Project Manager

Unleashing Leaders, Inc.; Sacramento (CA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401k with company match

Profit sharing

Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)

Paid time off and paid holidays

Job summary

Unleashing Leaders, Inc. is seeking a Healthcare Project Manager to lead complex cross-functional healthcare initiatives from planning through execution.

You will translate evolving business objectives into actionable project plans and manage scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, and deliverables. You will coordinate related projects, teams, and vendors to align with program goals, address risks proactively, support timely decisions, and ensure successful outcomes across multiple client

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher with relevant experience.
• CSM certification or equivalent.
• 2+ years in healthcare project/ program experience preferred.
• Ability to develop and maintain complex project plans and status reports.
• Experience engaging stakeholders and facilitating meetings for timely decisions.
• Ability to identify risks, develop mitigation strategies, and escalate as needed.
• Strong communication, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Experience with budgets, schedules, and resource plans.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project plans outlining scope, milestones, and success metrics.
• Lead execution and monitor progress against scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
• Identify and manage risks, issues, and impediments with mitigation plans.
• Build relationships with sponsors, clients, and stakeholders; balance priorities.
• Coordinate related projects, workstreams, and teams to align with program goals.
• Oversee vendor and external service-provider activities and performance.
• Facilitate meetings, prepare status reports, and communicate progress and needs.
• Lead cross-functional teams with clear roles and accountability.
• Coordinate resources and resolve constraints with leadership support.
• Monitor budgets and forecasts; propose trade-offs to balance cost, timing, quality, scope.
• Define deliverables and manage change requests; ensure quality standards.
• Recognize and address change management needs and adoption activities.
• Maintain project documentation per UL standards and practices.

Skills

Project planning

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Budget management

Vendor management

Communication

Agile/hybrid PM

Cross-functional leadership

Proactive problem-solving

Change management

Education

Master’s degree or equivalent

Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification

Tools

Project management tools

Collaboration platforms

Job description

The Healthcare Project Manager leads complex, cross-functional healthcare initiatives from planning through execution. This role translates evolving business objectives into actionable project plans and manages scope, schedules, budgets, resources, risks, and deliverables. Taking a program-level view, the Project Manager coordinates related projects, workstreams, teams, and vendors to maintain alignment with shared goals, project requirements, timelines, budgets, and quality standards. The role proactively addresses risks and issues, supports timely decision-making, and helps ensure successful project outcomes.

Compensation & Structure

• Estimated Annual Salary: $100,000-$130,000/year (depending on experience)
• This is a remote position with occasional travel to client sites as required by project and business needs.

As an Unleashing Leaders Teammate, you will be provided with a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical, dental and vision and supplemental insurance options,
• 401k with company match
• Profit sharing
• Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
• Paid time off and paid holidays

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project plans outlining scope, deliverables, milestones, schedules, dependencies, and success measures aligned with business objectives.
• Lead project execution and monitor progress against approved scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations; recommend adjustments to support successful delivery.
• Identify, assess, and manage project risks, issues, and impediments; develop mitigation and contingency plans; and upscale unresolved concerns with actionable recommendations.
• Build productive relationships with project sponsors, clients, and stakeholders; manage competing priorities; and maintain alignment on objectives, expectations, and decisions.
• Coordinate related projects, workstreams, and teams to manage dependencies, resolve cross-project issues, and keep activities aligned with shared program goals.
• Coordinate vendor and external service-provider activities, monitor deliverables and performance, track commitments, and support compliance with contractual requirements.
• Facilitate project meetings and decision-making sessions; prepare status reports; and communicate progress, forecasts, resource needs, risks, and recommendations to relevant audiences.
• Lead cross-functional teams by clarifying roles and responsibilities, fostering collaboration and accountability, and addressing team or delivery challenges.
• Coordinate resource needs and requests, support effective team assignments and utilization, and work with leadership to resolve resource constraints.
• Monitor budgets, expenditures, schedules, and forecasts; identify variances; and recommend trade-offs to balance cost, timing, quality, and scope.
• Define and prioritize deliverables, establish quality expectations, manage proposed scope changes, and coordinate corrective actions when needed.
• Recognize organizational change management needs, coordinate adoption activities as appropriate, and identify opportunities to improve delivery, team effectiveness, and client outcomes.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, decision records, risk and issue logs, and project repositories in accordance with UL standards and established project management practices.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree with at least 1 year of relevant experience; bachelor’s degree with at least 2 years of relevant experience; or 5 years of relevant experience working on project teams across multiple business functions and domains.
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification.
• 2+ years of healthcare industry experience.
• Experience coordinating or leading project activities, managing deliverables, tracking progress, and supporting achievement of project objectives.
• Ability to develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, resource plans, risk and issue logs, and status reports appropriate to project complexity.
• Experience engaging stakeholders, facilitating meetings, communicating project status, and supporting timely decision-making.
• Ability to identify risks and issues, develop practical recommendations, and upscale unresolved concerns appropriately.
• Strong written and verbal communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, navigate ambiguity, and adapt plans as project needs and stakeholder expectations evolve.
• Proficiency with project management tools and collaboration platforms appropriate to the project environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) or Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) certification.
• At least two years of vendor management and program integration experience.
• Experience managing moderately complex to complex projects involving cross-functional teams and multiple stakeholder groups.
• Familiarity with Agile, traditional, or hybrid project management methodologies.
• Experience with budget tracking, resource allocation, vendor coordination, quality management, and organizational change management.
• Experience working in a consulting or client-service environment.