Program Management Advisor

The Cigna Group; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 143,270,000 - 158,424,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cigna Group is seeking a seasoned Program Manager as a temporary contractor via Magnit. You will provide expert leadership on complex programs, govern strategic initiatives, and ensure delivery within scope, time, and budget.

Expect cross-functional collaboration, strong problem solving, and deep domain knowledge. Applicants should have 5–7 years in program management, experience with governance frameworks, and the ability to lead workshops and deliver results across business and IT domains.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years Program Management experience.
• Experience on compliance related projects or within a compliance department.
• Strong stakeholder identification and management.
• Experience within a program governance framework.
• Strong communication skills tailored to audiences.
• Experience on business and IT projects with SDLC and adoption of new processes.
• Knowledge of process modelling, root cause analysis, data models and traceability.
• Ability to lead requirements workshops and facilitate discussions.
• Ability to lead project delivery planning, estimation, resourcing, risk identification and delivery management.

Responsibilities

• Provides expert content/professional leadership on complex Program Management assignments.
• Supports delivery of a strategic program with governance and control.
• Plans, organizes, and controls resources to meet objectives within scope, time, quality, and budget.
• Manages large programs; interprets issues and recommends best practices.
• Leads functional teams or projects and exercises judgment in planning and delivering initiatives.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Adaptability

Team leadership

Team working

Customer focus

Business knowledge

Organizational skills

Time management

Negotiation skills

Decision making

Problem solving

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Visio

Job description

This position is a temporary assignment. As a contractor, you’ll be employed by Magnit, not The Cigna Group or any subsidiaries of The Cigna Group.

• Provides expert content/professional leadership on complex Program Management assignments/projects.
• Supports the delivery of a strategic program representing a major company initiative by providing central expertise, governance, and control within or independent of a formal Program Management Office (PMO).
• Responsible for planning, organizing, and controlling resources/processes to achieve project/program objectives within scope, time, quality, and budget constraints.
• Manages large programs or processes. Interprets internal or external issues and recommends solutions/best practices.
• Solves complex problems; takes a broad perspective to identify solutions.
• May lead functional teams or projects.
• Exercises considerable creativity, foresight, and judgment in conceiving, planning, and delivering initiatives.
• Uses deep professional knowledge and acumen to advise functional leaders.
• Focuses on providing thought leadership within Program Management but works on broader projects, which require understanding of wider business.
• Recognized internally as a subject matter expert.
• Strong communication skills
• Ready to learn new business processes
• Interpersonal skills
• Adaptability
• Team working - internal/external
• Customer Focus - internal/external
• Good business/product knowledge
• Organizational skills
• Good time management
• Negotiation skills
• Decision making
• Advanced Microsoft applications – word, outlook, excel, project, visio
• Identification of problems and problem solving

• 5-7 years Program Management experience
• Experience working on compliance related projects or within a compliance department or organization
• Strong stakeholder identification and management
• Experience working within a program governance framework
• Strong communication skills and the ability to tailor communications to specific audiences
• Proven experience working on business and IT projects with an understanding of the software delivery lifecycle as well as operational adoption of new processes.
• Business Analysis techniques such as process modelling, root cause analysis, data models, process maps and traceability are very desirable.
• Ability to lead requirements and specifications workshops and facilitate effective discussion
• Ability to lead project delivery planning, estimation, resourcing, risk identification and delivery management

Hourly Pay Rate Range (dependent on location, experience, expectation)

The pay range that Magnit reasonably expects to pay for this position is: $50/hour - $55/hour

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K (provided minimum eligibility hours are met)

We are unable to provide visa sponsorship or STEM OPT training.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Unincorporated LA County workers: we reasonably believe that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment: client provided property, including hardware (both of which may include data) entrusted to you from theft, loss or damage; return all portable client computer hardware in your possession (including the data contained therein) upon completion of the assignment, and; maintain the confidentiality of client proprietary, confidential, or non-public information. In addition, job duties require access to secure and protected client information technology systems and related data security obligations.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.