Remote Delivery Manager - Healthcare Payer Transformation

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation

Cheyenne (WY)

Remote

USD 130,000 - 153,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a Delivery Manager for Healthcare Payer to lead complex payer transformation programs through platform implementation, modernization, migration and enhancement initiatives. You will work with Product Owners, stakeholders, architects, analysts, development and QA teams, vendors, and client leadership to deliver outcomes.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, agile execution, governance, risk management, and executive stakeholder

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Healthcare Administration, or a related field.
10+ years of experience leading large-scale technology delivery programs, with significant healthcare payer experience.
Proven experience managing platform implementations, modernization programs, migrations, or digital transformations.
Strong experience with Agile delivery methodologies, including Scrum, sprint planning, backlog management, release planning, and Jira governance.
Demonstrated ability to lead and coordinate cross-functional teams across business, technology, quality engineering, conversion, and integration functions.
Experience managing executive stakeholders, client leadership teams, vendors, and distributed delivery organizations.
Strong understanding of healthcare payer operations, core administration platforms, claims, enrollment, benefits, provider, or related business domains.
Proven track record of delivering delivery excellence through risk management, dependency management, resource planning, and governance.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end delivery of healthcare payer transformation initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives and client expectations.
Drive Agile execution across multiple workstreams including analysis, configuration, development, testing, conversion, integration, and release management.
Establish and maintain delivery governance, sprint planning, release planning, dependency management, and stakeholder communications.
Manage program risks, issues, and impediments while developing mitigation and resolution plans.
Coordinate with client leadership, vendors, and internal teams for integrated planning, environment readiness, and production releases.