Project Manager, Principal - Markets Strategic Execution

Blue Shield of California; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of California is seeking a Principal Project Manager in Growth Strategy and Execution to oversee large-scale initiatives with budgets of $5M+ across multiple delivery portfolios. This role partners with business and technical owners to deliver key outcomes and capabilities, developing and monitoring budgets, forecasts, and dashboards throughout delivery.

We value leaders who think creatively, foster high-performing teams, and continuously learn while driving business value.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree or HS diploma with 4 years relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• Requires 10 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience leading large-scale enterprise projects ($5M+), cross-functional teams, and budget accountability.
• Healthcare payer knowledge preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage large-scale, complex projects with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Operate at a strategic business level to align initiatives with organizational goals.
• Develop the project charter, integrated project plan, resource plan, risk plan, and test plan.
• Validate financial forecasts and reconcile resources and expenditures.
• Build, lead, and coach multiple project teams, modeling Blue Shield of California values.
• Define milestones and deliver an integrated delivery plan.
• Evaluate trade-offs between initiative size, cost, risk and value.
• Integrate vendors as part of end-to-end solutions.
• Facilitate readiness activities across the lifecycle of initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional teams

Project management

Budget accountability

Education

Bachelor's degree or High School Diploma/GED with 4 years relevant experience in lieu of degree

Job description

Your Role

The Growth Strategy and Execution team is responsible for the orchestration of strategic planning and execution across the eight lines of business that make up the Growth organization. The Project Manager, Principal – Markets Strategic Execution will report to the Director, Markets Strategic Execution. In this role you will function as a business and technical leader of large-scale initiatives of $5M+, partnering with business and technical product owners and managers to deliver required business outcomes and capabilities. The role is accountable for developing, managing, and monitoring estimates, budget, forecasts, and accruals; and is also responsible for managing and maintaining dashboards throughout delivery and representing and advocating for delivery teams during intake and quarterly delivery planning. The Principal Project Manager partners with multiple delivery portfolios and product teams to influence and improve product/initiative-based activities to achieve required business value.

Job Description

Your Role

The Growth Strategy and Execution team is responsible for the orchestration of strategic planning and execution across the eight lines of business that make up the Growth organization. The Project Manager, Principal – Markets Strategic Execution will report to the Director, Markets Strategic Execution. In this role you will function as a business and technical leader of large-scale initiatives of $5M+, partnering with business and technical product owners and managers to deliver required business outcomes and capabilities. The role is accountable for developing, managing, and monitoring estimates, budget, forecasts, and accruals; and is also responsible for managing and maintaining dashboards throughout delivery and representing and advocating for delivery teams during intake and quarterly delivery planning. The Principal Project Manager partners with multiple delivery portfolios and product teams to influence and improve product/initiative-based activities to achieve required business value.

Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow – personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.

Responsibilities

Your Work

• Manage large-scale, complex projects that involve multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Operate at a strategic business level to ensures initiatives are in line with Blue Shield of California strategic goals, consulting at all organizational levels, including senior management, making recommendations, and influencing decision-making
• Develop the project charter, integrated project plan, resource plan, risk management plan, test plan and related project management artifacts
• Validate financial forecasts and provide on-going reconciliation of resources and other related project expenditures
• Build, lead, and coach multiple project teams throughout project lifecycles, adhering to and modeling Blue Shield of California values and behaviors
• Define and track project milestones while developing, maintaining, and reporting on an overall and integrated delivery plan
• Determine key business issues, monitor product roadmaps, develop effective action plans, and implement delivery of business value
• Evaluate trade-offs between initiative size and complexity, cost, urgency, risk, and stakeholder value
• Integrate vendors as part of end-to-end solutions
• Facilitate operational readiness (business, technical and operational) activities throughout the lifecycle of initiatives including change management activities to support readiness

Qualifications

Your Knowledge and Experience

• Requires a bachelor’s degree or High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree
• Requires 10 years of prior relevant experience
• Requires demonstrated leadership on large-scale enterprise-wide projects and programs ($5M+ budgets), showing increasing responsibility of scope and schedule complexity, budget accountability, and communications
• Requires experience managing multiple cross-functional project based teams
• Experience managing direct or in-direct reports is preferred
• Experience with information technology operations and a technical background experience, including complex technical project management, is preferred
• Knowledge of Blue Shield of California (BSC) or prior healthcare payer experience is preferred

About Us

About Blue Shield of California

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!

Our Values

• 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.

Our Workplace Model

• 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.

The Company reserves the right to require more presence in the office based on business needs, and requirements are subject to change with periodic reviews.

Physical Requirements

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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Equal Employment Opportunity

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 INFO

Job Identification : 20261581

Job Category : Business Operations

Posting Date : 2026-08-25T20:50:16+00:00

Job Schedule : Full time

Locations :

El Dorado Hills, CA, United States

Oakland, CA, United States

Rancho Cordova, CA, United States

Woodland Hills, 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