Project Manager, Principal (Enterprise Mandates Delivery)
Blue Shield of California
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Job summary
Blue Shield of California is seeking a Project Manager, Principal to lead a complex enterprise regulatory mandate and support the Enterprise Mandates Delivery team. You will drive cross-functional collaboration with Business, IT, Compliance, Legal, and Finance to meet mandated deadlines and budgets.
In this role, you will oversee portfolio governance, data validation, and reporting across Planview, Archer, and SharePoint, while promoting knowledge sharing and delivery standards.
Qualifications
- At least 10 years of experience leading complex cross-functional projects.
- Experience in regulated health care environments preferred.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Proven ability to influence stakeholders at multiple levels.
- Experience with AI tools such as Copilot and automation.
Responsibilities
- Direct enterprise regulatory mandate delivery with end-to-end responsibility.
- Lead portfolio governance, data validation, and reporting.
- Manage scope, milestones, budgets, risks, and dependencies.
- Mentor project team members and drive knowledge sharing.
- Collaborate with Business, IT, Compliance, Legal, and Finance.
- Establish governance standards across Planview, Archer, and SharePoint.
Skills
Education
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Job description
The Enterprise Mandates Delivery team is a group of project managers and business analysts dedicated to implementing large, cross-functional mandates with significant technology impacts arising from federal, state, county, and BCBSA requirements. The Project Manager, Principal will report to the Senior Director and serve as a senior individual contributor with a balanced allocation of responsibilities: approximately 50% of the role will be dedicated to directly leading a complex enterprise regulatory mandate, and approximately 50% will support the Enterprise Mandates Delivery team through portfolio governance, data validation, reporting, process and tool improvements, risk escalation, knowledge sharing, business continuity planning and consistent use of Planview, Archer, and SharePoint.
The Enterprise Mandates Delivery team is a group of project managers and business analysts dedicated to implementing large, cross-functional mandates with significant technology impacts arising from federal, state, county, and BCBSA requirements. The Project Manager, Principal will report to the Senior Director and serve as a senior individual contributor with a balanced allocation of responsibilities: approximately 50% of the role will be dedicated to directly leading a complex enterprise regulatory mandate, and approximately 50% will support the Enterprise Mandates Delivery team through portfolio governance, data validation, reporting, process and tool improvements, risk escalation, knowledge sharing, business continuity planning and consistent use of Planview, Archer, and SharePoint.
- Be responsible for strategic alignment and integration across projects/programs in support of business unit process and administrative efficiency
- Manage programs/projects from initiation through delivery and monitors for continuous improvement
- Be responsible for highly complex, enterprise-wide projects and programs with significant cross-functional, technology, financial, and regulatory impacts
- Exercise independent judgement in developing methods, techniques, and evaluation criterion for obtaining results
- Serve as a principal-level individual contributor who leads through influence, provides subject-matter expertise and delivery guidance, and supports project managers and cross-functional partners without direct people-management responsibilities
- Drive end-to-end delivery of enterprise regulatory initiatives, with direct project leadership responsibility for approximately 50% of the role; manage scope, milestones, mandated deadlines, financials, dependencies, risks, issues, and deliverables to improve on-time, on-budget, and compliant implementation
- Partner with Business, IT, Compliance, Legal, Finance, and other stakeholders to establish delivery strategies, clarify ownership, resolve escalations, and ensure successful execution of regulatory commitments and mandated deadlines
- Oversee portfolio governance and reporting by validating project and financial data, monitoring milestone, and compliance status, maintaining resource forecasts and Action Items Decision logs, and producing accurate, decision-ready executive reporting across Planview, Archer, and SharePoint
- Advance Archer as an effective mandate-tracking and reporting tool by supporting administration, testing, adoption, and data-quality controls, while reinforcing consistent governance across Archer, Planview, SharePoint, and project teams
- Establish, document, and maintain desk-level procedures, delivery standards, and control points that strengthen execution consistency, data integrity, audit readiness, business continuity, and portfolio transparency
- Build productive cross-functional partnerships, promote knowledge sharing, and lead stakeholders through organizational change with transparency, accountability, and consistent communication
- Mentor and coach project team members by sharing best practices, reinforcing delivery standards, and fostering collaboration across the Enterprise Mandates Delivery team
- Bachelor’s degree or High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree
- Master’s degree Preferred
- Requires at least 10 years of relevant experience leading complex, cross-functional projects, or programs, including demonstrated success operating independently and influencing stakeholders at multiple levels
- Expertise in portfolio and project management functions, processes, controls, and delivery practices within a regulated or compliance-focused environment; health care experience across Commercial, Individual and Family, Medi-Cal, or Medicare lines of business is preferred
- Demonstrate strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex project delivery information and Enterprise Mandates Delivery document governance effectively to stakeholders at all organizational levels
- Experienced in AI tools such as copilot, automation, and operational optimization experience
- Proficiency with Planview, Archer, Jira, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and other project and portfolio management tools. Experience with Archer is a plus.
- Ability to influence and lead teams through change and transformation
This role requires employees to be in-office based on our hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. For most teams, this means coming into the office two days each week. Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location will work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.
As of January 2025, Blue Shield of California became a subsidiary of Ascendiun. Ascendiun is a nonprofit corporate entity that is the parent to a family of organizations including Blue Shield of California and its subsidiary, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan; Altais, a clinical services company; and Stellarus, a company designed to scale healthcare solutions. Together, these organizations are referred to as the Ascendiun Family of Companies. At Blue Shield of California, our mission is to create a healthcare system worthy of our family and friends and sustainably affordable. We are transforming health care in a way that genuinely serves our nonprofit mission by lowering costs, improving quality, and enhancing the member and physician experience. To achieve our mission, we foster an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute fully to address the needs of the various communities we serve. We are committed to creating and maintaining a supportive workplace that upholds our values and advances our goals. Blue Shield is a U.S. News Best Company to work for, a Deloitte U.S. Best Managed Company and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace. We were recognized by Fair360 as a Top Regional Company, and one of the 50 most community-minded companies in the United States by Points of Light. Here at Blue Shield, we strive to make a positive change across our industry and communities – join us!
- Honest. We hold ourselves to the highest ethical and integrity standards. We build trust by doing what we say we're going to do and by acknowledging and correcting where we fall short.
- Human. We strive to listen and communicate effectively, showing empathy by understanding others' perspectives.
- Courageous. We stand up for what we believe in and are committed to the hard work necessary to achieve our ambitious goals.
We believe in fostering a workplace environment that balances purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility - providing clear expectations while respecting the diverse needs of our workforce. Our workplace model is designed around intentional in-person interaction, collaboration, connection, creativity and flexibility:
- For most teams, this means coming into the office two days per week.
- Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location, out of state employees, and employees in certain member-facing roles should work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.
- For employees with medical conditions that may impact their ability to work in-office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their success and well-being.
Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.
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External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.
Job Identification : 20262225
Job Category : Business Operations
Posting Date : 2026-10-23T00:04:40+00:00
Job Schedule : Full time
Locations :
Long Beach, CA, United States
El Dorado Hills, CA, United States
Lodi, CA, United States
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Oakland, CA, United States
Rancho Cordova, CA, United States
Redding, CA, United States
San Diego, CA, United States
Pay Range for California : $137720.00 to $206690.00
Pay Range for Bay Area : $155248.00 to $232996.00
Note : Please note that this range represents the pay range for this and many other positions at Blue Shield that fall into this pay grade. Blue Shield salaries are based on a variety of factors, including the candidate experience, location (California, Bay Area, or outside California), and current employee salaries for similar roles.
Role can be filled by a candidate requiring sponsorship : No
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