage project budget
- Ensure that all required project management deliverables are created and accurate
- Prepare project for governance gate approvals.
- Managing the team resources
- Provide leadership and motivation to project team members throughout the project life cycle.
- Plan team resource needs; allocate, supervise and review work.
- Collaborate with other project and program managers to manage project interdependencies.
- Coordinate recruitment or assignment of project personnel.
- Direct and coordinate activities of project personnel to ensure project progresses on schedule and within budget.
- Assign duties, responsibilities and scope of authority to project personnel.
- Managing the expectations of the sponsors and executive team
- Establish positive working relationships with stakeholders and team members.
- Engage internal business resources to understand their business objectives and translate them into delivery plans.
- Understand how leveraged applications provide competitive advantage.
- Develop and gain agreement with stakeholders on project plans and budgets.
- Communicate plans, status and issues to higher levels of management.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Engineering, or related discipline with an information technology focus; MBA degree or equivalent related project management experience is desirable
- Ten or more years of progressive broad-based information systems and business experience; experience in software engineering involving development and testing of applications is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated leadership of high-performance work teams/groups
- Led implementation of new technology
- Demonstrated competency in project management and the execution of multiple projects simultaneously
- Experience in providing leadership to sub workgroups within a project
- Five or more years of business unit experience, with sensitivity and commitment to business problem solving
- Excellent management skills
- Four years of Technical management experience in a dynamic high-technology environment
- Demonstrated competency in strategic thinking with strong abilities in relationship management
- Effective knowledge and application of leadership competencies (to navigate middle-management ranks), especially oral and written communications, influence and persuasion, results orientation, facilitation, and teamwork
- Ability to coach and mentor team members and business staff as part of career development
- Ability to manage project execution while directing the work of multiple project managers or thread leads.
- Experience managing project information for executive consumption and communication. Experience presenting to corporate Boards preferable.
- Appetite to learn, general business acumen
- Ability to understand and ethically navigate the organizational dynamics and company culture so as to produce project/business by influencing key stakeholders.
Preferred Skills
- PMI Project Management Certification
- Strong knowledge of healthcare insurance business processes, with the ability to establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence
- Solid understanding of the software development process, including requirement gathering, analysis/design, development tools/technologies, contemporary testing methodologies and deployment management
- Works well with others
- Is a respected leader
- Expertise in setting and managing customer expectations
- Experience leading package implementations and working with vendors
- Skill in conceptualizing creative solutions, as well as documenting them and presenting/selling them to senior management
Rewards and Benefits
At Dean Health Plan, our rewards go beyond just your paycheck. Our competitive benefits package also includes programs and services that help make your life and work more enjoyable and rewarding.
- Comprehensive health insurance plan that includes coverage for domestic partners, 401(k) account, Safe Harbor and profit sharing programs
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Leadership Development Training
- Business Casual work environment
- Corporate Health Wellness committee with offerings such as daily walks, onsite employee sporting events, onsite yoga classes, cafeteria with healthy choices, and onsite shower and changing rooms.
- Employee social events; casual days, cook outs, etc.
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