Enterprise Program Manager: Portfolio & Governance - Hybrid

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island; United States; Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan repayment

Paid time off

Bonuses and investment plans

Flexible work arrangements (remote/hyb

Job summary

BCBSRI is seeking a seasoned Portfolio Manager to lead the enterprise project delivery across IT and departmental programs. You will oversee budget forecasting, governance, and process standardization while guiding cross-functional teams through the PDLC and ensuring quality deliverables.

The role requires 5–7 years in project delivery, strong PM practices, and excellent stakeholder communication. Hybrid work options are available in RI/MA/CT states.

Qualifications

• Five to seven years of professional experience in a project delivery environment.
• Strong background in project management principles.
• Established track record of analyzing and improving enterprise processes.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies, processes, and tools.
• Knowledge of Project Development Life Cycle.
• Advanced analytical skills, with the ability to interpret and synthesize complex data sets.
• Strategic and critical thinking skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong business acumen and political savvy.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively with a wide variety of people in individual and group settings.
• Strong organizing skills, with the ability to prioritize and respond to shifting deadlines.
• Strong time management skills.
• Ability to manage diverse and deadline-oriented workflow.

Responsibilities

• Manage and organize operational aspects of the delivery of the enterprise portfolio of projects.
• Analyze and identify problems, risks, and issues across the project portfolio regarding the delivery of projects, budget management, resource management.
• Ensure portfolio governance, communication and escalate to stakeholders for resolution.
• Review project deliverables; collaborate with project managers to ensure that all deliverables are accurately completed and meet intended quality.
• Enforce the adherence of the Project Development Life Cycle (PDLC) process, deliverable templates, gates for review and approval.
• Communicate regularly with project managers and other stakeholders to follow-up on the status of deliverables, key processes.
• Define and manage and facilitate a monthly budget reconciliation process, manage the forecast across the full portfolio.
• Use project management tools to support the business processes associated with individual projects and the portfolio with regards to project planning, resource management, budget tracking, risk and issue management, document management, etc.
• Lead and facilitate workshops with representatives from multiple departments to agree on a single, complex process and define ownership of individual steps, important hand-offs, etc.
• Conduct training for multiple department responsibilities, including use of systems and monthly budget reconciliation process.
• Provide training of the PDLC and expected roles and responsibilities to less experienced staff.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with project managers and other stakeholders.
• Guide and mentor more less experienced members of the team, orientate new associates, with respect to the responsibilities and activities associated with the EPMO.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Process improvement

PDLC

Portfolio governance

Stakeholder comms

Workshop facilitation

Education

MBA

B.S. MIS or CIS

PMP certification

Tools

Microsoft Project Server

Job description

BCBSRI is seeking a seasoned Portfolio Manager to lead the enterprise project delivery across IT and departmental programs. You will oversee budget forecasting, governance, and process standardization while guiding cross-functional teams through the PDLC and ensuring quality deliverables.

The role requires 5–7 years in project delivery, strong PM practices, and excellent stakeholder communication. Hybrid work options are available in RI/MA/CT states.